The EPQ was extremely valuable to me, without it I'm almost certain I would not have got into my first choice university to read Law.   more »

   

Please see details of textbooks you will need for AS Law, AS Citizenship, AS Politics, A2 Criminal Law, and/or A2 Politics (click on the book image to order from Amazon).   more »

Take advantage of iStudiez Pro easy navigation and never miss another course, lecture, track tasks and deadlines, plan homework, arrange assignments and much more! Suitable for iPhone, iPod and iPad.   more »

The College eMail should now be working. If you wish to reach the NEW eMail system go to www.webmail.strodes.ac.uk and log in (use main\). If you need to log in to the OLD eMail system (e.g. to look at last years emails) go to www.oldwebmail.strodes.ac.uk on a College networked computer.  If you need help with your EPQ project etc - please email your EPQ Supervisor (or myself).

If you can contact Kim Wintle, Maria-Louise Williams, Melissa Trichard or Sam Rourke - please ask them to eMail dbunce@strodes.ac.uk

All 'Summer vacation homework' to be completed for the first lesson in September. Start early - since detailed research is vital. Remember: "Your work is as good as your research."

For A2 Criminal Law - 'Foresight of consequences is not the same as intent' - Discuss.

For A2 Politics - 'The Democrats and Republicans are not coherent political parties and represent many divergent interests.' Discuss.  As an alternative, you can write an essay on your podcast topic.

 We have made some changes to Mr Happy's Laws Homework Diary pages. From now on all homework must be submitted by a Wednesday at 3.15pm on the date given. Late homework fails (and is a disciplinary matter). .

For AS/A2 Law, and AS Politics, we have introduced a two stage process (as a trial) - which is a PLANNING STAGE and an ESSAY WRITING STAGE.   more »

Do you need an A-star to get into a top University? In 2010, thirteen universities used A-star grades in their admission offers - affecting 6000 students (3 Cambridge University hopefuls were required to obtain three A-stars)   more »

 Baroness Thomas of Walliswood will be visiting Strode's College, on Friday 8th October 2010, to talk about the work of the House of Lords. The event, for ALL Laws students, starts at 11am in Coopers Hall (EXEATS will be needed).   more »

The Education Minister, David Willetts, has argued that many students are undertaking inappropriate A-Levels. Are you studying the right A-Level subjects for your intended degree?    more »

 A Legal Services Commission decision to disqualify a firm of solicitors, who specialize in helping victims of forced marriages, from legal aid work has been described as "bonkers".

Solicitor Anne-Marie Hutchinson has rescued hundreds of women and girls from violent and forced marriages. She has been given an OBE for her work at Dawson Cornwell's firm of solicitors (of which she is a senior partner). Despite such, the firm of solicitors are being denied funding for legal aid work - which enables them to undertake this specialist family law work (see news story). Give us your comments ...

Click on this BBC link for details of President Obama's burger diplomacy. Yuck - I hate burgers!

In future, when I am marking Laws homework, I will be adding a "star-grade" when a student hands in a plan created using iMindmap. If no plan (of any sort) is included, you will lose a grade.   more »

 Cyberbullying, put simply, is harassment which is illegal. People who cyberbully have a personality disorder (they are attention seeking) and the best way of dealing with them is by ignoring them (don't respond, don't interact and don't engage). Tell your Personal Tutor (and/or your Parents) and let them deal with the matter.   more »

 It was interesting to hear the Prime Minister, David Cameron, (BBC2 'Five days that changed Britain') saying that it was at the Opening Ceremony of the UK Supreme Court, on the 9th October 2009, that he had the opportunity to informally talk politics with the Liberal Leader Nick Clegg and that he then realized that they held a lot of views in common. Nobody would have realised, at that moment in time, that within 7 months they would be leading a Lib-Con Coalition Government together.   more »

 If your mobile phone, ipod, etc is seen or heard in the classroom it will be confiscated by a Laws Teacher and placed in the phone basket. Before you enter a Laws classroom - turn it off, and keep it out of sight.    more »

RoboBraille (clickto listen) is a free service for students who would prefer to listen to a text document (via an MP3 Podcast) rather than read one.

Simply email a Text File to britspeech@robobraille.org  and wait for an audio version of that file to be sent back to you.   more »

 A major debating issue in 2011 will be the referendum on the voting system. Indeed, the Lib-Con Coalition Government are to put the following question to the public in a referendum on the 5th May 2011:   more »

Ms Wellelmina Attewell will be joining the Department of Laws in September to teach AS/A2 Politics and AS Citizenship. She has experience of teaching Politics, Law, and Citizenship, and will be a tremendous asset to the College and our Laws team. Our Laws team consists of ...   more »

 Well done to Charlotte and Kerry on winning the Grand Final of the Department of Laws Mooting Competition 2010. In addition, Kerry was the overall winner of the Department of Laws Essay Competition 2009-10.    more »

 Laws Department staff have decided that the AS/A2 Law, AS/A2 Citizenship, and AS/A2 Politics, examinations will take place in May/June 2011 (there will be no Laws January 2011 exams).   more »

Winners of an EU competition, held at Strode’s College, Egham resulted in two students being taken to Brussels to meet...   more »