Bar Professional Training Course

The eight institutes that run the BPTC along with the four prestigious Inns of Court are often collectively referred to as Bar School.

[3][4] In addition to passing the Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT), the minimum entry requirements for the BPTC is qualifying undergraduate degree in law with no less than lower second-class (2:2) honours or a non-law academic degree with lower second-class (2:2) honours alongside the Graduate Diploma in Law.

[6] In April 2015, Chair of the Bar Council Alastair Macdonald raised concerns about the financial risk involved in taking the BPTC, claiming that "There are too many people spending too much money in order to train [. . .]

In the same month, a report commissioned by the Bar Council heavily criticised BPTC providers.

[7][8] Jeremy Robson, a senior lecturer at Nottingham Law School, denied these claims.