Aim - To involve participants in all aspects of a series of events in order to make decisions about what has happened and the consequences for all those involved.

Objectives - To see the events around the damage caused to a bus shelter, and the consequences for the vandals and their relationships with others. To investigate what has taken place and to take the appropriate action.

Outcomes - Pupils identify the pressure to behave in an unacceptable way and recognise the risk inherent in different situations; pupils gain understanding of how actions affect themselves and others, leading to a recognition of responsible behaviour.

Pupils taking part in Dilemma have opportunities to:

Take responsibility - Dilemma is designed to give pupils a chance to take responsibility for others' actions through knowledge and experience of their own dilemmas. Through team-work and a stimulating story, pupils become aware of their own responsibility and the responsibilities carried by others in the community, for example, the Headteacher, the Community Liaison officer, other adults and pupils in the simulation.

Participate - Pupils work in groups and Dilemma is aimed at encouraging team building and team-work skills. Decisions are made as part of a group: pupils will argue, discuss and debate important aspects of Dilemma before reaching a joint conclusion.

Make real choices and decisions - As Headteacher the pupils must decide how to deal with the incident and the involvement with the police. In doing so, pupils are considering a wider audience and identifying consequences of actions. They also develop an understanding of the roles of others.

Meet and talk with people - Inviting police officers or community youth workers into the classroom acts as a stimulus for question and answer sessions and provides understanding of different roles through closer liaison with people from the community. Use of the 'live-link' gives direct access to the online police support.

Consider social and moral dilemmas - In learning the background of the incident, pupils as the Headteacher are asked to deal with the situation. They must understand Jo's difficult position and show empathy towards others involved. Through examination of the incident and its consequences, pupils can discuss and speculate about similar difficult situations and the full social and moral implications of their actions and decisions.

Find information and advice - As part of running Dilemma pupils are asked to give advice to characters in the story and look in their own lives to situations which occur when pupils are 'in trouble'. Links are also available for online information sources.