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QED LAW REVISION SEMINARS 2011
QED LAW revision seminars take place at University College London and are open to students on all LLB and GDL programmes. There is a choice of dates in March, April and May 2011
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“I will certainly recommend these seminars to fellow students for next year. They have been invaluable.” Angela Dack, LLB, University of Essex
“The revision seminar was the perfect complement to the final stages of exam preparation. I think we all emerged ready to tackle our revision with increased confidence and enthusiasm. I thoroughly recommend it.” Simon Ramsden, GDL, BPP Law School
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“Tort was truly wonderful. I wish the lecturer had been a tutor at my College. We covered a terrific amount of material and she gave us a framework for answering any question. Contract was great, excellent on the cases and very helpful on exam technique and the lecturer for Trusts was superb. These weekends have been worth every penny.” Anne Mannion, GDL, College of Law
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I would certainly recommend the seminars (and I have done so!). They are helpful and provide one with that last minute insight in how to actually structure the exam script. Thank you for organising them! Fizza Kadiwal, LLB, University of London (External) (2008)
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LLB / BA LAW EXAMINATION MARKS BY SUBJECT 2009/10
QED LAW will shortly be publishing information about the average examination marks awarded in 2009/10 for each of the individual core subjects on Law courses at UK universities. The data shows:
(a) the average mark attained by students sitting the first examination in each subject in the academic year 2009/10 and (b) the percentage of students attaining an examination mark of 40 or above in the first examination for each of the subjects in the academic year 2009/10
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To view marks by subject for academic year 2007/8 please click: LAW MARKS BY SUBJECT 2007/8
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Complaints by law students to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator.
In its recent report the Office of the independent Adjudicator (OIA) revealed that it had received 900 complaints in 2008, of which 734 were eligible for review under the OIA rules – a 22% increase on the previous year. The largest number of complaints were received from students on Business & Administrative Studies(148), subjects allied to Medicine (116) and Law (115) courses. The OIA is the body responsible for handling complaints by students against higher education institutions after the universities internal complaints procedures have been exhausted. QED Law has made requests to universities in England & Wales for information concerning the number of complaints made by law students since 2004. To read the information received check by university name in list on the right >>>.
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LLB DEGREE INFLATION
The tables show the universities with the largest increases and decreases in the percentage of LLB graduates awarded firsts and upper seconds. I have used the expression ‘degree inflation’ to describe this relative change but the reasons for the increase in the higher awards are not clear. Some contend that the increase truly is inflationary in that it is a result of pressures on university academics to upgrade degrees and not a reflection of better performance. The pressure is believed to come from two sources; the institutions – which are concerned with their position in league tables and from students who, as they now pay for their courses, are more likely to complain if they do not get the level of award they expect. Facing these twin demands examiners have – reluctantly, according to this view, – become more generous in their marking…
Read >>. LLB DEGREE INFLATION
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PASS RATES FOR GDL, LPC and BVC
QED LAW has published information about the pass rates on the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) / Common Professional Examination (CPE), Legal Practice Course (LPC) and Bar Vocational Course (BVC) at each of the course providers. The GDL and LPC tables show the percentage of students awarded a ‘distinction’, ‘commendation’ or pass at the first attempt. The equivalent BVC classifications are ‘outstanding’, ‘very competent’ and ‘competent’. In addition the percentage failing / failing to complete the course at the first attempt is given.
The tables are linked from the UNIVERSITY TABLE PASS RATES
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LLB LEAGUE TABLE
This table shows the percentage of LLB students at each of the universities indicated who graduated in 2007 with either a first or an upper second.
Have a look at the LLB LEAGUE TABLE
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This course was very helpful.. esp for me as I am an external student. It did really help me understand how to approach exam questions.
There does not seem any data available on the pass rate for part time courses in comparison with full-time courses, particularly from the BPP and the College of Law.
It is difficult to guage therefore which institutes provide better training and facilities for their part-time students. Is there a level playing field and are the pass-rates are influenced by the very lucrative training contracts these institutions have received from major solicitor firms.
The law society which guages standards of legal education stated that this was upto the institutions. I think is not right at all. I believe the data should be available to guage whether or not to do the part-time courses and whether part-time students fare worse at any institute.