A-Level Law: Duty and Standard of Care Tort Law Lesson: Eduqas

Lesson Topic: Duty and Standard of Care
Exam Board: Eduqas
Topic: Tort Law
Sequence in Lessons: Lesson #1

This lesson is designed for the Eduqas A-Level law syllabus. This lesson is designed to be the first lesson students study in tort law.

As well as going through duty and standard of care this lesson also talks through the Eduqas examination.

This should be spread over at least three lessons. There are suitable plenaries and starters included that can be used as start and end points.

Homework tasks included

Lesson activities:

1. What happens next?
2. When can you claim?
3. Facebook status
4. When is a duty owed?.
5. Videos x2
6. Match the duty
7. Knowledge check x3
8. Why was today’s lesson important?
9. Puzzle
10. What would the reasonable man do?
11. Consequences
12. Mini Scenario
13. Match the Cases
14. Advantages/Disadvantages Table
15. Ideas for reform

Challenge questions:

1. Can you think of any situations in which there isn’t an established duty?
2. Who is the reasonable man?
3. Should the standard of care be the same for everyone?
4. Should a learner driver be held to the same standard of care as an experienced driver?
5. Cricket Match mini scenario

Exam questions:

1. Scenario Question
2. Evaluation Question