AS/A Level GCE (for first teaching in 2008) Law - H134 H534

FAQs

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A. This specification will essentially remain the same apart from the changes stipulated by QCA.

A. This will allow for more integrated teaching and allow candidates a better and more holistic appreciation of the English Legal System and the chosen area of substantive law.

A. Candidates did not perform well on this question and always found it difficult to answer. However, in addition to the particular substantive theme, the underlying theme of the development of law remains.

A. The assessment of this specification requires candidates to demonstrate the application of legal rules, legal reasoning, problem solving and essay writing.

A. No. All assessment is by written examination.

A. Yes. In response to centre demand, OCR will be publishing past papers for live specifications on the OCR website. These will be free of charge and will start to become available for current specifications this Autumn (2007).

A. OCR is working in partnership with individual publishers for different subject groups. Comprehensive resources are being developed by these Publishing Partners and others to support the specification and complement the support available from OCR. For details of our partners view the support page.

A. Schemes of work and lesson plans can be downloaded from the OCR website. The materials will be available in fixed PDF format, for reference purposes, and also in Word format, so that teachers can adapt the materials for their own use. Materials will become available over the Autumn and Spring terms 2007.