Law leaflet 2013
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Law • Law affects all our lives and is a fascinating subject with something new to learn every day • Explore many interesting and challenging topics such as Criminal Law, Negligence, Morality and Justice • The department is based on a mutual partnership between staff, learners and parents/guardians • Studying Law is a unique and enjoyable experience; individuals are valued and academic excellence is achieved • Opportunities for trips eg to London and New York as well as higher education days, competitions etc • Provides an excellent background for university and careers not only in law but also in journalism, government, PR, teaching and management 25 Years of inspiring individuals 1987-2012 AS/A2 Level 2013 Entry
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Law• Lawaffectsallourlivesandisafascinatingsubjectwithsomething
newtolearneveryday
• ExploremanyinterestingandchallengingtopicssuchasCriminalLaw,Negligence,MoralityandJustice
• Thedepartmentisbasedonamutualpartnershipbetweenstaff,learnersandparents/guardians
• StudyingLawisauniqueandenjoyableexperience;individualsarevaluedandacademicexcellenceisachieved
• OpportunitiesfortripsegtoLondonandNewYorkaswellashighereducationdays,competitionsetc
• Providesanexcellentbackgroundforuniversityandcareersnotonlyinlawbutalsoinjournalism,government,PR,teachingandmanagement
25 Yearsof inspiringindividuals
1987-2012
25 Yearsof inspiringindividuals
1987-2012
AS/A2 Level2013 Entry
Chris’ PerspectiveChoosingLawatCarmelwasoneofthebestdecisionsI’veevermade!Thetutorsaresupportiveandalwaysthereforyouwhetherthey’reyourteacherornotandthelessonsarealwaysfun.InthecourseatCarmelwestudyanumberofinterestingtopicssuchas‘murder’and‘conceptsoflaw’whichcanbeappliedtomany,sometimesbizarre,casescenarios.TheBarMockTrialswereafantasticexperienceandallowedmetoactoutmyaspirationofbecomingaBarristerinfrontofrealJudgesinCrownCourt.IhavealsoappliedtotheCarmelLawVocationalProgrammewhichhasprovidedmewithaplacementineitheralegalfirmorasetofChambers,whichwouldhavebeendifficulttogainwithoutthesupportofthecollege.AfterCarmel,IamhopingtostudyLawatLancasterUniversityandhopefullyfulfilmyambitionofbecomingaCriminalBarrister.
Chris PetersWadeDeaconHighSchool
Studying: Law,French,German
Meet the TutorsVicky BryantHeadofDepartment
Karl ReidSubjectTutor
Nicola NewtonSubjectTutor
Exam Board AQA
AS/A2 Law
What is Law?
Lawplaysavitalroleinsociety.Thelawhelpsdefineasociety’svaluesandalsoprovidesameanstosolveproblemsanddisputeswithoutresorttoviolence.AS/A2LawenablesyoutofurtherexploretherelationshipbetweenLaw,SocietyandtheIndividual.
What will the course involve and how is it organised?
ItisunlikelythatyouwillhavestudiedLawbefore,butdon’tworry;thecourseisdesignedtoremoveanyfeelingsofuncertaintyandconfusionthatmayarisefromtakinganewsubject.
Duringthefirstyearofstudy(AS)youwillbeintroducedtotheEnglishLegalSystemasawhole.Youwillalsolookindepthatnon-fataloffencessuchasABHandGBHandusethisknowledgetoapplytovariousscenarios.Thecoursewillbedeliveredthrougharangeofteachingandlearningstylesandwillfocusonthedevelopmentofthenecessaryessaywritingandproblemsolvingskillsyouwillneedtoachievesuccessintheexams.TheAScourseconsistsof2examinedmodules.
Duringthesecondyearofstudy(A2)youwillbeginamoreindepthstudyofareasofsubstantiveLaw.Thiswillincludelearningthelawontopicssuchasmurder,manslaughterandtheft.Youwilllearntoevaluatetheseandapplythemtoascenario.TheA2courseconsistsof2examinedmodules.
How will I be assessed?
Thecourseisassessedby4externalmodularexams,2intheASyearandthen2atA2Level.Theexamsvaryinlengthbetween1.5and2hours.ThereisnocourseworkatallinLaw.YouwilltakeoneexaminJanuaryandoneexaminJuneofeachyear.
What will this course prepare me for and where will it lead?
Thecourseencouragesyoutodeveloptheskillsnecessarytoanalyseandsolveproblemsbyapplyingrulesandtodeveloptheabilitytocommunicateargumentsandconclusionsclearlyandsuccinctly.Itwillhelpyousubstantiateargumentsanddevelopanenquiringandcriticalmind.Assuch,LawatCarmelprovidesanexcellentbackgroundforuniversityandcareersnotonlyinlaw,butalsoinjournalism,localandcentralgovernment,publicrelations,teaching,andarangeofmanagementandbusinessareas.
How can I enrich my Law studies?
LawissuchadynamicsubjectthatyouwillhavemanyopportunitiestoenrichyourstudiessuchasvisitingtheCrownCourtsinLiverpoolandtheHousesofParliamentatWestminsterinLondon;attendingHigherEducationDays;participatingin‘AtasteofLawSchool’withSheffieldUniversity.Otheractivitiesmayincludeapplyingforaplaceonthelawvocationalprogramme,enteringtheNationalMockTrialCompetitionorparticipatinginaSpeakingCompetitionwhichinvolvesgivingatalkatLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversity.StudentsoverthelastfewyearshavealsohadtheopportunitytotakeatriptoNewYorkwheretheyvisitedanightcourtandwentontoursoftheUnitedNationsandNYPDmuseum.
Russell Jones wins Public Speaking comp
Maisie’s PerspectiveCarmelnotonlyhasafriendlyandwelcomingatmosphere,itallowsstudentstoreachtheirfullpotentialinordertopursuetheiraspirationsforthefuture,withtheconstantsupportandadvicefromthestaffandanarrayofresourcesavailabletobenefitfrom.IparticularlyenjoystudyingLaw,andapplyingmyknowledgeofthelawtoscenarios.NotonlydowelookatCriminalandCivilLaw,westudyhowthelegalsystemoperatesandareabletoanalyseandcriticisethis.TheLawdepartmentofferssomuchsupporttoallitsstudents-personalsupportwithtutorials,severalopportunitiessuchastheNationalMockTrial,tripstotheHousesofParliament,guestspeakers,aswellastherecentLawVocationalProgrammeenablingstudentstointerviewforplacementsatlocallawfirms.AfterleavingCarmel,IplantostudyLawandFrenchatuniversity.
Maisie AndrewsStGregory’sCatholicHighSchool
Studying: Law,Spanish,French
What support will I receive?
AtCarmelweencourageyoutodevelopasanindependentlearner.Thisdoesnotmeanhoweverthathelpisnotavailable.Wearecommittedtosupportingallourlearnerstoachievetheirpersonalbest.Supportisofferedviaone-to-onehelp,homeworkclubandgrouptutorials.Weevenofferane-mailmarkingservice!Arangeofsupportmaterialsisavailablebothtosimplifydifficultconcepts,andtoextendyourlearningsoyoushouldneverbewithouttheappropriatesupport!
What is the department like?
Lawisanestablishedandthrivingdepartment,withover200students.LawistaughtinwellresourcedASandA2bases.Thedepartmenthasitsownintranetsitetoassiststudentstudy.StudentsspendalotoftheirfreetimeintheLawdepartmentparticipatinginenrichmentactivitiesandtutorials.Linkshavebeenforgedwithfirmsofsolicitors,barristerschambersandlocallawenforcementagenciesthroughthecommunityinvolvementprojects,legalprofessionalsandcourts.
Carmel Law Vocational
Programme
TheLawDepartmenthassetupaprogrammewherebothU6thandL6thstudentsareinvitedtoapplyforaplacementataSolicitor’sfirmorBarrister’sChambersforaperiodof3-5days.ThisisafantasticopportunityforourstudentsasnotonlydoesitgivethemlinkstoLawfirms,butitwillalsohelpthemwhenapplyingtostudyatUniversity.
Law students participating in the Bar National Mock Trial Competition at Liverpool Crown Court.
How successful are Carmel’s Law students?
Theanswertothisquestionisasimpleone,VERY!SincetheLawdepartmentwasestablishedin2000,academicexcellencehasbeenatthecoreofthedepartment’svision.Eachyearourstudentsachievesignificantlyabovethenationalaverageacrossallgradeboundaries.2012’sresultswereasfollows:
A*-B A*-C A*-E
A2 LAW 68% 96% 99%
AS LAW 61% 80% 97%
AlmostallofourLawyersgainedentrytotheirfirstchoiceofuniversityandmanyhavedecidedtodeveloptheirstudyofLawfurthereitherthroughHigherEducationorVocationalTraining.
1. Law is relevant toallaspectsofeverydaylife.AtCarmel,reallifescenariosareusedtocontextualisecomplexissues.
2. Knowledge of current affairs isdevelopedbyreferencetoissuesreportedinthenews.AtCarmelweencourageyoutokeepalegaljournalrecordingarticlesfromtheTimesLawReportseachTuesday.
3. Going to courtisnotjustanactivityforoffendersandlawyers,butanactivityforallofourCarmellearners.VisitstotheCrownCourtandMagistratesCourtareintegratedintothedeliveryofthecourse.
4. Knowledge of how and why law changes isusefulbackgroundknowledgeforawholerangeofsubjectsincludingPsychology,Sociology,History,BusinessandPolitics.AtCarmel,weencouragecrosscurriculalinksandencouragelearnerstobringknowledgefromothersubjectsintotheirwork.
5. Improves communication skills. Alllawyersneedtobeabletoformulateastrongargument.AtCarmel,weencourageyoutotakepartinmanydebates,presentationsandroleplaystodevelopyourabilityto‘thinkonyourfeet’.
6. Learning not to take everything at face value isausefulskill.AtCarmel,weencourageyoutodevelopanalyticalskillsbyquestioningdecisionsincases,anddevelopinga‘friendlycriticaleye’.
7. Inmanysituationsithelpstobeabletodistinguish the important issues fromtheunimportantissues,especiallywhendebatingorpresentinganargument.AtCarmel,weencourageyoutotakepartintheNationalMockTrialCompetition,whichwillenableyoutodistinguishbetweendifferenttypesofevidence.
8. Improves critical thinking skills.AtCarmelweencourageyoutochallengethevalidityofthelawanditsinstitutions.
9. Improves problem solving skills.ThreeoutofthefourmoduleswestudyatCarmelfocusonproblemsolvingskillsfromidentificationofoffences,throughtosentencing.Problemsolvingskillsarerequiredineveryaspectoflifeandcanbetransferredtoanyothersubject!
10. TostudyLawatuniversityyoudonotneedALevelLaw–BUTITHELPS.
More InformationTofindoutmoreabouteachofthemodulesortolookatthefullspecificationforthecourse,visitwww.aqa.org.uk andchoosespecifications,AS/A2followedbyLaw.
ContactanymemberoftheLawteaminperson,oremail:[email protected]
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Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat are the entry requirements for AS Law?
YouwillneedGCSEgradeBinEnglishLanguage.
Do universities accept Law A Level? I have been told that they don’t!
ThisisacommonquestionandthesimpleanswerisYEStheydo!AlluniversitiesacceptLawALevel,infactsomepreferyoutohaveit.AsLawisnotofferedinallSixthFormColleges/SchoolsetctheydonotrequireyoutohaveLawALevel,butitcan’tbedenied,ithelps!
What subjects should I choose to complement Law?
ItlinksparticularlywellwithEnglishLiterature,Psychology,BusinessStudies,Sociology,PoliticsandHistory.However,throughLaw’sliterateandlogicalaspects,itcomplementsvirtuallyanysubject.
Ten Reasons to choose Law at Carmel
