BTEC National Applied Law
Bridging Tasks
Task 1:
One of the biggest challenges BTEC Applied Law students face is the speed at which they need to
type to maximise time in exams and in completing their coursework.
Therefore, the first of you bridging units is a typing course.
Learn Touch Typing Free - TypingClub click on the link and you can work your way through a touch
type course. This will help you in all your subjects. It must be done on a laptop or PC. Not a phone!
Task 2:
Most of the law you see on TV will be either criminal law or not explained at all. This is also
true of real law cases you read in the news. As a law student, one of the first things you have
to do is be able to identify different types of law. There are two main types: civil and criminal.
They are different in many ways. Your first task is to find out the following differences:
Civil Law Criminal Law
.
Purpose (what do
people use it for?)
Outcomes and remedies
Who starts the case?
What is each side called
in the case?
How much proof is
needed to win?
How are case names
written?
, What words are used
for the decisions made?
What are the courts of
first instance for each
type?
Examples of cases in the
news
Task 3:
People are very important in law. Above is a diagram of the people involved in a Magistrates’
Court case. Your job is to find out for each one:
1. What role they have in a case
2. What qualifications they need to have.
Bridging Tasks
Task 1:
One of the biggest challenges BTEC Applied Law students face is the speed at which they need to
type to maximise time in exams and in completing their coursework.
Therefore, the first of you bridging units is a typing course.
Learn Touch Typing Free - TypingClub click on the link and you can work your way through a touch
type course. This will help you in all your subjects. It must be done on a laptop or PC. Not a phone!
Task 2:
Most of the law you see on TV will be either criminal law or not explained at all. This is also
true of real law cases you read in the news. As a law student, one of the first things you have
to do is be able to identify different types of law. There are two main types: civil and criminal.
They are different in many ways. Your first task is to find out the following differences:
Civil Law Criminal Law
.
Purpose (what do
people use it for?)
Outcomes and remedies
Who starts the case?
What is each side called
in the case?
How much proof is
needed to win?
How are case names
written?
, What words are used
for the decisions made?
What are the courts of
first instance for each
type?
Examples of cases in the
news
Task 3:
People are very important in law. Above is a diagram of the people involved in a Magistrates’
Court case. Your job is to find out for each one:
1. What role they have in a case
2. What qualifications they need to have.
