Law

Curriculum Vision

We believe that understanding the Law helps us to understand the world around us. Everyone is affected by the law. Knowledge of the law can give people more control over their lives and more confidence in their dealings with others. People should be aware of their rights under the law and, equally, of their legal duty to respect the rights of others.  

Studying Law helps us to problem-solve and to ensure that our opinion is always supported by an accurate application of the law.

As well as learning the law itself, we are able to think conceptually and to examine the purpose of the law itself and the underlying principles that have shaped the development of the law today.

We want our students to feel empowered and confident to believe that they can have a career in law if that is their ambition. We want our students to feel safe and protected and to know their legal rights beyond the curriculum. For example, to know basic employment law and their rights under stop and search.

Students will have been exposed to the real life situations that may occur and may be beyond their  lived experience. We will actively teach them the vocabulary to make sense of the world around them.

Curriculum Intent

During the course we attend criminal trials, watch law documentaries, read about legal professionals and their career path and meet visiting speakers. We maintain contact with ex-Langley students who have gone onto further study of Law. We want our students to see themselves reflected in others.

The cases we study involve real people and discussions about what is fair, just and morally right. The course encourages students to develop the skills necessary to analyse and solve problems. The main way that students are assessed in the exam is in being given problem scenarios where they are expected to explain how the law applies to that situation. In legal writing, we value an ability to write precisely and concisely.

A video introduction to our Law course in LPGS6 (our co-educational Sixth Form)

 

On the course you will study:

  • The English legal system: the different types of law, people in the law, legal institutions and legal careers and how to defend a prosecution or how to resolve a civil dispute.

  • Crime: fatal (murder and manslaughter) and non-fatal offences (common assault, actual bodily harm, wounding, grievous bodily harm), theft and robbery and defences that may be argued.

  • Civil law: negligence, nuisance, occupiers’ liability and contract law. You will learn about your rights as a consumer.

Skills Required:

A good standard of written English is required along with an ability to be organised and logical.

Method of Assessment:

This is assessed through 100% external examinations at the end of the two-year course. There are three two-hour written exam papers.

Progression:

Studying Law at A-Level provides a sound qualification for any degree discipline and a good foundation for the study of law in Higher Education. Career opportunities are very wide-ranging and would especially include careers in law, business, the Civil Service, the police force, banking, insurance or finance. Many of our students study law at university or start a legal apprenticeship.