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SQE1 Preparation (Taught)

  • PgCert
  • 4 Months
  • Full-time
  • September 2026
  • Postgraduate
Distance Learning
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2026-2027
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Course summary

Our SQE1 pass rate is 80% - 22% higher than the SQE1 national pass rate*
Designed for students with an existing undergraduate law degree or law conversion course, the SQE1 Preparation course provides you with the Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) required to pass the SQE1 assessments.

Getting you ready for success in SQE1
With over 30 years of legal training expertise, we are trusted by 500+ legal employers.

  • Benefit from maximum support including monthly knowledge refresh sessions, revision forums and 1-2-1s with your dedicated personal tutor.

  • Live teaching delivered by expert SQE tutors with invaluable professional experience.

  • Access online resources and materials covering foundational areas of legal knowledge to help you revise and refresh your knowledge for SQE1.

*SQE1 January 2026

Modules

Our SQE1 Preparation focuses on the legal practice areas collectively known as Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK).

FLK is assessed in SQE1 which comprises two papers: FLK1 and FLK2. FLK consists of core areas of law covered in your law undergraduate degree or conversion course, plus the practice subject areas which you will learn in SQE1 Preparation.

You’ll receive learning materials that will refresh your memory and support your revision of the core areas of law you learned in your law undergraduate degree or law conversion course.

What you'll revise:

  • Contract (FLK1)
  • Tort (FLK1)
  • Criminal Law (FLK2)
  • Land Law (FLK2)
  • Trusts (FLK2)

What you'll learn:

  • Business Law and Practice (FLK1)
  • Dispute Resolution (FLK1)
  • Criminal Law and Practice (FLK2)
  • Property Practice (FLK2)
  • Wills and the Administration of Estates (FLK2)

Legal Services (FLK1), Professional Conduct (FLK1&2), Taxation (FLK1&2), Solicitors Accounts (FLK2) will also be covered together with helpful revision materials for the Legal System of England and Wales.

Assessment method

Our internal assessments count towards your Postgraduate Certificate award.

For SQE1 Preparation, you’ll sit multiple-choice assessments, which are written in the same style as the SQE1 papers and reflect the required knowledge you will need to pass the external assessment. You’ll also be required to submit a portfolio of skills and a reflective statement to demonstrate the development of your core legal skills.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Solicitors Regulation Authority

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Birmingham
  • Bristol
  • Cambridge
  • Distance Learning
  • Leeds
  • Manchester
  • London Central (Holborn)

Study options

  • PgCert • Full-time • 4 Months
  • PgCert • Part-time weekend • 10 Months
  • PgCert • Part-time day • 10 Months
  • PgCert • Part-time evening • 10 Months
  • PgCert • Part-time evening • 4 Months
  • PgCert • Part-time weekend • 4 Months

Start dates

  • September 2026
  • February 2027

Entry requirements

  • 2:2 honours law degree that covers the following seven foundational areas of legal knowledge (Criminal Law, Equity and Trusts, Law of the European Union, Contract, Tort, Property/Land Law and Public Law) OR
  • 2:2 honours degree in a non-law subject (or overseas equivalent in any subject) and a minimum of a pass in a GDL/PGDL or CPE that covers the foundational areas of legal knowledge; OR
  • 2:2 honours degree in a non-law subject (or overseas equivalent in any subject) and have obtained a mark of 50% or more in our admissions test on the foundational areas of legal knowledge set by BPP University Law School; OR
  • Equivalent qualifications (such as ILEx/CILEx) - if your qualification does cover all of the foundational areas of legal knowledge, you will normally be required to study the missing topics on a GDL, CPE or equivalent.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

Sponsorship information

To widen access to the legal profession, we offer an extensive range of funding options to ensure finance isn’t a barrier to a promising legal career.

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