Activity Packs for A Level OCR Law

What do teachers say about this resource? (11958)

Very good resource. An excellent range of activities, from one-word answers to full scenario questions - range and variety that could be used effectively in class or set as individual study tasks.

The clear bullet point lists are a very helpful introduction to each section - helpfully and clearly presenting important information.
Helpful identification if key/specific vocabulary, especially words that have a different application in law, e.g. assault. Charging Standards chart is particularly useful in adding contextual information for understanding and analysing scenarios.

Broad range of activities enhances learning by giving range and flexibility to teachers and learners.
The addition of more frequent cases adds relevance and makes a change from the "text book" cases.
The mini scenarios are potentially very useful for consolidating understanding and promoting class discussion.
The separate lists/activities on key cases are helpful, as this is another skill that students can find challenging.

The use of flow charts, either completed ones or ones left blank for completion, should encourage factual retention and also provide a method of approaching scenario questions. This is also true of the "fill in the gaps" activities, which test knowledge but also offer a support for writing.

Particularly helpful is the way that problems and reform suggestions are included as an integral part of the learning. Some resources have evaluation topics as a separate section of learning. This approach of introducing evaluation ideas from the very start is a very effective way of approaching the evaluation essay question, which often causes difficulties for OCR students.

Overall there is a good balance between supporting AO1 learning and providing opportunities for supported AO2 and AO3 activities.

I would happily recommend it to my students, and would use it in class on a regular basis.

I believe on the whole it provides students with everything that they need to understand the topic.

I like the charging standards page; that is visually engaging and helpful. I also like the offences separated on different pages. The reforms are very helpful. Most of the activities are engaging and visually appealing.

I believe this would enhance learning for students who have missed learning on the topic, or need to complete additional reading on it to cement understanding. This could also be a great independent booklet for flipped learning style. Likewise this provides activities for teachers to test learning - the main aim of the resource.

I do really like the visual style of all other activities.

The content is incredibly helpful and matches the specification.

The activities are suited for their intended purpose as starters, plenaries etc. for A level students studying on the A level course. Activities enable student to practice recall of key information, which is essential for success in the exam. It is good that some of the activities can be done in pairs/small groups. Low stakes Quizzes are a useful teaching tool but can take time to produce.

Topics are covered correctly and emphasis is placed on the two main skills the students need for this topic which is both application to problem questions and evaluation of the law.

The activities which require students to say what the legal principle from the case is are very useful as the exam board has put more emphasis on student knowing this more than the case law itself. If students can set out correctly the legal principles from the cases they can access higher mark bands.

The activities are suitably worded, I particularly liked the scenario-based activities especially (as on p 43 ) the activity requires them to provide evidence from the scenario itself. Students really need to tie their answers to the scenario in the exam to gain the full marks available for Ao2 application. At lot of students do not do this and miss out on marks so the activity really helps to reinforce this skill.

I would use some of the basic activities such as word scrambles, guess the case etc. as starters or plenaries as they are good opportunities to practice recall and fit in with metacognition teaching techniques. The scenarios, I would use as independent study/homework tasks. The research activities could be used in class as an extension activity to stretch and challenge students or again as independent study tasks. As the resource is available electronically it allows teachers the flexibility to use elements on class smart boards or power points or develop handouts for students to use, this versatility is very useful.

Useful for basic activities, resources have detailed instructions and match up well.

Useful activities to consolidate learning - especially so for lower level learners.

Matches fully using cases that are identified in OCR resources and on mark schemes.

What do teachers say about this resource? (11289)

This is a very useful pack for experienced and non-specialist teachers [with] clear and concise diagrams, clear case citations and ratios and activities are simple, but very effective.

Compliments the OCR Law book 1 textbook, which many teachers use. It also slots into existing lessons easily.

[Would you purchase this resource] Yes and I would recommended to NQT and experienced teachers.

Generally it was a very useful and detailed resource.
Really accessible layout – very user friendly. Bright & colourful which is accessible for students.

[Matches the specification] very well – the activities are well matched to the required knowledge of the course. I don’t think there is anymore that could be done – it also is very detailed in areas of the specification I wouldn’t normally spend a lot of time on – which means that teachers could pick and choose what is most useful to them.

A very detailed and thorough look at General Elements of Criminal Liability.

The activities and model answers; case games like 'who wants to be a millionaire' are very interactive; fun and useful for establishing early tricky criminal law concepts.