Law

"As long as I have any choice, I will stay only in a country where political liberty, toleration, and equality of all citizens before the law are the rule."

Albert Einstein

Law is a social science; it uses rules to govern individuals' personal, social, economic and political relationships. To study law is to study the nature of those relationships. We in the Law department at Bordesley Green Girls' School and Sixth Form endeavour to empower our students with the understanding and knowledge of those rules and facilitate our students with highly valuable skills in critical thinking and problem solving.

BGGS Law students will learn to analyse complex situations and problems. Equally importantly, the knowledge of law will provide students with the awareness of their rights and responsibilities, moulding them to become the best citizens they can be and as such contributing positively to their community and the wider society.

Year 12 A Level Law

Paper 1
Term	Topic/ Key Enquiry Question	Type of Assessment
Autumn	Criminal Law: To be able to understand, analyse and apply the basic rules of law To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law regarding strict liability To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law regarding non-fatal offences To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law on fatal offences To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law on property offences	Exam questions: 10 markers and 30 markers
Spring	Criminal Law: To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law on defences English Legal System: To understand, analyse and evaluate the principles of statutory interpretation To understand, analyse and evaluate the principles of judicial precedent To understand, analyse and evaluate the principles of criminal courts and sentencing	Exam questions: 10 markers and 30 markers Exam questions: multiple choice and 5 markers
Summer	English Legal System: To understand, analyse and evaluate the principles of lay people in the justice system To understand, analyse and evaluate the principles of legal personnel To understand, analyse and evaluate the principles of To understand, analyse and evaluate the principles around access to funding Question 9: To understand, analyse and evaluate the concept of law and justice To understand, analyse and evaluate the concept of law and society	Exam questions: multiple choice and 5 markers Exam questions: 15 markers
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Autumn	Tort: To be able to understand, analyse and apply the basic elements of tort To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law of tort relating to personal injury and loss of property To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law of tort relating to psychiatric injury To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law of tort relating to economic loss To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law of tort relating to occupiers’ liability	Exam questions: 10 markers and 30 markers
Spring	Tort: To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law of tort relating to nuisance To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law of tort relating to vicarious liability English Legal System: To understand, analyse and evaluate the principles of parliamentary law To understand, analyse and evaluate the methods of law reform	Exam questions: 10 markers and 30 markers Exam questions: multiple choice and 5 markers
Summer	English Legal System: To understand, analyse and evaluate the composition of the civil courts To understand, analyse and evaluate other forms of dispute resolution To understand, analyse and evaluate the make-up of the judiciary and access to funding in civil law Question 9: To understand, analyse and evaluate the concept of fault and its application in our legal system To understand, analyse and evaluate the concept of morality and its relevance to our legal system To understand, analyse and evaluate theory concerning contract law	Exam questions: multiple choice and 5 markers Exam questions: 15 markers
Subscribe to Hodder Law Review Magazine Arrange some work experience at a Law Firm Participate in the Prestigious Bar Mock Trial Competition Attend Law seminars/ conferences/ workshops/ webinar organised by universities.

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Year 13 A Level Law

Paper 3
Term	Topic/ Key Enquiry Question	Type of Assessment
Autumn	Contract Law: To be able to understand, analyse and apply the elements of contract formation To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law regarding contract terms To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law regarding vitiating factors To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law regarding discharge of a contract To be able to understand, analyse and apply the law regarding remedies English Legal System: To understand, analyse and evaluate the principle of the rule of law To understand, analyse and evaluate the principle of delegated legislation To understand, analyse and evaluate the workings of the EU To understand, analyse and evaluate the make-up of the judiciary and access to funding in civil law Question 9: To understand, analyse and evaluate the concept of balancing competing interests To understand, analyse and evaluate the concepts of justice and morality in the context of the law To understand, analyse and evaluate theory concerning contract law	Exam questions: 10 markers and 30 markers Exam questions: multiple choice and 5 markers Exam questions: 15 markers
Spring	To revise Paper 1 (Criminal + relevant English legal system) To revise Paper 2 (Tort + relevant English legal system) To revise Paper 3 (Contract + relevant English legal system)	Full Exam Papers
Summer	External Examinations
Subscribe to Hodder Law Review Magazine Arrange some work experience at a Law Firm Participate in the Prestigious Bar Mock Trial Competition Attend Law seminars/ conferences/ workshops/ webinar organised by universities.

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How we assess the impact of what your child has been taught:

LAW
How will classwork be marked/ monitored/ graded/ self-assessed?	Once every week an exam-based question is given on completed topic. (Occasionally fortnightly, if a more complex topic is being taught.) Student will receive a feedback sheet which has the grade bands and relevant grade descriptors; these will be highlighted to indicate which mark band has been achieved by student. Additionally, teacher feedback is provided with comments on what has been done well and what can be to improve the standard of the answer in line with AQA marking schemes. A model answer will be attached in guiding the students.
What classwork will be marked?	Classroom notes and class activities will be reviewed in class and verbal feedback will be given on the standard of work and where improvements can be made. This classwork will usually lead to completing an exam-based question. This will be marked formally and returned with teacher’s feedback marksheet.
How will students ‘reflect’ on marking/ feedback?	Students will be able to clearly see what level their homework is graded at and what bands and descriptors their homework are meeting. Students will be able to reflect on teacher’s feedback and will respond using green pen on the Marksheet under student’s feedback section. Students will comment on how they can improve their answers either in bullet points or by re-writing a small section to show improvement. On student’s request, homework can be remarked giving the student the opportunity to improve the standard of their homework.
How will Homework be marked/ monitored/ graded?	Either weekly or fortnightly, student will be given exam-based question on the Law topic taught. This will be marked and graded based on the AQA marking scheme, bands and descriptors (A01, A02 and A03) and returned with a feedback marksheet. Helping students to familiarise with AQA marking criteria.
What are the formal Assessments? When are they marked?	A past exam question paper once every week or fortnight.
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