LAW A Level
Law may be one of the most prestigious career paths you can follow. This A Level provides an excellent grounding in the subject, focusing on sources of law and the English legal system in the first year, with a more detailed study of criminal law in the second year.
Progress to law at university, or study to be a legal executive
We start by looking at how law is made and then look at how this is dealt with in practice by the police. You’ll gain real insight into how the legal system in this country works and how and why law is made.
In the second year, you will follow a criminal law, module. There is much debate about the fairness, justice and effect of court decisions and the law. You will be encouraged to research decisions and argue the point.
In both years, there is a constant referral to the examination paper with plenty of opportunity to cover and refine exam technique.
MATHEMATICS A Level
For the Pure Mathematics part of the course, you will study topics covering algebra, co-ordinate geometry, sequences and series, calculus, exponentials and logarithms together with trigonometry.
A qualification prized by universities
The statistics part of the Applied Mathematics part of the course will involve dealing with a large set of data, making use of both scientific calculators and mathematical software. You will be expected to perform statistical tests and calculations, also dealing with different statistical distributions.
The mechanics part of the applied course will involve looking at Newton’s laws of motion and their application in a mathematical context. You will be expected to deal with problems involving forces and the motion of bodies and particles under different circumstances. The work will be split between dynamics (the study of moving bodies) and statics (the study of bodies in equilibrium).
For A level Mathematics, the skills gained in studying AS Mathematics are used and built upon, by extending the depth of the topics studied at AS level; for example the topic of calculus is studied to a far greater extent and its applications in both pure and applied mathematics is explored. Similarly, the topics studied in applied mathematics are covered in more depth and to a far greater extent.
Fact file:
Progression: Many students progress to university, often to study Law as a degree. Increasingly, many students opt for joint law degrees such as the Foundation Degree in Law with Business at Petroc, or other university degrees such as Law and Criminology. Law is regarded as a strongly academic A Level and also opens the door to studying many non-law related degrees.
Other A Level Law students choose to study to be a legal executive with a law firm and progress through the ILEX route. Law is a useful subject to study for any career, be it science or humanities based.
How long? Two years.
What do I need? Entry requirements are outlined on page 19.
Course code: FTB025
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Fact file: Progression
Mathematics is a prized qualification for university, and for life. It highlights your natural problem-solving ability and logical ordered thinking - excellent skills to have for many degree courses. You can progress to a degree course in a mathematics discipline and A Level Mathematics is an essential qualification to study Physics or Engineering at university. Universities will accept mathematics for a wide variety of degree courses, not only science-based courses.
How long? Two years.
What do I need? Entry requirements are outlined on page 19.
Additional GCSE entry requirements: Grade B or above in Higher Level Mathematics.
Course code: FTB026
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