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Bar Training Resit Programme
(BTR)
Bounce back stronger with the Bar Training Resit Programme, allowing you to resit your Bar Standards Board (BSB) assessments, finish your barrister qualification and apply for pupillage. No matter your original training provider, get back on track to achieving your goals, and practising at the Bar of England and Wales.
Course overview
Hit your resit limit? Your journey’s not over.
The Bar Training Resit Programme gives you a new path to becoming eligible to be called to the Bar of England and Wales. This programme allows you further opportunities to sit any assessments you were not able to pass during your BTC. And with optional refresher training available (led by our experienced barrister tutors) you'll maximise your chances of passing.
You will not receive any academic award (such as a diploma or LLM) for completing the BTR, but passing all of your outstanding BSB exams means you can apply to your Inn to be Called.
- Study methods
Online Classroom Live with some in-person assessments
- Regulatory Body
Bar Standards Board
Why BPP for BTR?
Learn from expert tutors with professional experience
Resit each assessment up to three times per year
Training sessions delivered through our award-winning Online Classroom Live platform
Book your BTR course today
To book complete and return the booking form or call us on 03300 603 100.Course structure
Complete optional training and up to three resits a year in each of the modules of the Bar training syllabus.
Civil Litigation and EvidenceModule
Assessment (in-person)
One assessment across two papers; paper one is two hours closed book and paper two is two and a half hours open book, with seven rolling case scenarios of five questions and five standalone questions
Training (online)
Two days of training and a four-hour revision webinar
Conference SkillsModule
Assessment (online)
20-minute oral assessment via Microsoft Teams, consisting of a conference in a criminal case with a client played by an actor, with a mandatory written component comprising a conference preparation note
Training (online)
Two-part workshop, compromising small group workshops and a performance of a mock assessment with feedback from your trainer
Criminal Litigation and EvidenceModule
Assessment (in-person)
Three-hour closed book, supervised assessment consisting of multiple-choice or single best answer questions
Training (online)
Two days of training and a four-hour revision webinar
DraftingModule
Assessment (in-person)
Three-hour supervised assessment, where you are required to draft a statement of case. One week prior to the assessment, you will be supplied with a briefing sheet outline the broad areas of law which will form the basis of the assessment
Training (online)
Two-part workshop, where you will undertake a mock assessment which will be marked and then reviewed together with your trainer
Opinion Writing and Legal ResearchModule
Assessment (seven-day coursework)
You’ll receive a set of case papers and (depending on your assessment needs) are required to: 1) undertake legal research and write a 4000-word opinion; and 2) produce a 2000-word legal research trail .
Training (online)
Two-part workshop, where you will undertake a mock assessment which will be marked and then reviewed together with your trainer.
Professional EthicsModule
Assessment (in-person)
Two-hour closed book, supervised assessment consisting of multiple-choice or single best answer questions.
Training (online)
One-day training session and two-hour revision webinar.
Submission Advocacy(Civil Application)
Assessment (online)
15-minute oral assessment consisting of making a civil application, plus a marked written component comprising a skeleton argument .
Training (online)
Training in submission advocacy forms part of a three-day advocacy training event, consisting of lectures, practical training and a mock assessment. There is also a further two-hour submission advocacy (civil applications) workshop which you may opt to attend.
Witness Handling(Cross-exam & Examination in chief)
Assessment (online)
Each assessment consists of a 15-minute oral performance via Microsoft Teams, examining a witness played by an actor, with a mandatory written component comprising a case theory and trial strategy note.
Training (online)
Training in witness handling forms part of a three-day advocacy training event, consisting of lectures, practical training and mock assessments in examination in chief and cross examination. There is also a further two-hour witness handling (mini-trial) workshop which you may opt to attend.
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