Law

Assessment

The Law Department teaches the AQA specification for which there is no coursework element and no previous of knowledge of the subject is required. This qualification is linear which means that students will sit all their exams at the end of Year 13. There are three papers, the subject content of which is set out below: Paper 1: The nature of law and the English legal system - Criminal law Paper 2: The nature of law and the English legal system - Tort Paper 3: The nature of law and the English legal system - Contract law How it’s assessed: • Written exam: 2 hours per paper. • 100 marks each • 33% of A-Level Questions: A combination of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions.