Law A Level

Applications Open: 21st November 2025 (9.00am)

Applications Close: 13th February 2026 (4.00pm)

How to apply:

- All INTERNAL applicants MUST apply via Applicaa using this link (coming soon!)

- All EXTERNAL applicants MUST apply via Kent Choices using this link https://www.kentprospectus.co.uk/login

- All correspondence between learners and the school after an application is made will be via Applicaa.

- All applicants (internal and external) will be invited in for a 1-1 guidance meeting.

- Those who have a successful guidance meeting will be offered a place to study at St John's Sixth Form from September 2026.

Course Details

Have you ever wanted to read about when you could sue someone? What the difference in law is between murder and manslaughter? What legal defences can be used? Then look no further. You could develop your analytical ability and problem-solving skills by studying A-Level Law. By learning some of the fundamental legal rules and then practicing applying those to legal scenarios, you will become a student with valuable critical thinking.

In this course, your will develop the ability to digest large complex texts. Your writing style will mature as you write essays that build convincing legal arguments to support your thinking. You will also be writing about some of the controversies that rock the legal system today, such as law reform, human rights, and morality.

1. Modules Studied

Unit 1: The nature of law and the English legal system.

Unit 2: Criminal law.

Unit 3: Tort

Unit 4: Human rights

Large parts of units 1, 2 and 3 is studied in Year 12, with the remaining parts of these units and the entirety of human rights being studied in Year 13. Assessment

The full A-Level will be assessed at the end of the two-year period of study:

-Paper 1: Criminal Law and the English legal system

-Paper 2: Tort and the English legal system

-Paper 3: Human rights and the English legal system

Each A level paper is 2 hours long and worth 100 marks (total: 300 marks).

Entry Requirements:

A minimum of 5 subjects at GCSE Grade 5/BTEC Level 2 Pass or higher:

Including

• Grade 6 in GCSE English.

• Grade 6 in either History, Geography or RE.

• Grade 4 in Mathematics

Possible Career Opportunities

• Solicitor

• Barrister

• Civil Service

• Teaching

• Consultancy and research

• Journalism

• Stockbroker

The skills gained from studying law are wide and potential careers extend beyond those listed.