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.
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper: Paper 1 - English Legal Systems
Topic: English Legal Systems & Sources of Law
This lesson is designed to be a last minute revision lesson on ELS & SOL. I use it in the last lesson before the exam (e.g. this year it will be the day before). The lesson is designed to help students see how much they already know and how that knowledge can be used in answers.
Starter
Tier 1 Cases/Legislation Kahoot (link provided in notes of PowerPoint)
Content
Overview of Paper 1 including suggested timings for each question.
NEW UPDATE!
This lesson now includes a brief overview of every topic (one slide per topic) including some key cases and statutes as well as flow charts for the AO2 questions.
This is designed to help ensure that every student at least knows the bare minimum before going into the exam. You can either go through this with students or allow them to use it to support their own revision.
Main Activity
Students will start by each picking a topic.
Then they write down everything they know about that topic on a blank piece of paper.
Using the worksheets they then write down either the flow chart structure (Part A Topics) or evaluation points (Part B Topics).
Students then take the knowledge they know and fit this into each of the ‘paragraph’ headings.
Students can then practice planning a past paper question on each topic.
Plenary
Padlet: Set up a Padlet and give students the link. Students can then ask anonymous questions on ELS. The anonymous nature helps with students who may feel that their question is ‘stupid’ or be too nervous to speak up. Encourage as many questions as possible and make it clear that no question is too stupid!
Additional Resources
I also give students a past paper to look through as I talk through the structure. Although they will have seen these numerous times before this allows them to have a clear look at what the paper will look like and ensure they are fully familiar with the structure before the actual exam.
Includes PowerPoint (with Kahoot link) & worksheets on each topic
Paper: Paper 2
Exam Board: Eduqas
Units: Tort Law, Criminal Law, Contract Law
Question Type: Scenario Questions
This lesson is designed to be taught to students just before Paper 2 for Eduqas A-Level Law.
It contains a selection of activities that students can complete to help teachers prepare students for their exam.
This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be modified to suit scenario question revision for other exam boards.
This is the contract law option but can easily be modified for human rights by making your own resources.
UPDATE
This lesson has been updated with flow charts for each of the torts, criminal offences & contract law issues that students need to know.
For each flow chart they have been given one key case or statute that they need to know.
These can be printed off and given to students to help them learn the very basics.
Activity One
This is a flow chart flash card sort. For each tort/crime etc. there is a set essay plan that students can follow to establish it. There are sets of cards for each of these (you will need to print & laminate these, please set printer to "Flip Along Short Edge).
Students should be given one set each (e.g. negligence) and can then put it in the correct order. If correct they can then exchange for another set. The group with the most complete sets wins!
Activity Two
This is an overview of the paper going through what each part contains. It also advises students to spend 45 minutes on each question.
I recommend giving your students a past paper at this point to ensure they are fully familiar with what they are going to see
Activity Three
For this activity students will pick one topic to revise.
On a blank piece of paper they write down everything they know about the topic.
They then take one of the mind map sheets provided and add the flow chart structure around the outside.
Next they will fit everything they know into the relevant paragraphs.
This activity helps students to recognise that what they already know is enough as well as creating mini essay plans they can revise from
I have included a model one to help
There is a challenge activity that asks them to plan a past paper question
Activity Four
The final activity is a Padlet. You will need to set up your own Padlet and then students can ask any questions they have anonymously. Great for those students who are quiet or feel embarrassed about asking questions.
This resource is designed to be provided to Year 11 students who are taking Law at A-Level.
It is designed for the Eduqas syllabus but is pretty universal! It can easily be adapted to suit any course you want :) The introduction says it is for Eduqas and you will be studying contract, but easily edited (you definitely have my permission to do this)
Tasks:
(1) Sort the key terms into criminal and civil
(2) Write a definition of the key terms from task one
(3) Research a recent English or Welsh law case and make a note of: facts; importance; what was decided; why you chose the case
(4) Research arguments for and against the death penalty ready to write an essay about it in week 1 (this can be used as a baseline assessment of student writing style/ability)
Document is bright, colourful and fun. It is meant to be appealing to students. It is designed to start to give them a foundation in terminology but is also helpful as a teacher to diagnose ability levels early on.
This is a 66 page booklet that contains six tasks for students to complete over the Summer Holidays between Year 12 and Year 13.
It is designed for Eduqas A-Level Law (you could remove the evaluation question and swap it for a different style question if you wanted it for another exam board).
This is a modified version with a tort law problem question instead of criminal law
Tasks:
Case Sheets
Goals for next year
Glossaries
Find the Connections
Problem Question (25 marker)
Evaluation Question (25 marker)
More information about the tasks is below
Case Sheets
Contains a list of cases from English Legal Systems, Tort and Criminal. These have been selected as the most important cases (the ‘know it or die’) cases from Year 12.
Students have to fill in the facts and legal principle for each case. There are five case boxes per page.
Goals
Students should set five smart goals to help them in Year 13
Glossaries
Split into ELS, Tort and Criminal. Students have to write a definition for each key term they are given. There are 11 terms per page.
Connections
Students are given 20 terms. They have to sort these terms into four groups of five. There is one connections page for ELS, Tort and Criminal. It contains key terms, legislation, cases etc.
Problem Question
The problem question is a 25 marker based on negligence, nuisance and remedies from tort law.
Students have space to answer within the booklet
Evaluation Question
The evaluation question is a 25 marker on murder.
Students have space to answer within the booklet
This target skill document is designed to help students who are struggling with A01/Knowledge in their timed essays. It contains 10 exercises that students can work through to help improve their retention of knowledge.
Exam board: Eduqas
Unit Three Option: Contract Law
This document could be adapted for other exam boards but there are several practice questions and activities that would only suit Eduqas style questions.
All topics are covered so some activities may not be accessible until Year 13 but there is enough variety that students can use the document throughout their course.
This includes contract law questions.
Included activities:
Organising content
Case Lists
Legislation Lists
Glossary
Flash Cards
Five Mark Questions
Essay Plans
10 Mark Practice Questions
Evaluation Practice Questions (15 & 25 mark)
Application Practice Questions (15 & 25 mark)
Unit: Contract Law
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper: Paper 2
This card sort is a quick fire starter for revision sessions at Year 13
Students are given a set of cards for a particular topic and then have to sort them into the correct structure for the problem (scenario) question.
How I Use These Cards
I put students in pairs/small groups and give them each one topic. Once they have correctly sorted it they can do the next topic. The group with the most complete topics at the end of 3 minutes gets a prize.
Printing Notes
Set your printer to: Print Along Short Edge
This will mean the cards are printed flipped so that the back matches the front! If you do long edge then this won’t work. I recommend doing a test print of pages 1 & 2 first to ensure your formatting is working!
Exam Board: Eduqas
Topic: ECHR Main Provisions
Papers: Paper 2 & Paper 3
Unit: Unit 4: Human Rights
This lesson goes through the main provisions in the ECHR that students will need to know for A-Level law. It is designed for the Eduqas specification but could be easily adapted to other specifications.
It is designed to be taught over one week and can easily be split into 3/4 lessons to suit.
The lesson covers Art 5, 6, 8, 10 & 11. There are activities throughout as well as evaluation and scenario practice.
The lesson includes:
Homework activities for the week
Starter activities x6
Main Activities x6
Knowledge Checks x4
Plenaries x6
Challenge/Evaluation Tasks x7
Exam Question Practice x1
Essay Topic: Bail
Specification: Eduqas
Marks: 15
This is a 15 mark evaluation style essay on bail. This is designed for the Eduqas A-Level Law specification, English Legal Systems paper.
Included is a model answer that can be handed to students as well as a model plan that is very useful for marking.
Essay Topic: Manslaughter
Specification: Eduqas
Marks: 25
This is a 25 mark evaluation style essay on manslaughter. This is designed for the Eduqas A-Level Law specification, Substantive Law in Practice paper.
Included is a model answer that can be handed to students as well as a model plan that is very useful for marking.
This could also easily be turned into a 30 mark question for AQA A-Level Law, Criminal Law Paper
Essay Topic: Juries
Specification: Eduqas
Marks: 15
This is a 15 mark evaluation style essay on juries. This is designed for the Eduqas A-Level Law specification, English Legal Systems paper.
Included is a model answer that can be handed to students as well as a model plan that is very useful for marking.
Essay Topic: Statutory Interpretation
Specification: Eduqas
Marks: 15
This is a 15 mark sources of law style essay on statutory interpretation. This is designed for the Eduqas A-Level Law specification, English Legal Systems paper.
This question is one of the application style A02 questions as found on the Eduqas papers.
Included is a model answer that can be handed to students as well as a model plan that is very useful for marking.
This question bundle contains a selection of five and ten mark questions.
They are designed for the Eduqas specification, Paper 1: English Legal Systems
The 10 mark questions are of the style of Part B (ELS)
The 5 mark questions are of the style of Part A (Sources of Law)
There is at least one question on each topic.
These are just the questions - no plans or models are included in this bundle.
This is great for revision, mock exams or as timed essays to be done in class.
10 Mark Question topics:
Criminal Justice System
Criminal Appeals
Civil Appeals
Theories of Sentencing
Crown Prosecution Service
Bail
Adult Sentencing
Youth Sentencing
Juries
Magistrates
Civil Process
Legal Professionals
Judiciary
ADR
Tribunals
Legal Funding
5 Mark Question Topics:
Law Making
Law Reform
Law Reform
Precedent
Statutory Interpretation
Delegated Legislation
Exam Board: AQA
Unit: Nature of Law
Topic: Law and Society (Contract Law)
Marks: 15
This is a nature of law style 15 mark question for the AQA A-Level Exam in law.
This question focuses on contract law with reference to the law and society unit.
Included is the question to be given to students as well as a model plan and model answer to assist with marking/DIRT.
This mock exam is designed to replicate a mixture of Paper 2 and Paper 3 questions for the Eduqas syllabus. It covers tort law content only and is designed to be given to Year 12 students.
Paper: Paper 2 & Paper 3
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper Length: 2 Hours 15 Minutes
Unit: Tort 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.
This is a complete paper, students will need to have studied all of the Tort Law unit in order to complete this paper.
Suitable for June mock exams for Year 12 students.
Students answer three questions, picking one from Part A, Part B & Part C. This means they will answer one scenario, one evaluation and then their choice of either a scenario or evaluation for Part C.
Questions
Question 1 (25 Marks): Mixed Scenario
Question 2 (25 Marks): Negligence Scenario
Question 3 (25 Marks): Nuisance Evaluation
Question 4 (25 Marks): Vicarious Liability Evaluation
Question 5 (25 Marks): OLA Scenario
Question 6 (25 Marks): Res Ipsa Loquitur Evaluation
Students have to answer:
3x 25 Mark Questions
This mock exam is designed to replicate Paper 1 for the Eduqas A-Level Law syllabus. It is suitable for Year 12 or Year 13 mock exams.
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.
This is a complete paper, students will need to have studied all of the English Legal Systems (including Sources of Law) unit in order to complete this paper.
Suitable for both January & June mock exams in Year 12 and January mocks in Year 13.
Questions
Question 1 (5 marks): Parliamentary Sovereignty
Question 2 (5 marks): Precedent
Question 3 (15 marks): Statutory Interpretation
Question 4 (15 marks): Delegated Legislation
Question 5:
(a - 10 marks): Legal Funding
(b - 15 marks): ADR
Question 6:
(a - 10 marks): Magistrates
(b - 15 marks): Lay Personnel
Students have to answer:
2x 5 marks
1x 15 mark (sources of law)
1x 10/15 mark combination
Lesson Topic: Criminal Justice System
Specification: Eduqas
Unit: English Legal Systems
Place in Unit: Lesson #1
This is a lesson on the criminal justice system from the English Legal Systems unit of the Eduqas A-Level law exam.
This is designed to be the first lesson after students have studied an introductory lesson.
Students are expected to have done summer work on key words from ELS. They will need to have some basic understanding of definitions (see Summer work document sold separately).
Homework slide included.
Lesson Activities:
Find your partner
Complete the chart
Quick fire questions
Videos x 2
LASPO research task
Five words
Thought questions:
Why do we need a criminal justice system?
Why would a defendant choose to have a trial by jury rather than Magistrate?
Practice essay:
Describe the criminal trial process (10 marks)
Exam Board: Eduqas
Papers Covered: Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Topics Covered: English Legal Systems, Tort Law, Criminal Law, Contract Law (Formation & Privity only)
This booklet is designed to help support students in preparing for their January mocks.
It is designed for Eduqas A-Level law with the contract law option.
Students are expected to have covered all of English Legal Systems, Tort and Criminal Law. They should have studied formation and privity from contract law.
The booklet contains guidance on answering questions, revision, question structures and practice questions for every topic as well as past paper questions.
The practice questions are a combination of past paper questions and newly written questions. I do not recommend using this booklet if you plan to use a past paper for your mock exams!
A full list of what is included is below
Paper 1: English Legal Systems
Structure of paper
Topic List
5 Mark Question Structure
5 Mark Approaching Revision
17x 5 Mark Practice Questions
15 Mark (SOL) Question Structure (diagrams of essay plan for each style of question)
15 Mark (SOL) Approaching Revision
14x 15 Mark (SOL) Practice Questions
Question Structure 10 Markers
Question Structure 15 Markers (eval)
10/15 Combo Approaching Revision
24x 10 & 15 Combination Practice Questions
Substantive Law
Topic List Contract
Topic List Tort
Topic List Criminal
Paper 2: Substantive Law in Practice
Structure of paper
Question Structure
Approaching Revision
Contract Law
Answer Structure (formation & privity only)
Approaching Revision
4x Practice Questions
Tort Law
Answer Structure Diagrams
Approaching Revision
16x Practice Questions
Criminal Law
Answer Structure Diagrams
Approaching Revision
20x Practice Questions
Paper 3: Perspectives on Substantive Law
Structure of Paper
Question Structure
Approaching Revision.
8x Contract Law practice questions
24x Tort Law Practice Questions
24x Criminal Law Practice Questions
Topic: Capacity Defences
Unit: Criminal Law
Exam Board: Eduqas
Papers: Paper 2 & Paper 3
This case table is a great revision resource for A-Level law students. It contains gaps to fill in the facts and legal principle for the key cases for capacity defences.
These cases are the ‘tier 1’ cases. These are cases that will appear in every problem question answer for that defence. The relevant defences are insanity, automatism and intoxication.
Cases included:
R v Clarke (1972)
R v M’Naghten (1843)
R v Sullivan (1984)
R v Windle (1952)
Bratty v A-G for Northern Ireland (1963)
DPP v Majewski (1977)
How I Use This Resource
I give the sheet to students and give them five minutes to complete as much as they can by themselves without notes.
I then give them a further five minutes to work as a group.
They can then complete the table with notes if there are still gaps.
I usually have the table on the board and fill it in throughout if students as me for clarity or shout out any answers! By the end of about 15 minutes every students should have a completed sheet.
Topic: European Convention on Human Rights, Key Provisions
Unit: Human Rights
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper: Paper 2 & Paper 3
This crib sheet is designed to help support students with their note making whilst studying key provisions of the ECHR. There is a simple table with space to fill in details about each right as well as some key case examples.
Students can be given these to complete during class, as a homework task or as a revision activity.
Cute and colourful to help with knowledge retention.
This crib sheet is designed to help support students as they study contract law remedies.
It can be useful for structuring notes in class, as a revision activity or as a homework task.
The sheet looks great printed in colour but also prints fine in black and white.
Boxes to complete:
What are the limitations on the availability of damages?
Hadley v Baxendale
How are damages calculated?
Rules for equitable remedies