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.
Essay Topic: Woolf Reforms (Civil Justice System)
Specification: Eduqas
Marks: 10
This is a 10 mark knowledge style essay on the Woolf Reforms. 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: Criminal Appeals
Specification: Eduqas
Marks: 10
This is a 10 mark Eduqas style essay for the English Legal Systems unit of A-Level law.
Included is a model plan and a model answer.
The model answer can be handed to students and the model plan is very helpful when it comes to marking.
Lesson Topic: Ancient Pagans
L.O: To analyse the origins of Paganism
Activities
Trigger Image
Note writing
Short history
I was unsuccessful today because…
Essay Topic: Defences (Criminal Law)
Specification: Eduqas
Marks: 25
This is a 25 mark evaluation style essay on defences. 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
Lesson Topic: Paganism and Philosophy
L.O: To analyse the relationship between Pagan beliefs and Ancient Greek philosophy
Activities List
Who is this?
Do you think religion and morality are connected?
Five questions
Create a card game
Plenary light bulb
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: Law Commission
Specification: Eduqas
Marks: 15
This is a 15 mark evaluation style essay on the Law Commission. 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.
This worksheet is designed for year 12 students who have studied all of the English Legal Systems unit and the start of tort law. They need to understand all elements of negligence and also vicarious liability.
The worksheet contains a variety of questions which students can plan as part of a homework activity, revision activity or as last minute cover work if a staff member is absent.
The sheet has instructions stating to choose five questions to complete (standard cover lesson) but this can easily be modified to suit.
Included essays:
Separation of powers (5 marks)
Delegated legislation (5 marks)
Statutory interpretation (15 marks)
Law Making (15 marks)
Criminal trial process (10 marks)
Legal funding (10 marks)
Criminal appeals (15 marks)
Civil process (15 marks)
Negligence (scenario)
Negligence + Res Ipsa Loquitur (scenario)
Vicarious liability (evaluation)
Economic loss (evaluation)
This is a really fun little contract law revision exercise.
Included:
30x Bingo Cards
Question Sheet
Preparing the Cards
Laminate the cards to ensure that they can be used over and over again getting students to mark them with white board markers
How to Play
Choose a question at random from the question sheet
Make sure to cross it off once you have said it
Students mark off the answer on their bingo cards
The first student to get all of the correct answers marked off wins!
This is a great revision tool but can also be used as a starter or plenary activity.
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
This mock exam is designed for students who have been taught over a split teacher and have not completed a full unit for Christianity or Ethics.
Paper: Paper 1 & 3
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper Length: 2 Hours
Unit: A Study of Religion: Christianity, Religion & Ethics
Students should be given 2 hours 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 some of ethics and Christianity. You can see the topics for each question below to ensure they have covered it as part of your course.
Part A = Religion and Ethics
Part B = Christianity
Suitable for January mock exams for Year 12.
Students answer two questions.
Questions
Question 1 (50 Marks): Divine Command Theory
Question 2 (50 Marks): Virtue Theory
Question 3 (50 Marks): Atonement
Question 4 (50 Marks): Faith and Works
Question 5 (50 Marks): Bible as a Source of Wisdom & Authority in Daily Life
Students have to answer:
2x 50 Mark Questions
Total Marks = 100
This mock exam is designed for students who have started but have not yet completed the philosophy unit.
Paper: Paper 2
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper Length: 2 Hours
Unit: Philosophy and Religion
Students should be given 2 hours 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 some of philosophy unit of Eduqas A-Level Religious Studies. You can see a list of the topics examined below to see how this fits with your own scheme of work.
Suitable for January mock exams in Year 13 or possibly summer exams for Year 12.
Students answer two questions.
Questions
Question 1 (50 Marks): Augustinian Type Theodicy
Question 2 (50 Marks): Mystical Experience
Question 3 (50 Marks): Atheism
Question 4 (50 Marks): Miracles
Question 5 (50 Marks): Challenges to Inductive Arguments
Students have to answer:
2x 50 Mark Questions
Total Marks = 100
This mock exam is designed for students who have studied but have not finished the ethics unit of Religious Studies.
Paper: Paper 3
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper Length: 2 Hours
Unit: Religion & Ethics
Students should be given 2 hours 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 some of ethics. You can see the topics for each question below to ensure they have covered it as part of your course.
Suitable for January mock exams for Year 13 & possibly summer exams for Year 13.
Students answer two questions.
Questions
Question 1 (50 Marks): Classical Utilitarianism
Question 2 (50 Marks): John Stuart Mill
Question 3 (50 Marks): Finnis
Question 4 (50 Marks): Situation Ethics
Question 5 (50 Marks): Naturalism
Total Marks = 100
This is a great way to end term one for students who are studying Religious Studies at A-Level.
The quiz presupposes knowledge of the first few topics from Christianity and Ethics but these can easily be changed to suit your scheme of work.
There are three fun rounds and three rounds based on what students have learned for their A-Level.
Quiz Format
Team quiz with students in small Teams
Each question is multiple choice and has a one minute timer bar on the slide
There are six rounds
Each round has ten questions (60 questions total)
It should take around an hour to complete (rounds can be removed or added to suit)
The Rounds
Round 1 - Divine Command Theory
Round 2 - Christmas
This round tests general knowledge of Christmas with some fun and slightly obscure questions!
Round 3 - Bible as a Source of Wisdom
Round 4 - Who’s that philosopher?
This is a picture round - students have to pick from four possible philosophers for each photo
Round 5 - Virtue Theory
Round 6 - The Holiday Season
Students are given a date and four possible festivals that are celebrated on that date. All the festivals are celebrated in the month of December
Answers are included at the end of each round
This PowerPoint is a great general resource for all A-Level subjects that are essay based.
It was originally designed for A-Level Law but I have also used it for A-Level Religious Studies. You may want to edit it slightly for your own subject but it is vague enough in its terminology that it can be used for almost anything without editing!
The short PowerPoint goes through the ten steps necessary to prep for an in class essay, breaking each step down. This is great for Year 12 students who do not yet have the skills to prepare for essays effectively.
Steps included are:
Compile Information
Create a Rough Plan
Create Your Final Plan
First Timed Practice
Revise Plan
Write Without Notes & Mark
Revise Plan
Timed Practice Without Notes & Mark
Revise
Final Essay
I recommend adding some modeling into the lesson which focuses on your specific subject.
Lesson Title: What is philosophy?
Intended Unit: Philosophy
Age: Key Stage 3
This lesson gives a brief introduction to philosophy and philosophical questions. It is designed to start off a unit looking at philosophy and different philosophical questions.
It is designed for Key Stage 3 Religious Education
Activities
Starter: 60 Second Thoughts
Main Activities:
Copy definition of philosophy
List philosophical questions
‘A Dog’s Life’ Comprehension (link provided)
Challenge Tasks:
Other Greek words with same roots
Write an answer to questions
If we can never know the truth of the question, what is the point in philosophy?
Plenary: Outline what is meant by a philosophical question
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