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About the course:
About the course:
Exam Board: Pearson
Subject contact: Hannah Batchelor
Law is an excellent and enjoyable course for those students who enjoy expressing their opinion, learning about the laws that affect their everyday life and improving their intellectual and academic skills.
The content of this qualification has been developed to ensure that it supports progression to higher education. It includes the opportunity to develop the research, communication, presentation, decision- making and critical-thinking skills valued by higher education. In addition, employers have been involved and consulted in order to confirm that the content is appropriate and consistent with current practice for learners planning to enter employment directly in the legal sector.
Previous students have gone on to study Law, Politics, Psychology and Criminology at university or have gone directly into further training for careers in the Police Force, Forensics and Paralegal work.
Units of study:
Units of study:
Component 1
Component 1
Unit 1 – Dispute Solving in Civil Law
Learners explore how civil disputes are resolved, both in the courts and by alternative means. They will examine the making and working of precedent and its application in the law of negligence.
A task set and marked by Pearson and completed under supervised conditions
Component 2
Component 2
Unit 2 – Investigating Aspects of Criminal
Law and the Legal System
Learners research how laws are made and interpreted, who advises and decides on the outcome of criminal cases and the punishments that can be imposed if laws are broken. They will then present advice to clients on non–fatal offence case studies.
Internally assessed
Component 3
Component 3
Unit 3 – Applying the Law
Learners examine the law related to specific crimes, including homicide and offences against property. They will explore the police procedures for dealing with such offences.
A task set and marked by Pearson and completed under supervised conditions
Component 4
Component 4
Unit 4 – Family Law
Learners will explore how the law can be applied to a number of different familial situations including marriage and civil partnership as well as separation and agreements involving children.
Internally assessed
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