A weighted PORTFOLIO
The portfolio is expected to include:
- A presentation on an element of the English Legal System (30%)
- A written exercise on an element of the English Legal System (30%)
- A personal development statement & reflection on skills development and review areas for further personal career development especially those focusing on skills essential for the study of Law (40%)

There are formative assessment points during the semester for the student to receive feedback on their personal development statement/review and progress from an assigned tutor. This will give them an indication of their current performance in relation to the Learning Outcomes before submitting the PDS and reflection on skills summative assessment. This part of the portfolio is submitted at the end of the module for assessment.

The student will be expected to attend a number of events attended as directed by the module team and some will be drawn from events/activities embedded within other Level 4 modules, Law School and University events along with external events. These events may vary according to student need and timing of occurrence, but will be considered as being suitable and beneficial learning opportunities. Each Portfolio entry will involve a description of the event, what was learnt from it and how it impacts on a student's aspirations/ thoughts on the development of career skills. Students should also draw on personal learning from across their programme.

Tutors will determine the number of events to be included in the Portfolio, which will be communicated to the student at the outset of the module. Specific references should be made in the reflective portfolio to describe international/global aspects relating to either their study programme and/or to events attended and their relevance in the global context.

To pass the module, students must achieve an overall mark of at least 40%.

The module is designed to provide law and non-law students with the necessary legal knowledge, learning, lawyering as well as employability and personal enhancement skills to facilitate their current and future study of law. The module will focus on:

- court structure
- statutory interpretation
- doctrine of precedent
- legal personnel and key legal concepts
- funding
- reforms
- key instruments that affect the English Legal System
- key legal skills such as, research, referencing and academic writing
- practical skills such as communication skills
- the module will also develop employability skills.

In addition student should attend a series of events (minimum of 4). These will be assessed in the student’s reflection. These may include:
- University-wide events and lectures - programme specific and/or industry related to any area of the University curriculum,
- Events external to the University which are either relevant to the core Law Programmes and/or of interest to the student (e.g. plays/films/concerts, public lectures, court visits, law competitions, exhibitions)

During the teaching of the module students will attend both large group session of one hour per week and small group session of two hours per week.
Self-directed study will provide the student with the opportunity to prepare for small group work and to carry out independent research as well as team working.

Whole group: (22 hours). The teaching sessions will take place in Teaching Block 1 and Teaching Block 2.
These sessions will provide detailed information and a critique of the legal system and skills. As well as allowing external speakers to contribute to the SGEP

The structured programme of lectures will lead to:
Small Group Sessions: (38 hours)
These sessions will test the students' knowledge and understanding of the material covered in the Whole Group and Independent Learning Sessions.
The study guide will provide a detailed programme including reading for each session.
These sessions will involve group discussions and collaborative tasks. The emphasis is upon 'learning by doing', where learning takes place through personal experience, social interaction and reflection. The learning programme is reflecting the view that learning can take place outside as well as inside the classroom. It will facilitate interaction with the world of business as the module progresses. In addition, students will also have the opportunity to 'try out' these skills within their own subject specialism.

Independent Study: (240 hours)
Both the whole and small group sessions will require the student to undertake study to further enhance their knowledge and understanding. The independent study will also provide the student with preparation time for research materials for small group sessions. Students will be expected to draw on materials from the other Level 4 modules.

This learning strategy is also underpinned by a Skills Focus Day within Level Four welcome week. This lays the foundations for the development of the skills programme over the rest of the year and constitutes an event for the purposes of the SGEP.

TOTAL LEARNING TIME 300 hours

Access to appropriate texts, legislation and case law.
Module study guide.
Computing facilities will be needed to access material available on the web and specialist on-line databases.
Students Union's Enterprise Society/ NACUE (National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs) and SAP (Students Union Students as Academic Partners) Employability Skills Project
External speakers and organisations
Access to the Internet
Access to Blackboard/vle

Wilson et al English Legal System Directions (OUP 2014)
Finch and Fafinski Legal Skills (OUP 2013)