Law

Course summary

Law underpins the smooth running of our society and culture from birth to marriage to death and beyond. The Law curriculum, and the way it is designed and delivered, enables our students to understand what is going on in the world, with the interaction between law, morals, justice, and society and helps them to break it down so that they can make sense of it. Our aim in Law is to inspire and challenge our students to ensure that they all strive for excellence and thus fulfill their potential. We aim to cultivate a love of the subject that propels students toward a future interest in the law. We aim to provide our students with legal knowledge and understanding of the English legal system, legal concepts, and substantive areas of law including criminal, tort, and contract law, that they can wield in their future study of law and other subjects. Students will also develop essential transferable key skills that will widen their intellectual horizons by enabling them to progress to most degree courses, apprenticeships, or careers. These include problem-solving, analysis, critical thinking, and reasoning skills. Through the support given, students will also develop resilience, empathy, and a strong social conscience, thus helping to develop creative, empowered young people who can participate confidently and successfully in society. Students will learn to think rationally and logically and will be able to apply these skills to their written work to compose high-quality, succinct, and accurate answers, as well as be able to apply legal authority to scenarios. Emphasis is also placed on debate and oral rehearsal of opinions and ideas through discussions, which are an integral part of the curriculum. This enables students to develop their reasoning skills so that they can confidently articulate their own opinions and interrogate arguments to question and evaluate the answers they receive or generate effectively. They will thus be able to gain academic success and enter the world of higher education or work with the necessary communication and literacy skills to enable them to thrive in an increasingly competitive world.