Law at Blackfen encourages students to take a broad view of the law and to appreciate the relationship between different aspects of the subject.
Students learn about the different types of law, those involved in its creation, the structures and institutions which govern the English Legal System and the concepts of morality and justice which found it.
AQA A-level Law / Code 2160
Year 12
| Term | Unit(s) of Work | Summary |
| Autumn term 1 | Unit 1 LAW01 Law Making and the Legal System | Law Making and the Legal System provides a sound introduction to how the law is made, exploring how laws arise and those involved in creating them, e.g. the Houses of Parliament and judges. |
| Autumn Term 2 | | In the second part of this unit, students examine how the legal system works, covering the different types of courts and its alternatives, the professions within the legal system and the ways in which access to justice is ensured. |
| Spring Term 1 | Unit 2 LAW 02 Concepts of Liability | The 'real law' element, covering criminal liability for non-fatal offences against the person; the criminal court system and sentencing. |
| Spring Term 2 | | Tort Law of Negligence. The elements for a claim in negligence; the civil court system and issues of damages. |
| Summer Term 1 | Unit 3 LAW03 Criminal Law (Offences against the Person) | Introduction to the fatal offences and general defences. |
| Summer Term 2 | | |
Year 13
| Term | Unit(s) of Work | Summary |
| Autumn term | Unit 3 LAW03 Criminal Law (Offences against the Person) | Fatal offences against the person (murder and manslaughter). General defences. Evaluation and critical analysis of substantive law |
| Spring Term 1 | Unit 4 LAW04 Criminal Law (Offences against Property) or Tort, and Concepts of Law | Negligence product liability, medical care, pure economic loss, negligent misstatement, psychiatric harm. Occupiers’ Liability Nuisance Vicarious Liability Remedies Damages |
| Spring Term 2 | | Concepts of Law Law and Morals Law and Justice Judicial Creativity Consideration of the balance between the roles of Parliament and the judiciary. Fault The meaning and importance of fault in civil and/or criminal law. |