Course Summary
Law courses focus on teaching students about the legal system, laws, and regulations that govern societies. These courses provide an understanding of various areas of law, legal principles, and the skills required to interpret, apply, and enforce the law.
Course Content
There are many elements to law and depending on the level of course that you start with us you can look forward to studying many of these topics during your time with us including:
• Changing awareness of crime
• Crime and punishment
• Crime scene to courtroom
• Applying the law
• Dispute solving in civil law
• Exploring business
• Personal and business finance
• The business environment
• Regulation
• Professionalism and ethics
• Fundamentals of law
• The legal services sector
• Crime
• Criminal justice
• Social welfare
Course Assessment
You will be assessed through an exam-based assessment. The core knowledge and understanding are assessed through an examination and core skills through a practical employer-set project. You will be internally assessed through in class controlled assessments as well as externally set exams.
Materials
You will have access to reading materials. You are expected to bring your own folder/plastic wallets/dividers/paper/pens and notepad.
Progression
The table shows you the areas of accounting, administration, business, law and marketing along with the levels you are likely to study at depending upon your final GCSE grades. Offers will be made based on your indicated grades and the levels available within the progression table.
Area |
Expected grades when leaving school |
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Level 1 - no formal qualifications needed |
Level 2 - 3 x GCSEs at grade 3 including English & Maths |
Level 3 - 4 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths |
T Level - 5 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths |
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Accounting |
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Yes |
Yes |
Administration |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Business |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Law |
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Yes |
Yes |
Marketing |
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Yes |
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Entry Requirements
- No GCSE results for Level 1
- 3x GCSEs at grade 3 including English & Maths for Level 2
- 4 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths for Level 3
- 5 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths for T Level Level 3