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Co-teaching guide

Our AS and A-level Law specifications (7161, 7162) have been designed to be co-teachable. The subject content is structured so that students only taking AS can be taught in the same class as those studying for the full A-level.

This resource consists of some helpful guidance and a sample scheme of work for co-teaching AS and A-level students during year 12.

Year 12

Together, AS students and A-level students will study:

  • English legal system (criminal and civil law, sources of law, civil and criminal courts, judges, lay people and legal professionals)
  • Criminal law (actus reus , mensrea , non-fatal offences against the person)
  • Tort law (negligence leading to personal injury and damage to property, occupiers’ liability in respect of lawful visitors and trespassers).

At the end of Year 12, students will have three options.

  • Option one: sit the AS exams and accept AS Law as a standalone qualification:
    • Paper 1: English legal system and criminal law (a written exam paper; 1 hour and 30 minutes; 50% of the AS qualification)
    • Paper 2: English legal system and tort law (a written exam paper; 1 hour and 30 minutes; 50% of the AS qualification).
  • Option two: sit the AS exams as above, but then continue to the second year of the A-level (these AS exams being good practice, but not counting towards an A-level grade).
  • Option three: not sit the AS exams and continue directly to the second year of the A-level.

Year 13

All material examinable at AS is also examinable at A-level (students will need to retain all materials from Year 12).

In addition to the AS specification, students will study:
  • additional material relating to the English legal system: nature of law (society, morality and justice)
  • additional material relating to criminal law: theory of criminal law, fatal offences against the person, property offences (theft and robbery), the preliminary offence of attempt and defences
  • additional material relating to tort law: theory of tort law, psychiatric and economic loss, nuisance and the escape of dangerous things, vicarious liability and defences
  • either contract law or human rights law.