A brilliant selection of law (and some RE) resources to help support A-Level and BTEC syllabus.
Everything is bright, colourful and completely OTT. Just like it should be.
A brilliant selection of law (and some RE) resources to help support A-Level and BTEC syllabus.
Everything is bright, colourful and completely OTT. Just like it should be.
Topic: Magistrates
Unit: English Legal Systems
Paper: Paper 1
Exam Board: Eduqas
This case list is a great supplement to student learning. It can be given to students to be filed away and help with revision or it can be used as a revision activity or resource. Also helpful for teachers when prepping lessons.
Contains a variety of key cases on Magistrates, suitable for English Legal Systems essays.
It is based around the Eduqas specification but would also suit other exam boards.
Includes:
Illustration
Case Name
Legal Principle
Topic: Adult Sentencing
Unit: English Legal Systems
Paper: Paper 1
Marks: 10 Marks
This is a 10 mark Eduqas style question based on adult sentencing. This would also suit OCR style questions.
Included is the essay question, model plan and model answer. The plan and answer can be used to support marking or DIRT.
Students should be given 20 minutes to answer in class.
Topic: Sentencing
Unit: English Legal Systems
Paper: Paper 1
Exam Board: Eduqas
This case list is a great supplement to student learning. It can be given to students to be filed away and help with revision or it can be used as a revision activity or resource. Also helpful for teachers when prepping lessons.
Contains a variety of key cases on sentencing, suitable for English Legal Systems and Criminal essays.
It is based around the Eduqas specification but would also suit other exam boards.
Includes:
Illustration
Case Name
Legal Principle
Topic: Precedent
Unit: English Legal Systems
Paper: Paper 1
Exam Board: Eduqas
This case list is a great supplement to student learning. It can be given to students to be filed away and help with revision or it can be used as a revision activity or resource. Also helpful for teachers when prepping lessons.
Contains a variety of key cases on precedent, suitable for English Legal Systems essays.
It is based around the Eduqas specification but would also suit other exam boards.
Includes:
Illustration
Case Name
Legal Principle
Exam Board: Eduqas
Marks: 10
Unit: English Legal Systems
Topic: Legal Professions
This is a 10 mark question for the English Legal Systems paper as part of the A-Level Law exam.
Included is a model plan and a model answer that can be used to help support DIRT or marking.
This question can be set as homework or under timed conditions. Students should have around 20 minutes to complete the question under timed conditions.
Topic: Res Ipsa Loquitur
Unit: Tort Law
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on res ipsa loquitur. This is part of the tort law unit of A-Level Law. This lesson is designed to be taught across several lessons (one or two). I usually teach over a single double lesson, or a double and a single.
This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but will suit other exam boards as well.
Includes two practice questions with plans to help support.
There are also homework tasks included.
Lesson Activities
Starters: 1
Main Activities: 3
Challenge Points: 0
Knowledge Checks: 1
Practice Essays: 2
Plenaries: 1
Topic: Judiciary
Marks: 10
Exam Board: Eduqas
Unit: English Legal Systems
Paper: Paper 1
This is a 10 mark essay question on the judiciary. This is designed for the Eduqas English Legal Systems Unit (Paper 1). These 10 mark answers focus on AO1 (knowledge) only.
Students can complete the essay in class or at home. If completing the essay in class they should be given 15 minutes to write it.
There is a model plan and a model answer included to help support with DIRT/marking.
Topic: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Marks: 10
Exam Board: Eduqas
Unit: English Legal Systems
Paper: Paper 1
This is a 10 mark essay question on ADR. The question focuses on AO1 and would form part of Paper 1, English Legal Systems as part of the Eduqas A-Level Law exam.
If students are completing the essay in class under timed conditions they should be given 15 minutes to do so.
Included is a model plan and a model answer to help support with marking and DIRT work.
This crib sheet is a great way for students to organise their knowledge relating to the various different theories on sentencing.
Around the central box there are five boxes for the theories under the Sentencing Act 2020, s 57 which can be filled in with key information, evaluation points or case examples.
Nice and colourful, looks great printed in colour but also works in black and white or can be filled in digitally.
This lesson is designed to help students practice their evaluation skills in preparation for Paper 3: Perspectives on Substantive Law.
This is designed for the Eduqas exam board and the Contract Law option.
This requires students to have studied all of the content but could be adapted to suit a group that hasn’t yet finished it.
Starter
Ten questions for students to answer covering a variety of areas of law.
Answers are on the following slide.
Evaluation Tips
Slide of top evaluation tips
Slide of generic evaluation points - these are points that students can make if they cannot think of anything or have a brain freeze in the exam
Activity 1 - Essay Plan Match-Up
In pairs students will be given an essay title and then arguments for and against.
They should use these arguments to create an essay plan answering the question.
Students should use this structure:
Point
Counter-Point
Point
This will need printing and cutting up. I recommend laminating and tying together with bands so they can be reused
Activity 2 - Ideas for Reform
Create a mind-map of reform proposals for each of the areas of law listed.
There are three areas of law listed for tort, criminal and contract
Activity 3 - Essay Practice
Create an essay plan for each of the essay questions listed.
Students can work individually, in groups or pairs.
There are three essay questions listed for tort, criminal and contract.
Plenary
The plenary is an evaluation Kahoot.
An evaluation point is displayed and students should select the legal authority that supports the point.
The link to the Kahoot is provided in the notes section of the PowerPoint.
This mock exam is designed to replicate Paper 1 for the Eduqas A-Level Law exam. It is designed for Year 12/13 students.
Paper: Paper 1
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper Length: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Unit: English Legal Systems
Students should be given 1 hour 30 minutes to complete this paper. They will also need lined paper/answer booklets to write their answers in.
In order to take this paper students will need to have studied all of English Legal Systems and Sources of Law
Suitable for Winter and Summer mock exams for both Year 12 and Year 13.
Students answer four questions, two mandatory 5 markers, one 15 mark application and one 10 & 15 mark combination
Questions
Question 1 (5 Marks): UK Constitution
Question 2 (5 Marks): Law Making
Question 3 (15 Marks): Statutory Interpretation
Question 4 (15 Marks): Law Reform
Question 5 (25 Marks): Legal Professionals (10) + Legal Funding (15)
Question 6 (25 Marks): Alternative Dispute Resolution
Students have to answer:
2x 5 Mark Questions
1x 15 Mark (application) Question
1x 10 & 15 Mark Combination (knowledge + evaluation) Question
Total Marks = 50
This mock exam is designed to replicate Paper 1 for the Eduqas A-Level Law exam. It is designed for Year 12/13 students.
Paper: Paper 1
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper Length: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Unit: English Legal Systems
Students should be given 1 hour 30 minutes to complete this paper. They will also need lined paper/answer booklets to write their answers in.
In order to take this paper students will need to have studied all of English Legal Systems and Sources of Law
Suitable for Winter and Summer mock exams for both Year 12 and Year 13.
Students answer four questions, two mandatory 5 markers, one 15 mark application and one 10 & 15 mark combination
Questions
Question 1 (5 Marks): UK Constitution
Question 2 (5 Marks): Statutory Interpretation
Question 3 (15 Marks): Precedent
Question 4 (15 Marks): Law Reform
Question 5 (25 Marks): Bail (10) + Juries (15)
Question 6 (25 Marks): Legal Professionals (10) + Civil Process (15)
Students have to answer:
2x 5 Mark Questions
1x 15 Mark (application) Question
1x 10 & 15 Mark Combination (knowledge + evaluation) Question
Total Marks = 50
This mock exam is designed to replicate Paper 2 for the Eduqas A-Level Law exam. It is designed for Year 13 students.
Paper: Paper 2
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper Length: 2 Hours 15 Minutes
Unit: Tort Law, Criminal Law & Contract Law
Students should be given 2 hours 15 minutes to complete this paper. They will also need lined paper/answer booklets to write their answers in.
Paper 2 assessing ability to apply law to scenarios.
In order to take this paper students will need to have studied all of Tort Law and Criminal Law. They will need to have studied formation & privity under contract law. This is designed as a January mock exam and so does not cover the whole of the contract course.
Suitable for January mock exams for Year 13.
Students answer three questions.
Questions
Question 1 (25 Marks): Formation & Privity
Question 2 (25 Marks): Formation
Question 3 (25 Marks): Negligence
Question 4 (25 Marks): Vicarious Liability
Question 5 (25 Marks): Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
Question 6 (25 Marks): Fatal Offences + Capacity Defences
Students have to answer:
3x 25 Mark Questions
Total Marks = 75
This mock exam is designed to replicate Paper 3 for the Eduqas A-Level Law exam. It is designed for Year 13 students.
Paper: Paper 3
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper Length: 2 Hours 15 Minutes
Unit: Tort Law, Criminal Law & Contract Law
Students should be given 2 hours 15 minutes to complete this paper. They will also need lined paper/answer booklets to write their answers in.
Paper 3 assessing ability to evaluate the law.
In order to take this paper students will need to have studied all of Tort Law and Criminal Law. They will need to have studied formation & privity under contract law. This is designed as a January mock exam and so does not cover the whole of the contract course.
Suitable for January mock exams for Year 13.
Students answer three questions.
Questions
Question 1 (25 Marks): Formation
Question 2 (25 Marks): Formation
Question 3 (25 Marks): Occupiers’ Liability
Question 4 (25 Marks): Nuisance
Question 5 (25 Marks): Strict Liability
Question 6 (25 Marks): Attempt
Students have to answer:
3x 25 Mark Questions
Total Marks = 75
Exam Board: Eduqas
Unit: Unit 1: English Legal Systems
This PowerPoint is a great resource to help with exam practice or to use as starters and plenaries throughout the two years.
Included are 64 5-Mark questions covering every topic studied as part of the Sources of Law element of English Legal Systems.
Each question has a model plan to accompany it.
Note: You may teach slightly different examples so do go through and update with your own examples where necessary
How I Use This Resource
Revision practice: These can be given to students and they can have 10 minutes to answer the question and then self-mark using the model plan as part of revision
Starter/plenary: These can be copied into lessons or thrown on the board as starters/plenaries
Time fillers: Got 10 minutes left at the end of a lesson? Throw a question on the board and get them to do it!
Mock exam planning: They can be copied and pasted into DIRT PowerPoints for mock exams to save you having to plan answers
Independent revision: Students can use them to revise & practice 5-mark questions
Targeted revision: My students often struggle with the 5-markers as they see them as less important so these help them to focus on revision
This is designed to cover potentially any question that can come up but I recommend adding in questions if a new one pops up or one with odd wording appears that isn’t covered in the PowerPoint.