AS/A2 IN LAW One Year AS-Level Course or Full Two Year A-Level Course
Why Study Law?
Law will complement a range of other options – such as History, English, Business, Psychology or Politics. With a qualification in Law, you could go on to Higher Education to study Law or Business Studies, or you could work in the legal profession, in management or in local government.
How is the course taught?
There will be two classes next year; each class will be shared by two teachers who will be using a variety of teaching methods and resources.
What will I study? You will study two modules, each of which can be sat in January and/or June. Best results count.
Unit 1 – English Legal System
You will learn about the powers of the police to stop you, search you, arrest you, detain you and question you. You will learn about your rights if this happens.
You will learn about the different types of courts, such as Magistrates Courts and Crown Courts, and you will observe these in action on visits.
You will learn the different types of sentences and the reasons for them.
You will learn about the different people involved in the legal system, such as barristers, solicitors, judges, magistrates and jurors.
Assessment: written exam where candidates answer 4 questions from a choice of 7 60% of final grade
Unit 2 – Sources of Law
What is “the law”? How is law made? You will study the different sources of law, including judicial precedent, Acts of Parliament, and European Law. You will also study how law develops and changes over time.
Assessment: written exam where candidates answers 1 question from a choice of 2
40% of final grade The Year 13 Course
If you take the full A-Level course, you will study two more modules in Year 13 when the entire focus is on Criminal Law. You will learn what is meant by murder, manslaughter, assault and battery, actual bodily harm, wounding, grievous bodily harm, theft, robbery, burglary and what defences are available if charged with these crimes. There is no coursework.
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Mr S Pugsley Entry Requirements
Students should have achieved at least a B grade or above in a GCSE essay-based subject such as History or English Language.
For further details, see Mrs Pugsley, Mrs Evans or Mr Pugsley.
I enjoy the criminal side
of Law and the lessons are never boring as you always do different things to help us remember.
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