WJEC GCE LAW AS A Level Preparation This

WJEC GCE LAW AS / A Level Preparation

This is the material from the specification. It offers guidance as to what can be expected. . See the Specification http: //www. wjec. co. uk/quali fications/law/r-law-gce 2017/wjec-gce-law-specfrom 2017%20(09. 08. 2016). pdf? la nguage_id=1 Resources are available here and on the Law WJEC website http: //resources. wjec. co. uk/ Pages/Resource. By. Args. aspx? sub. Id=55&lvl. Id=0

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES Learners must: AO 1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of legal rules and principles AO 2 Apply legal rules and principles to given scenarios in order to present a legal argument using appropriate legal terminology AO 3 Analyse and evaluate legal rules, principles, concepts and issues

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES

Units for AS Level There are two units: • Unit 1 – The Nature of Law and the Welsh and English Legal Systems • Unit 2 – The law of Tort Each will be considered separately. There will be opportunity for discussion.

Unit 1: The Nature of Law and the English Legal System (80 marks) • There are 2 compulsory questions on the Nature of Law and the English Legal System • There are two further questions from a choice of options in Section A and also Section B of the examination paper • The examination will last 1 hour 45 minutes

Unit 2: The law of Tort (60 marks) • All questions are compulsory • Questions 1, 2 & 3 assesses AO 1 • Question 4 assesses AO 2 • Question 5 assesses A 03 • There are 1 hour and 30 minutes allocated • It is probably wise to allocate more time to questions 4 & 5 because they involves the higher level skills

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The WJEC resources website A range of resources for the examination can be found on the website http: //resources. wjec. co. uk/Pages/Resource. By. Args. aspx? sub. Id=55&lvl. Id=0 Don’t forget that WJEC has a vast amount of resources and support for all their examination subjects, so explore the whole website if you teach another subject area

WJEC Teacher’s Guide A teacher’s guide is available and it covers all the topics on the new specifications. There is a range of features, for example, key points that will indicate key teaching points, the skills that can be developed in the topic, a short teaching activity to set the scene for learners, or to revise a topic. There are internal web links to featured sites and links to useful external sources for learners and teachers to use. http: //www. wjec. co. uk/qualifications/law/r-law-gce 2017/WJEC%20 GCE%20 Law%20 Teachers%20 Guide. pdf? language_id=1

Key areas of concern: Opportunity for discussion • What do delegates feel are the key challenges within their own centres? • What particular skills should centres be encouraging in their candidates? • How can teaching time be allocated to cover both skills and content?

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