resources School and College Resources
Here are some resources that teachers can use in class, or that students can use at home to enrich their learning.
Law in a bag
A fully resourced, ready-to-use lesson that helps students understand how laws are made in the UK through an engaging legal pitch challenge. Students explore real-world issues, design their own law, and present this. The pack includes a complete lesson plan, student resources, assessment materials, and a presentation - making it easy for teachers and advisers to deliver a high-impact lesson that builds critical thinking, teamwork, and communication skills while linking learning to careers in law.
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Making memories powerful
Understanding how memory works is a key topic when studying cognitive psychology.
The resources below provide an introduction to a complex area, give some of the real world implications, and outline some strategies for enhancing memory.
Classroom resources
This factsheet on memory can be downloaded and used in your psychology classroom.
It covers how memory is processed, common factors that affect our memory and techniques to enhance it, as well as the real world implications.
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International Women’s Day
While there is still some way to go to achieve true equality for all genders, incredible strides have been made by pioneers all over the world.
The resources below provide an introduction to some key issues and champions within women’s rights. They would suit being used in PSHE classes or being set as independent tasks.
Classroom resources
Our introductory slide deck is designed to be delivered by lecturers/advisors with all the information you’ll need to introduce your students to Women’s Rights and celebrate International Women’s Day.
This sessions is ideal for raising awareness but also great for students looking to progress into Law and want do show further development in an area other than crime.
The accompanying handout can be used during the lesson or set as an independent learning task.
Further reading
We have a series of blog posts relating to women’s rights. Why not have a read and expand your understanding of the topic?
Interview with inspiring women
Hear from three inspiring women in the fields of Law and Business, including our own Vice-Chancellor and CEO Andrea Nollent.
Laws made by women or for women
Find out about five laws that mark significant victories for women in the UK.
Barrister and Women’s Equality Party co-leader
Hear from Harini Iyengar, an inspiring woman who co-leads the Women’s Equality Party (WEP).
Useful Links
Below are links to just a few brilliant resources for gender quality.
LGBTQ+ and Law
The LGBTQ+ community and law has a varied past. Until recently this included Human Rights violations within many legal system (and still continues). Luckily there are a lot of champions within the legal community paving the way to reform and equality.
The resources below provide an introduction to the wide scope of rights and legal landmarks, which can be used in PSHE classes, Law classes or set as independent study tasks.
Classroom resources
Our introductory slide deck is designed to be delivered by lecturers/advisors with all the information you’ll need to introduce your students to LGBTQ+ and Law. This is designed to introduce some of the Human Rights issues the LGBTQ+ need support with but also celebrate the break-through legal moments in history.
This sessions is ideal for raising awareness but also great for students looking to progress into Law and want do show further development in an area other than crime.
The accompanying handout can be used during the lesson or set as an independent learning task.
Further reading
We have a series of Blog posts about LGBTQ+ and Law. These are a nice way to spend a few minutes learning a little bit more about your Human Rights passion. Why not start with the below?
Sexuality in Law
Find out more about the legal profession and what Law firms are doing to make LGBTQ+ become more inclusive within the firms culture.
Interview with Helen Randall
An Interview with Senior equity partner and Diversity & Inclusion Champion at Trowers & Hamlins LLP, and Law Society’s LGBT Lawyers’ Division Committee member.
Read an Interview with Helen Randall ➔
Pride in a Pandemic
Find out about the history of Pride, pride in a pandemic, and how pride traces its roots in the rights we have today and for the inequalities we still see.
Read Pride in a Pandemic
Useful links
Below are a few useful links to organisations that work in and support the LGBTQ+ community.
Human Rights
Human rights are an individual’s rights and freedoms, which form the basis for the relationship between the government and the individual.
The resources below provide an introduction to the wide scope of Human Rights, which can be used in PSHE classes or set as independent study tasks.
Classroom resources
Our introductory slide deck is designed to be delivered by lecturers/advisors with all the information you’ll need to introduce your students to Human Rights. The accompanying handout can be used during the lesson or set as an independent learning task.
Podcast and activities
We’ve created a series of podcasts with an accompanying handout. Take a listen to these podcasts to understand a little more about different areas of human rights from experts.
- Listen to Human Rights introduction
- Listen to Black Women in the UK Justice System
- Listen to Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate crimes
The activities on the following worksheet are a good way for you to expand on what you have heard and develop your skills and knowledge.
Video: Human Rights lecture
The following 15 minute video is a highlights package of our incredibly successful Human Rights lecture series. This video contains a series of short introductions to Human Rights topics including;
Intro to Human Rights: Rik Palmer (00:00)
Black women and the Uk Prison system: Angela Charles (03:00)
Anti LGBTQ+ Hate crimes: Luke Hubbard (06:00)
Amnesty International: Shaimaa Hassan (09:00)
Q&A With presenters (12:00)
Further reading
We have a series of Blog posts about Human rights issues. These are a nice way to spend a few minutes learning a little bit more about your Human Rights passion. Why not start with the below?
Useful links
Below are a few useful links to organisations that work in and support Human Rights.
resourcesThe University of Law Podcast
The University of Law podcast features interviews and discussions on a range of topics with lecturers, students, alumni and special guests.
Career guidesFor students in Years 10-13
These handy careers guides covering law, business, criminology and policing, psychology and computer science include employability tips, examples of different jobs in each sector, and related course information. Download the guides and share with your students.
FlippedLaw and the University of Law partnership
The University of Law is delighted to announce our exclusive partnership with FlippedLaw. FlippedLaw provide high-quality, engaging, student friendly video lessons and worksheets to a growing audience of schools, colleges and students nationwide.
The partnership will allow students who want to study law the opportunity to receive support and assistance either whilst they are currently studying law or offering them support in applying to study law at University.
FlippedLaw is an ideal resource for students and teachers of A Level and BTEC Law alike, covering all A Level exam boards. It’s also very useful as a primer for those who are new to the subject and are considering studying Law at degree level.
Our detailed and accurate mini-lessons are a great way to get to grips with the complexities of the subject. Each video is accompanied by a worksheet designed to elicit understanding of the key points, and includes suggestions for wider reading to stretch and challenge students.
FlippedLaw is ideal for use by students prior to class, for consolidating a topic or for revision purposes.
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