SQE1 Preparation Courses

The SQE1 Prep Flexi-Learn is recommended for those who requires part-time study and/or does not have a recent UK law degree at 2:1 or above.

You can enrol anytime as the SQE1 Prep Flexi-Learn which provides up to 15 months course access to enable course access for at least 2 exam sittings.

The table below outlines the intended assessment sitting dates and course expiry depending on the enrolment dates.

Example: 

• Enrol in January, February, March or April for up to 13 months access providing a choice between sitting the SQE1 assessment in the upcoming July exam window, or the following January.
• Enrol in May or June for up to 15 months access providing the choice to take the SQE1 assessment in the January and July exam sittings in the following year.
• Enrol in July, August, September or October up to 13 months access for access c providing a choice between sitting the SQE1 assessment in January or July exam windows the following year.
• Enrol in November or December up to 15 months access providing the choice to take the SQE1 assessment in the January and July exam windows in the following year, as well as the option of the January sitting in the subsequent year.

*Passplus will apply if the course was completed prior to the assessment being undertaken to enable extended access from receipt of results if unsuccessful, to enable further course access for up to 2 exam sittings.

The SQE1 Prep Exam-Track is recommended for those who have recently obtained a UK law degree with 2:1 or above and/or have practice experience in a number of the areas studied on the SQE1.

Those who enrol on the SQE1 Exam-Track will have course access until the conclusion of the relevant assessment window.

• Induction: On demand induction presentation providing an overview of the course, resources and support. Followed by a 1-2-1 or group induction with your personal academic coach.
• Study planner: An editable study planner to plan your study with start and completion dates.

To help you get started on the SQE you are provided with foundation content dealing with:

• An introduction to law: Providing an insight into the role and purpose of the law.
• Components of the SQE: Direction on the requirements for each assessment, guidance on QWE and Law Training Centre’s QWE training record.
• Study skills and preparation for assessment: To help you get started, guidance is provided on study skills, methods and what to do before, during and after the assessment.
• Ethics and Professional conduct: Ethics and professional conduct are examined across all subject areas in the SQE assessments.

• Recorded lectures: Recorded lectures providing an introduction to and summary of each of the topics to be studied.
• E-learning materials / course notes: The core learning content for each topic is provided in an engaging and interactive way through our e-learning application, and available as downloadable course notes.
• Lexis+ UK subscription: To allow for additional reading where required to assist in your depth of understanding.

• Self-test questions: Over 2000 short answer self-test questions designed to assess understanding and recollection of the learning content and identify areas to revisit. Available to complete and repeat at any time with suggested answers provided.
• Multiple choice questions (MCQs): Over 1500 MCQs designed to test your functioning legal knowledge in the areas of law and practice and provide practice at the MCQ form of assessment. Answers are automated with the correct answers and explanations provided.

• Mock questions: Over 1000 mock questions are designed in the form of SQE1 assessment style multiple choice questions, requiring a single best answer response. The mock questions, in comparison to the MCQs are more complex, drawing on a number of areas of knowledge of law and practice in order to meet the assessment objectives of the SQE1 assessment specification.
• The mock questions feature in the following ways:
  • Subject area mock questions: Over 350 mock questions across the subject areas designed to test your understanding and application after each subject studied before moving to the next.
  • Recorded workshops: A library of over 150 revision workshops featuring over 500 mock questions across the FLK1 and FLK2 subject areas available to review on demand at any time. With an explanation of each answer and the approach to take to identify the best answer, the workshops provide both a revision opportunity and guidance on MCQ exam technique.
  • Weekly live workshops: New mock questions in the weekly live FLK1 and FLK2 workshops enabling real time practice with tutor support and guidance (recorded for anytime access).
  • Timed mock assessments: An FLK1 and FLK2 timed mock assessment each consisting of 90 questions to best represent the number of questions that you would be expected to answer in one sitting. Once submitted the answers are revealed, with an explanation of the correct answer to assist in any additional revision to be undertaken.

Lexis+ UK is leading research platform from LexisNexis. Lexis+ UK provides the largest collection of UK law, up-to-date legislation, case law, commentary and comprehensive practical guidance. Learners can also obtain Lexis+ certification for both Legal Research and Practical Guidance, nationally recognised by law firms and demonstrates expertise to future employers. Access will be provided to Lexis+ UK during the period of the course up to the completion of the final assessment.

• Lexis+ UK Legal Research Certification: There are two levels, Foundation and Advanced. The Legal Research foundation certification tests your ability to research legal material and your familiarity with the Legal Research module on Lexis+ UK. The Legal Research advanced certification tests your ability to confidently complete a high level of legal research on the Lexis+ platform. It also asks you some scenario-based questions to give you a flavour of the type of work you can expect when conducting legal research in practice.
• Lexis+ UK Practice Guidance Certification: The Practical Guidance certification tests your ability to research and apply legal material and your familiarity with the Practical Guidance module on Lexis+. Used by lawyers in practice, understanding how to use Practical Guidance will give you a head start in your vacation schemes, work experience or pro bono work

• FLK checklists: The downloadable FLK checklists are designed to assist in tracking your study of the functioning legal knowledge (FLK) in this subject area in accordance with the SQE1 assessment specification.
• Study planning: A downloadable calendar, course overview and a range of study planner options to successfully plan and track your progress. Your personal academic coach will also assist you in creating a study plan based on your personal and professional circumstances.
• Exam preparation kit: Our Exam Preparation kit includes templates for: Subject checklists, Study sessions, Exam preparation overview, Key cases, Key definitions, Study review, Study to do list, Daily study planner, Weekly study planner and Monthly Overview.  Each is available as an editable version or to print.

Recognising that the SQE1 is a high-stakes assessment, both of our SQE1 Prep courses include our exclusive Passplus Guarantee. This guarantees course access and support for one additional attempt at the FLK1 and/or FLK2 assessment should you need it provided that you have completed 90% of the course content before undertaking your assessment (excluding attendance at weekly live workshops).

The Passplus guarantee is up to a maximum period of 12 months of additional course access, allowing you to choose from the next two exam windows following the receipt of your result.

• On demand content: All content is available at any time.
• Flexible start dates: We know that our learners need flexibility for course dates to fit around their work and life commitments. This is why we always have an SQE1 Preparation course available for enrolment. The on-demand course materials and Video Library of previous workshops means that, no matter when you start, you will have access to the content and can move through the course at the pace that suits you.
• E-learning: ‘Read aloud’ function within the e-learning content enables the text to be converted to audio. The e-learning is split into topics to allow a bitesize approach to study where required with the resource tracking progress to allow a continuation.
• Lectures: Lectures are available with sub-titles and can be listened to again at any time.
• Downloadable content: The course notes which make up the e-learning content and lecture slides used are downloadable.
• Course progress tracking: The ability to track your progress throughout the course by marking areas that have been completed so show your percentage completion.
• Course design: The course split into subjects and topics divided in line with the SQE1 assessment specification allowing for ease of navigation and preparation for assessments.
• Workshops: Workshops can be attended live and/or the recording viewed to assist with commitments and accessibility. Learners are encouraged to engage within workshops but there is no expectation or requirement.

Minimum hardware requirements:

• Computer / laptop / Google Chromebook / Apple MacBook
• Keyboard and a mouse or another pointing device
• Broadband connection with 10 Mbps average speed
• An Ethernet cable for maintaining internet stability
• Working microphone, either internal or external
• Webcam with 320 x 240 VGA resolution, either internal or external

Minimum system requirements:

• Preferred internet browser: Google Chrome
• Operating system: Windows 7+ / macOS 10.11+ / Chrome 58+
• Free RAM: 2GB
• Processor: 2GHz Intel Pentium / Intel / ARM
• Free disk space: 1GB

The Law Training Centre accepts applications throughout the year so that learners can start when it suits them most.

You can complete our SQE1 enrolment form here.

To ensure your enrolment is processed as quickly as possible, please make sure that you read the form carefully, and fill out all the required boxes. If you need any help or have questions, please contact us on 0330 088 8495 or [email protected]

Once received, your enrolment will be processed by our Student Services Team. If there are any queries at this stage, we will contact you.

• Invoicing:
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• Payment options:
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• Course Login:
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