COURSES
Specialist distance learning courses designed to expand your curriculum and enable your students to gain valuable qualifications in specialist subjects.
Requirements
In order to enjoy and experience the full range of features offered by our bespoke learning platform, students will require the following:
Internet access.
A computer with webcam.
A headset with integrated microphone.
Access to Microsoft Teams.
A school or college email address.
An EVOLVE username and password.
An electronic or physical folder to store and organise resources and notes.
An exercise book or paper to make notes.
The course textbook (the ISBN Number of the appropriate text will be provided to you).
A positive and resilient attitude to learning.
A willingness to be challenged.
TIMETABLE
All our courses run for the full academic year and lessons take place at the same time each week (excluding bank holidays and school holidays). Lessons are an hour in length and run between 8am – 5pm Monday to Thursday. No lessons take place during lunch (12pm – 1pm). It is recommended that our examination courses have five hours of guided learning per week. Enrichment courses have no set time requirement but it is recommended students spend at least one hour per week progressing through the course content. Notwithstanding a timetable booking clash you are free to choose when your lessons take place.
COURSE FEES
Our courses are competitively priced and represent excellent value for money. The costs are for one academic year but split into two sections. Firstly a 20% non-refundable deposit of the quoted price is required to secure a booking. The remaining 80% is payable by monthly invoiced instalments from September to July of the teaching academic year. Costs are calculated upon specific customer requirements.
Contact us today to discuss your needs and we can create the perfect costing option for you. If you qualify for any discount or special offer relating to course fees this applies to your monthly invoiced installments only. The full 20% deposit is still required to secure a booking.
LEVEL 3 COURSES
CRIMINOLOGY
This course follows the WJEC Level 3 Criminology specification.
Recommended pre-requisite – English Language and Literature GCSE Level 4 and above.
This course develops students’ independence, research and problem-solving skills through four units studied over two years. Knowledge and skills are tested through a combination of internal controlled assessment (Unit 1 and 3) and external examination (Unit 2 and 4). Units 1 and 2 are assessed at the end of the first year and Units 3 and 4 at the end of the second.
Unit 1 provides students with an understanding of how campaigns for change can influence law making. Unit 2 considers a variety of criminological theories and asks how effective they are in explaining the causes of criminal behaviour. Upon successful completion of these units students will receive an Applied Certificate in Criminology. However, they can choose to continue into year 2 and obtain an Applied Diploma in Criminology after completing the full two year course.
In Unit 3 students develop the understanding and skills needed to examine information in order to review the justice of verdicts in criminal cases. Finally, in Unit 4, students will learn about the criminal justice system in England and Wales and how it operates to achieve social control.
UNIT 1
Changing awareness of crime
What are the different types of crime people commit?
Why do some crimes go unreported?
How is crime portrayed in the media?
How are crime statistics collected and interpreted?
How have campaigns and the media impacted criminal law?
Create and justify a campaign for change in the law.
UNIT 2
UNIT 3
UNIT 4
A LEVEL COURSES
LAW
This course follows the AQA A Level Law specification.
Recommended pre-requisite – English Language and Literature GCSE Level 5 and above.
The course develops the student’s analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills. It is examined at the end of second year by three 2hr papers, each of equal weighting.
We progress through the curriculum by splitting it into three units. The first unit develops knowledge and understanding of the Law-making process and Legal System together with an evaluation of its operation and performance. The second unit introduces aspects of substantive law (criminal law, tort law and contract law) and requires an application of the law to scenario-based questions. Finally, in unit three, we engage in a conceptual evaluation of the law in relation to justice, morality and society.
Unit 1
Law-making and the Legal System
How does Parliament make laws?
Who else has the power to make laws?
How are laws interpreted?
What is the role of judges in law making?
How are our laws kept relevant?
What impact does the EU have on our legal system?
Introduction to civil law and civil courts
How can disputes be resolved without going to court?
How do criminal courts operate?
What factors impact sentencing of offenders?
Who are magistrates?
What is the role of a jury?
How do you become a ‘lawyer’?
What is the judiciary?
How to overcome barriers to justice.
Unit 2
Unit 3
ENRICHMENT COURSES
LAW
There are no set prerequisites for this course although it is recommended that students achieve at least a grade 4 in English Language, Literature and ITC GCSE.
This course would suit a student who has a general interest in law who may not already be taking the full A Level Law course. This enrichment course will be distinct from the full A Level Law course and although it will touch on some similar topics will also look at other areas such as the police and employment law.
This course is completely flexible and can be completed at a pace suitable for the individual student. We suggest in order to make progress towards completing the full course students engage in the material for at least one hour per week although there is no set time requirement.
This is an independent course hosted on our bespoke learning platform and consists mainly of activity based learning. Course materials will be provided and are in a range of formats to cater to a variety of learning styles.
There is no formal examination, however students will receive completion certificates in recognition of topics and/or units of study completed.
Unit 1
What is law and why do we need it?
How do we define law?
Why do we need law?
How can we classify and group different laws or are all laws the same in terms of value?
How are laws made?
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
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