Study Law in a live, specialist Sixth Form classroom.
Law at iBOS develops legal institutions, legal reasoning and the relationship between rules, rights and society, connecting specification knowledge to feedback, examination readiness and the student’s next destination.
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Knowledge · dialogue · feedback · mastery
What students study in Law
Knowledge · dialogue · feedback · mastery
The course develops legal institutions, legal reasoning and the relationship between rules, rights and society. The current Pearson specification controls assessed content and the school confirms its sequence for each cohort.
Legal systems and sources of law
Criminal law
Corporate or civil-law contexts
Legal reasoning, application and evaluation
How live teaching develops understanding
Students identify legal issues, apply principles to scenarios and construct reasoned conclusions. Live questioning makes each step explicit.
Assessment and examination route
The Pearson Edexcel IAL follows a modular, externally examined route; the current specification defines its units and content.
University and career progression
Law supports law, politics, international relations, business and humanities, although it is not normally required for a university law degree.
Is this the right subject?
Precise reading, structured writing, memory for authority and confidence applying principles to unfamiliar facts are valuable. Choice must also consider the complete combination, workload and intended university requirements.
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03 · OutcomePlan assessment and examinations
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