A brilliant selection of law (and some RE) resources to help support A-Level and BTEC syllabus.
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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: Rylands v Fletcher
Specification: Eduqas
Marks: 25
This is a 25 mark evaluation style essay on Rylands v Fletcher. This is designed for the Eduqas A-Level Law specification, Perspectives on Substantive Law paper.
Included is a model answer that can be handed to students as well as a model plan that is very useful for marking.
Exam Board: AQA
Unit: Nature of Law
Topic: Law and Justice (Criminal Law)
Marks: 15
This is a nature of law style 15 mark question for the AQA A-Level Exam in law.
This question focuses on criminal law with reference to the law and justice unit.
Included is the question to be given to students as well as a model plan and model answer to assist with marking/DIRT.
Exam Board: AQA
Unit: Nature of Law
Topic: Law and Morality (Tort Law)
Marks: 15
This is a nature of law style 15 mark question for the AQA A-Level Exam in law.
This question focuses on tort law with reference to the law and morality unit.
Included is the question to be given to students as well as a model plan and model answer to assist with marking/DIRT.
This bundle contains a selection of scenario and problem questions for Eduqas A-Level Law. These are the 25 mark questions from Paper 2 (Substantive Law in Practice).
They would also suit other exam boards such as AQA 30 mark questions with a small amount of modification.
There is a broad variety of scenarios, including at least one on each topic as well as some more mixed scenarios.
No essay plans or model answers are included.
The essay topics included are:
Involuntary Manslaughter + Robbery
Involuntary Manslaughter
Elements of Criminal Liability
Strict Liability
Non-Fatal Offences
Murder
Voluntary Manslaughter
Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Attempt
Capacity Defences
Necessity Defences
Other Defences
This bundle contains a selection of scenario questions based on tort law.
These are 25 mark scenario questions designed for the Eduqas specification. However, they would also be suitable as AQA 30 mark questions or for other exam boards.
There are a variety of questions and at least one question on each topic.
Included are the scenario questions only, there are no plans or models.
Questions are good to be used as homework activities, revision tasks, for mock exams or in class essays.
List of question topics:
Negligence
Negligence
Defences
Standard of Care + Causation
Economic Loss
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Causation
Standard of Care
Causation
Psychiatric Injury
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Vicarious Liability
OLA 1957
OLA 1984
Trespass
Private Nuisance
Public Nuisance
Rylands v Fletcher
Remedies
Essay Topic: Crown Prosecution Service
Marks: 25
Module: Criminal Law
This is an evaluation style essay on the Crown Prosecution Service. This is designed for the Eduqas A-Level Law, Paper 3 Perspectives on the Substantive Law exam.
Included is the essay question, a model plan and a model answer. The models are great to help with marking but can also be used to help support students.
This essay could easily be modified as a 15 marker for the English Legal Systems paper
This is a past paper AQA theory of law style question with a model answer and plan.
This question looks at law and society and the connection between the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and freedom of contract.
This is a 15 mark Nature of Law style question from the AQA examination.
Included is a model answer and plan which can be used to help support marking.
Essay Topic: Economic Duress
Essay Style: Scenario Question
Unit: Contract Law
Marks: 25 Marks
This is an Eduqas 25 mark scenario question designed for Paper 2: Substantive Law in Practice. This question could also be easily adapted to suit an AQA 30 marker.
The question is based on economic duress with various scenarios to work through.
Included is a model plan and model answer to help support students and also support with marking.
This is a vicarious liability lesson designed for the Eduqas A-Level specification.
This lesson would also suit other exam boards such as AQA although evaluation points would need removing.
Contains more recent updates from Muhammad v Morrisons and Barclay’s Bank
The lesson is designed to be taught over several lessons (it should cover at least a week of content)
It is designed to fit after psychiatric injury in your scheme of work, if you have taught something differently in the previous week you will need to update the first starter activity.
There are two practice questions (one scenario & one evaluation) each with an essay plan on the next slide.
Note: The beaver indicates cases that students must know for their exam!
Starter Activities
£100 Word Challenge
Unscramble the words
Wordsearch
Plenaries
Write a question for the person sitting next to you
Write your introduction
Main Activities
Split into employer/employee jobs
Mini scenarios x2
Read the extract & answer questions (statutory interpretation revision point)
Advantages/Disadvantages Table
Practice Essay Questions
Scenario Question x1
Essay Question x1 (balance between social interest & burden on employers)
Challenge Points
What’s the point?
Are Uber drivers employed or self-employed?
Should the police be vicariously liable for the murder of Sarah Everard?
Lesson Topic: Introduction & Theory of Contract Law
Module: Contract Law
Exam Board: AQA
This is a pick and mix style lesson that runs through all the evaluation points for contract law theory. This is designed to support students with their 15 mark answers in their AQA A-Level exam.
I usually go through the lesson and pick out activities, covering certain topics such as morality, justice and society and in more detail. I ensure I’ve given students enough detail that they can easily answer a 15 mark question on the topic.
The lesson is long but is really helpful for student revision - it allows them to highlight some key arguments that can be used in the 15 mark questions for contract law.
There are appropriate starter and plenary activities that can be used to split over several lessons.
There is a practice essay at the end.
Homework activity included
Lesson Activities
Unscramble the words
Mind-map
Write a definition
Research task
Who is this?
Knowledge check x4
Spotlight Discussion
5 Mark practice question
Five words
What connects the images?
Snowball discussion
Case research
KWL Chart
Challenge Questions
Are advertisements invitations to treat?
If a particular construction of a contract leads to an unreasonable result should this be a relevant consideration?
What is the problem of judging whether the contract has been breached based on the result of the breach rather than the content of the term itself?
If there are lots of small breaches should the party be able to terminate the contract?
Is a sale on eBay a private sale or a consumer sale covered by the Consumer Rights Act 2015?
If we are aware of a risk and take it why should death of personal injury not be excluded from a voluntary contract?
Essay Question
Law & Morality + Contract Law
Essay Topic: Economic Loss
Type of Essay: Problem/Scenario Question
Exam Board: Eduqas
Marks: 25
This is a problem style question based on the tort of economic loss and negligence. The scenario is a 25 mark question suiting Eduqas A-Level Law Paper 2, Substantive Law in Practice.
This question could also be easily adapted to suit other exam boards. It would be a perfectly adequate 30 marker for AQA. It could also be shorted to make a 5 or 10 marker for AQA.
As well as the problem question itself there is also a model plan and a model answer included. This will help with marking and also student preparation and DIRT.
This is a fun game to play with your students during revision lessons. Students can also play it in small groups as part of their own revision.
Each pair/group will need a dice or an online dice roller.
How to Play
Teacher displays a case name on the board
Student 1 rolls the dice
Student 1 answers the question
If the student gets it correct they get a point
Repeat with student 2
You may want to prepare by doing a list of cases on a PowerPoint or you could use a random list generator or spin the wheel to generate cases.
This crib sheet can help support students as they study burglary.
It can be used as a homework activity, revision activity or as a way to make notes in class.
It looks great printed in colour but can also be printed in black and white.
Boxes to complete:
S 9(1)(A)
S 9(1)(B)
Entry
Building
Trespasser
Intention/Recklessness to Trespass
Ulterior Intent
Specific Offence
This crib sheet is designed to help support students who are doing their law A-Level. It has can help support whilst studying theft.
The sheet can be used as a revision activity, to help make notes in class or as a homework task.
It looks great printed in colour but also prints fine in black and white.
Boxes to complete:
Dishonest
Appropriation
Property
Belonging to Another
Intention to Permanently Deprive
Essay Topic: Vicarious Liability (Negligence)
Specification: Eduqas
Marks: 25
This is a 25 mark scenario style essay on vicarious liability. 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 question can easily be adapted to an AQA 30 Marker Scenario Question
Updated February 2023 to include decisions in Barclays, Christian Brothers and Mohamud
Essay Topic: Theft
Essay Style: Evaluation
Exam Board: Eduqas
Marks: 25
This is a 25 marker on the topic of theft. This is designed for the Eduqas Paper 3 Perspectives on Substantive Law, Criminal Law unit.
Included along with the essay question is also a model plan and a model answer. These can be used to help support your own marking and also to help support students who are struggling with planning the question or to do DIRT work.
Lesson Topic: Duty of Care & Standard of Care
Unit: Tort Law
Exam Board: OCR
Paper: Paper 2
This is a lesson on duty of care and standard of care as part of the negligence element of tort law. This lesson is designed for the OCR syllabus but could be modified to suit other exam boards.
This lesson is designed to be taught over one week and split into multiple lessons.
Included is both the teacher version (to be displayed) & student version (to be printed & handed to students). The student version has answers removed!
The lesson covers the basics of duty of care (Robinson principle) and standard of care (including modified standard of care). It also gives an overview of the paper 2 examination and gives an opportunity for both scenario and evaluation practice.
Homework activities for the week are also included
Lesson Activities
Starters: 3
Main Activities: 7
Challenge Questions: 7
Knowledge Checks: 3
Scenario Practice: 1
Plenaries: 4
Essay Topic: Statutory Interpretation
Specification: Eduqas
Marks: 15
This is a 15 mark sources of law style essay on statutory interpretation. This is designed for the Eduqas A-Level Law specification, English Legal Systems paper.
This question is one of the application style A02 questions as found on the Eduqas papers.
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: Insanity
Essay Type: Evaluation
Marks: 25
This is a 25 mark evaluation style essay on criminal defences, specifically insanity. This is designed for the Eduqas syllabus, Paper 3, Perspectives on Substantive Law paper.
Included is the essay question to be handed to students, a model answer that can be shown to students to support DIRT work and finally a model plan that can help you with marking or help students with planning.
Essay Topic: Nuisance
Specification: Eduqas
Marks: 25
This is a 25 mark scenario style essay on nuisance. 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 question can easily be adapted to an AQA 30 Marker Scenario Question
Updated February 2023 in light of the decision in Fearn v Tate Gallery