Reflecting on the Impact of Strike Action on Problem-based Learning at York Law School

This paper considers the problem-based learning approach that the LLB course at York Law School is based around. It will explore how, for first-year students, this new style of learning is challenging to begin with, but confers clear benefits to students, especially in preparing them for future legal and non-legal careers. Its consideration of the reflective learning approach embedded within the school curriculum highlights the importance of reflecting on individual and group performance, as well as helping students to develop valuable transferable skills. It also provides a timely reflection on the strike action at the end of both Term 1 and 2 of the 2019/20 academic year, and how the lack of guidance and staffing affected the functioning of this innovative system of teaching.