AQA
A-level Law
Spec 7162Core content
- The nature of law and the English legal system
- Criminal law
- Tort
Optional content
- Choose one: the law of contract; human rights
Case law, statute interpretation and legal reasoning with clarity.
Boards vary by tutor. Each tutor profile lists the boards they teach.
Law teaches students how the English legal system is built, how judges and Parliament make law, and how the rules apply to real situations. Success comes from accurate case knowledge and disciplined application to a problem question.
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Two years covering the legal system, law making and substantive law, with a choice of specialist areas.
A-level Law
Spec 7162Core content
Optional content
A Level Law
Spec H418Core content
Optional content
Eduqas A Level Law
Core content
Optional content
International routes for students studying outside the UK system.
International Advanced Level in Law
Spec YLA1Core content
Optional content
None. All content is compulsory.
Pearson Edexcel offers Law as an International Advanced Level rather than a UK A Level.
Pearson Edexcel official specificationopens in a new tabCambridge International AS & A Level Law
Spec 9084Core content
Optional content
None. All content is compulsory.
Exam providers (also called awarding bodies or exam boards) set the specification a student is examined on.
Lessons are online, one to one or in a small group, scheduled around the student. Every tutor is a subject specialist who teaches the specification the student is sitting.