FREE SAMPLE · Year 11 Legal Studies – Unit 1: Investigating the Law (NSW 2025 Syllabus)
Legal foundations and Customary Lore: a complete lesson sequence, ready to teach.
I’m a Legal Studies teacher in NSW. This sample is the first topic of Unit 1, exactly as it appears in the full unit, so you can teach it with your class before you decide.
It covers what law is and what it does, customs, rules and laws, the characteristics of effective law, justice, ethics and procedural fairness, the rule of law and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Customary Lore, with cases including Kioa v West, Love v Commonwealth and Robodebt.
What’s inside
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Notes deck, student copy (40 slides): fill-in-the-blank notes, safe to share with students.
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Notes deck, completed copy: every answer filled in, with teaching points in the speaker notes.
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Worksheet: matched to the deck, from recall through to extended response.
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Worksheet answer key: for you; not for student distribution.
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A README with how to use the files.
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