‘The Key Cases’ Activities for A Level AQA Law

What do teachers say about this resource? (9657)

On the whole, this resource caters to a whole range of learning and teaching styles.
There are a variety of different ways that these resources can be used aside from the given instructions and save a vast amount of time and effort for teachers (old and new).

Online access of activities is a great bonus, it allows for the range of activities to be utilised in a whole larger range of ways. This is extremely useful in the age of online lessons and hybrid learning.

There is a variety in activities that caters to a wide range of learning styles.
Flashcards:
Great note to remind that they should be printed back-to-back, I’d never have clocked that. Saves paper and confusion!
Dominoes:
This is a great resource for randomising seating plans and giving the students an opportunity to get up and walk around the classroom, engaging with other students they may not have spoken to before.
Match-up:
The concept of match up caters to the learning of slightly lower-level students whilst still allowing more able students the opportunity to test themselves and check their learning.

Glossary:
The case glossary/table fill is a great opportunity for learning and revising. To push the students through learning they could complete the table in class as an activity, or outside as a pre lesson research task or post lesson recap task.
This would be useful to produce outside of cases, and utilising the method, creating a glossary out of key terminology would also be extremely useful to students.

The Learning grids are immensely helpful, they save a lot of time and effort for teachers who are just starting out, or teachers who have large numbers of students/classes.

The wide variety of activities contained within this resource are good, because they cater to the more digital minded generations, but also the differentiation that can be done within the activities themselves can cater to higher or lower-level students.

I would definitely purchase this, as it saves a great amount of time and effort for teachers. 

What do teachers say about this resource? (10940)

This resource covers the vast majority of angles. It is inclusive and adaptive, which is necessary in the classroom environment. It covers both historical and modern developments and displays these in a practical and easy to use manner. The resource is available in PDF and print form which is extremely useful for the variety of teaching and learning methods.

The first section that details the instructions/background of the resource are well thought out and give a good indication of what is to come and how to utilise these resources. There are good alternative uses for the activities that really help diversify for the day-to-day use of these. There is a extensive covering of cases across all relevant topics and a variety of original precedents and cases simply used for examples. The explanation of how to print/utilise the flashcards is extremely useful for someone who may not understand how the printing alignment works.

Placing emphasis on the case authorities used send a clear message to students that cases are an important and mandatory part of their learning process. It gives them a variety of methods to learn these cases and also to revise/check their learning. These methods cover a range of learning styles and the teacher suggestions of how to implement these resources are insightful and flexible enough to suit a wide range of teaching styles/approaches.

This resource covers a lot of important cases that explain and provide explanations for almost all main legal principles in Tort law. The resource goes beyond the specification in some areas as it adds cases from post 2017. This helps push students further and goes some way to helping them stay up to date within the 12-month leeway given.

Yes, I’d be happy to buy this resource for my students.

I found this to be an extremely useful resource, to supplement the AQA A Level Specification and textbooks. I like how it gives a summary of the cases, as using the internet to research can often give links to some websites giving entire cases, with Ratio Decidendi, Judgements etc where they only need to know and apply the facts, causing time constraints for both students and teachers.

I particularly liked the cases table with the stars for Priorities of the cases, I would maybe exercise caution for the teachers who are going to use the resources to not share that with the students as there may be some who only look at the ones with 2 stars and do not bother looking at the others and costing themselves marks in the exams. I also liked the answers given, this will be a good tool for staff to have to hand as there are a lot of cases through the entire A Level and having an Aide Memoire to hand for teaching is ideal.

This is an excellent resource to give students an overview of the cases required for the tort exam paper but also a tool to be used in Assessment for Learning techniques, group work, and retrieval practice, the possibilities for this are endless. This is an extremely valuable tool as you are given pretty much all of the Tort Cases, it is as up-to-date as possible, as far as I can see.

I think the content of the cases matches with the specification very well, with some cases being easily accessible to all whilst others clearly stretch the more able candidates into looking further into a specific topic. I also feel that the relevance and up to datedness of these cases make them ideal for pushing students to watch the news and keep abreast of legal developments ensuring that they have this resource but any other cases which they have come across themselves.

The back-to-back activities are excellent, these can be adapted in the classroom for so many instances, mini-plenaries, group tasks, and revision, I'd find these to be extremely useful and be something I didn't have to make myself.

This would be useful not only as a teaching tool but as a document to always have on hand to answer any questions about cases, refresh your own memory through a lesson or ensure you are on the same page as your students.

From the same authors of “The 'Key Cases' Activities: A Level AQA Paper 1: Criminal Law”. I loved that package. This is its equal! A comprehensive package. It provides helpful advice on prioritising case law... Extremely helpful and time-saving allowing students to check their knowledge. This package can act as a KARM resource enabling students to use cue cards to enhance memory recall... Personally, I think this is a must have package! The cue cards are excellent. The tabular presentation of case law is first class. The guidance is extremely helpful throughout the package... Will be invaluable in the classroom. I will be buying! Congratulations on another super resource!

A very good sister resource to the criminal law case grids and I would recommend teachers both new to the specification and experienced to get both to aid in their students understanding... I liked the case grids they are a strong method which students can use to consolidate their understanding... The resource has clear layout and very good descriptions of which cases are useful for which elements of the specification... This resource enables students to have more control over the key element of case law. The case grids are a useful technique in consolidating understanding. The flip cards are well designed with the photocopying instructions being very clear... The resource well matches the specification with both the key cases and those required for a high level answer are included with information provided in a clear and concise manner. These are well described with a short description coupled with the key point of law which is relating to the case. This means that student is less likely to over describe and lose time... Overall, very useful.

I think the resource pack is particularly good in terms of relevant case details which is separated into case facts, outcome and case significance, including up to date relevant case law. The student copy of the grid is very clearly set out. It will be easy for students to work with, they can adapt and use the grid for all areas of Law not just Tort. For the students who like to have a structure sheet, this resource will be ideal both in class and for homework/research tasks etc.

I liked the clear layout of the resource – easy to navigate each section; the instructions given on how the resources can be used, including the priority case sheet; the fact that cases are separated into different subtopics provides clarity to students; the different activities such as case grids, flash cards and dominoes.

The resource is good for the students to gain information on key cases, including relevant facts and points of Law etc. As students struggle with the volume of case law covered this will be good for storing key case information in a compact way, which can be ideal for revision purposes.

I think the resource matches the specification very well, lots of up-to-date case law which is lacking in some texts. The resource covers all sections required in Tort section and includes all of the key case law.

[Would you purchase this resource?] Yes, as it is good resource, especially for students getting a good grasp on case law; can be utilised and adapted in many ways for both lower and higher levels

I would commend the authors for creating an extremely comprehensive resource including a multiple range of uses.

The resource is meticulously well researched with an extensive range of cases, together with multiple ideas for learning activities.

The activities within the resource, e.g. dominoes/matchup could be used validly to enhance classroom lessons by adding fun elements as a starter or end of lesson plenaries.
Learning cases is important within the study of law and therefore the resource draws attention to the crucial need to know cases.

The resource interprets the specification extremely well by including the relevant case law required of the specification.

What do teachers say about this resource? (9656)

This resource meets its aim. [It] provides comprehensive teaching and learning activities covering the relevant cases for the criminal element of the exam in year 1 (and the AS exam). It has a variety of activities which can be worked on individually, in pairs or as a whole class. It can be used to fill in those last 10 minutes of a lesson, as a plenary or given as homework. This makes it an essential resource for any AS or Year 1 law teacher as it is both flexible and adaptable. Thank you for your hard work: this is an excellent resource which will save teachers a significant amount of time in-class and in the preparation of activity and revision resources or homework.

An important study aid for AQA Law students which provides them with key facts and legal principles in terms of relevant cases that enables them to write both descriptively and analytically. It contains plenty of varied activities to develop those skills, including match-ups, fills, dominoes and write your own glossaries. These are available on the CD as PDF files and most are provided in paper too. The activities are flexible and can be used as individual, pair or group activities in class or for independent learning and revision. The guidance for teachers is most helpful, for colleagues to cope with the problems associated with the AS/A overlap.

Students really struggle to learn cases and so this is a brilliant idea and works very well. The fact it has a focus on cases and allows students to complete gaps, do dominoes etc... giving a variety of activities is good. It will be really useful in lessons and for independent work so students can build up their knowledge and understanding of cases which is vital to success in Law.

What do teachers say about this resource? (12135)

I love this resource. I am returning to teaching Law having had a break for 5 years - this resource is helped me identify the recent changes... This is a comprehensive package... Extremely helpful. The switch to cue cards from page 80 is extremely helpful and time saving allowing students to check their knowledge. This addition is a very useful. This package can act as a KARM resource enabling students to use cue cards to enhance memory recall. It also provide excellent case summaries, presented appropriately... The cue cards are excellent. The tabular presentation of case law is first class. This resource, alongside other resources, will be invaluable in the classroom. I will be buying! Its focus on case law is specific and appropriate... A great resource. Congratulations to the authors. Super resource.

On the whole, this resource caters to a whole range of learning and teaching styles.
There are a variety of different ways that these resources can be used aside from the given instructions and save a vast amount of time and effort for teachers (old and new).

Online access of activities is a great bonus, it allows for the range of activities to be utilised in a whole larger range of ways. This is extremely useful in the age of online lessons and hybrid learning.

There is a variety in activities that caters to a wide range of learning styles.
Flashcards:
Great note to remind that they should be printed back-to-back, I’d never have clocked that. Saves paper and confusion!
Dominoes:
This is a great resource for randomising seating plans and giving the students an opportunity to get up and walk around the classroom, engaging with other students they may not have spoken to before.
Match-up:
The concept of match up caters to the learning of slightly lower-level students whilst still allowing more able students the opportunity to test themselves and check their learning.

Glossary:
The case glossary/table fill is a great opportunity for learning and revising. To push the students through learning they could complete the table in class as an activity, or outside as a pre lesson research task or post lesson recap task.
This would be useful to produce outside of cases, and utilising the method, creating a glossary out of key terminology would also be extremely useful to students.

The Learning grids are immensely helpful, they save a lot of time and effort for teachers who are just starting out, or teachers who have large numbers of students/classes.

The wide variety of activities contained within this resource are good, because they cater to the more digital minded generations, but also the differentiation that can be done within the activities themselves can cater to higher or lower-level students.

I would definitely purchase this, as it saves a great amount of time and effort for teachers.

Good... A useful pack of the key cases... It is well matched [to the specification] with clear links to the key cases.