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Law A Level Course Outline
Advanced Level 3
Awarding Body: AQA
Study Law
Studying Law will allow you to learn to think clearly and logically. It also helps to improve your writing skills, in order to communicate your thought processes meritoriously. The skills are highly transferable to other subjects as it gives you an ability to be analytical as well as logical. You are also able to develop your research skills.
Entry Requirements
The General entry requirements for A Level courses are six GCSEs grades 9-4 and above, including English Language.
Grade 5 English
Content
Nature of Law: This examines the relationship of law with society, morality and justice, and explores fundamental principles such as the Rule of Law and Parliamentary Sovereignty.
English Legal System: This unit covers how law is made within parliament, and by decisions made in the appeal courts. You learn about UK legal institutions, including the civil and criminal court hierarchy, and the various procedures and personnel involved in the practice of law;
Criminal Law: You will study both Fatal (Murder, Voluntary and Involuntary manslaughter) and Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Assault, Battery, Actual Bodily Harm, Grievous Bodily Harm) as well, as offences against property. You will also study Criminal legal theory to provide a framework.
Tort Law: This includes Negligence and Private Nuisance, and explores concepts such as Liability and you will also study the Remedies available to the courts.
Option choice: At St Charles you will study Human Rights. Human Rights consider the rules and principles of law relating to the right to life, to liberty and security of person, to privacy, to freedom of expression, and to freedom of assembly and association, as recognised by the European Convention on Human Rights and in the United Kingdom; theories in human rights and human rights in international law.
Assessment
100% exams. This comprise three papers each with a combination of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions.
Progression
It encompasses skills and knowledge that are relevant in many areas such as banking, journalism, insurance, education, Criminology, Forensic science, accountancy, civil service, local government and law itself. Law is an education for life.
Student Testimonials
As a law student, I feel very happy and confident in my course, I feel like my teachers are a huge contribution to my academic achievement in this course. My goal in life is to be a barrister and studying law at St Charles gives me the motivation I need to make that dream a reality. The Law teachers have to be the best from my experience learning from them, they provide the knowledge and the understanding I need to succeed, when I feel at my lowest and I have doubts in myself they are always there to let me know that it is okay and I need to believe in myself which gives me drive and determination. They make me feel comfortable in talking about what I don’t understand and they do what they can to help me, which works every time. I love Law and I think you’ll love it too!
For me the law course so far has been very engaging and has become one of my favourite courses and ways to spend time in St Charles. The teachers Mr Ellis and Mrs Nnene paired with the topics have made the course fun yet still very educational with engaging resources inside lessons. While in the Law class I can at all times feel as if my education is a top priority for my teachers and as if my education really matters to them. Mrs Nnene has evident knowledge and experience to make it so the students learn every single piece of information they need for exams and her confidence in her teaching makes the students believe they too can have confidence in their knowledge of Law. Mr Ellis’s experience combined with his dedication to make Law as easy as possible to learn with his PowerPoints and booklets, which are the perfect revision materials, make him an exemplary teacher. In conclusion the Law course is the perfect course for any person trying to pursue further education in Law or would like to have a subject which they will enjoy but will still test the limits of their information retention.
I've been enjoying Law, it's been interesting learning about cases and learning the ways of the court with two amazing teachers, Miss Nenne and Mr. Ellis, pushing me to success. What I've gained was more knowledge about the laws that are placed, how I could benefit from it and obviously what to avoid including morality. The class in general has made me more comfortable in sharing opinions and talking about them with other classmates. I'm very proud of what I’ve achieved and I'm looking forward to the next year and a half that I have left.
Since studying law, I have developed an understanding of the political and judicial system in the UK and Europe. I was also taught the how the court system is setup from the criminal division to the civil division. I was given an opportunity to visit Cambridgeshire Magistrates’ Court (criminal division). There I saw what we learned in class being enacted by lawyers by using aggravating and mitigating factors to sway the Magistrates’ decision. This was a delightful experience as it appreciate the teachings of my teachers and steer me in to the career as a lawyer.
Extra Curricular
AQA Law for A-level Year 1 and AS by Jacqueline Martin, Nicholas Price.
Courts visits such as Old Bailey, Royal Courts of Justice and Supreme Court.
Reading a good quality British newspaper such as The Times, The Independent, The Guardian and The Telegraph.
Law Review
Radio 4 law in Action, long-running legal magazine programme, featuring reports and discussion on matters relating to law on Thursdays at 4pm and repeated at 8pm. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tgy1
The Guardian website specifically for law students https://www.theguardian.com/law/series/student-guide
Free resource online, The Student Lawyer. https://thestudentlawyer.com/
Department Staff
- Ms Begum
- Ms Husainei