To stimulate the academic interest of students and develop knowledge and skills in a complex area of law.

To enhance general legal and transferable skills in the context of the subject area.

To apply theoretical knowledge within a practical context , via student-led debate and group tasks.

To develop materials and undertake tasks within a practical context.

(LO1) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts of the law related to charities.

(LO2) Research the relevant laws and policy and present an effective argument based in critical analysis of the law in its social and policy context.

(LO3) Demonstrate understanding of the practical implications of charity law for organisations.

(LO4) Use and interpret complex legal statutory material, case law and academic writing.

(S1) Problem solving skills

(S2) Teamwork

(S3) Adaptability

(S4) Communication skills

(S5) Be able to complete specified tasks independently of input from formal instruction

Seminar 1: Introduction and Fundamentals of Charity Law
Asynchronous: the fundamentals of charity law will be covered in 6 hours of lectures covering the following topics:
• The history of charity in England
• Breaking out of the trusts straitjacket
• The public vs private nature of charities
• The broader third sector/ forms of charities
• The Charities Acts
• What makes a charity?
• Why and how are charities regulated
• The charity tribunal

Synchronous: 2 hours:
• Introduction to the module
• Tutorial-style discussion of the fundamentals of Charity Law
• Introduction to the debate sessions to follow

Seminars 2-5: Debate Sessions
Asynchronous: 1 hour Lecture materials for the week’s topic.
Synchronous: 2 hour debate session. 1st Hour: Short tutorial style discussion of the asynchronous m aterial, followed by students preparing statements for set debate questions in smaller groups via Zoom breakouts. 2nd Hour: Oral presentation of the prepared statements by the small groups, followed by response and discussion of the set questions. At the end of the session the leader will sum up and highlight the best arguments.

Topics will be drawn from the following list, but are still TBC, depending on timetabling and lecturer availability .

• Public benefit controversies: schools
• Charities and Counter-Terrorist Financing
• Charities and Social Housing
• Charities and discrimination
• Charities and campaigning
• Donation and the law
• Charities and access to justice
A reading list for each week will be available and students will be expected to prepare independently in advance of each workshop by engaging wit h the Asynchronous materials and the reading.

Seminar 6: Coursework Support Session:
Asynchronous: Revision materials on course themes recorded for online delivery.
Synchronous: Q&A and Discussion of the revision materials.

6 x 2 hour seminars (i.e. synchronous content). Each seminar will have associated asynchronous content.

Seminar 1 (Introduction and Fundamentals of Charity Law):
Asynchronous: Current 6 hours of introductory lecture materials on fundamentals of charity law will be adapted and broken up into shorter segments for online delivery. Students will have a larger amount of lecture content for this seminar but it is not required to be completed before the debates commence, so could be covered over the next few weeks and before the MCQs close.
Synchronous: 2 hour seminar. Introductory session with discussion questions drawn from the existing materials. Introduction to the structure of the debate sessions to follow. No debate.

Seminars 2-5 (Debate Sessions):
Asynchronous: Current lecture materials adapted and broken into smaller sections for online delivery.
Synchronous: 2 hour debate session. 1st Hour: Short tutorial style discussion of the asynchronous material , followed by students preparing statements for set debate questions in smaller groups via Zoom breakouts. 2nd Hour: Oral presentation of the prepared statements by the small groups, followed by response and discussion of the set questions. At the end of the session the leader will sum up and highlight the best arguments.

Seminar 6: (Coursework support session)
Asynchronous: Revision materials on course themes recorded for online delivery.
Synchronous: Q&A and Discussion of the revision materials.

Moduel Delivery
Via combination of asynchronous and synchronous sessions i.e. Hybrid Active Learning