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Standard in Legal Education

Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)

The QAA was established in 1997 and is an independent body whose core business is to review the quality and standards of higher education in universities and colleges. It sets out benchmark statements for each subject. Winchester’s law programme has been designed to meet the law benchmark statement.

Find out more: www.qaa.ac.uk

The Law Society and Bar Council

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is the professional body for solicitors.
The Bar Standards Board is the professional body for barristers. Through the Joint Academic Stage Board the two bodies set standards which have to be met for a law degree to be recognised as a qualifying law degree (QLD). A QLD is the academic stage of training to become a solicitor or barrister. The law programme at Winchester has been designed to meet these requirements and has been validated by the Joint Academic Stage Board as a QLD.

Find out more: http://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/solicitors.page and http://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/

UK Centre for Legal Education (UKCLE)

The UK Centre for Legal Education (UKCLE) was established in January 2000 with the aim of promoting the development of learning and teaching in legal education at both the academic and vocational stages. UKCLE is a subject centre of the Higher Education Academy. The Centre provides an indispensable resource for teachers and a significant means of enhancing the learning experience of students studying law.

Find out more: www.ukcle.ac.uk