Consultation outcome

AS and A level reform: regulations for law

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 19 February 2016
• Last updated: 13 May 2016 — See all updates

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Decisions on Conditions and guidance for AS and A level Law

Ref: Ofqual/16/5981

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Detail of outcome

We have decided to confirm the majority of our consultation proposals, but we have made changes to our guidance on assessment objectives.

Prompted by consultation feedback, we have looked again at the way we have defined some of the words and terms - such as ‘legal principles’ and ‘legal concepts’ - used in our assessment objectives. On reflection, we think our proposed definitions could have led to confusion, or inadvertently restricted assessments.

We have therefore decided to remove our proposed definitions, and instead clarify that these terms are aspects of subject content.

Feedback received

Analysis of Responses to our Consultation on Conditions and Guidance for AS and A level Law

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Detail of feedback received

We received six responses to the consultation – four from organisations and two from individuals.

One organisation did not comment directly on our proposals, but instead provided general comments on the process for reform of GCSEs, AS and A levels.

The other respondents broadly supported our proposals, but did comment on:

• the wording of our assessment objectives (which was outside the scope of the consultation)
• some of the definitions used in our guidance on assessment objectives

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Original consultation

Summary

A consultation on rules and guidance for new AS and A levels in law.

This consultation ran from
1:15pm on 19 February 2016 to 11:45pm on 18 March 2016

Consultation description

This consultation is about the rules and guidance we plan to put in place for new AS and A levels in law. These rules will apply to the new law AS and A levels that will be taught in schools in England from September 2017.

This consultation takes forward decisions made following our earlier consultation ‘Developing new GCSEs, AS and A Levels for first teaching in 2017 - Part 2’, and is part of Ofqual’s work supporting the government’s changes to GCSEs, AS and A levels.

Documents

AS and A level Law – Consultation on Conditions and guidance

Ref: Ofqual/16/5839

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Published 19 February 2016
Last updated 13 May 2016 + show all updates

1. 13 May 2016

   Published consultation feedback and outcome

2. 19 February 2016

   First published.