Year 12 – First year Sociology at a glance Autumn term – September 2019-December 2019 Core themes in Sociology socialisation, culture and identity social differentiation, power and stratification. the focus of study should be on UK society today, within its globalised context. Integral elements in Sociology the significance of conflict and consensus, social structure and social action, and the role of values. The design of research used to obtain data considered , including tis strengths and limitations First and Second year Sociology Spring term January 2020-April2020 Families and Households (paper 2) Option 1 the relationship of the family to the social structure and social change, with particular reference to the economy and to state policies changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation, separation, divorce, childbearing and the life course, including the sociology of personal life, and the diversity of contemporary family and household structures gender roles, domestic labour and power relationships within the family in contemporary society-ty the nature of childhood, and changes in the status of children in the family and society demographic trends in the United Kingdom since 1900: birth rates, death rates, family size, life expectancy, ageing population, and migration and globalisation. Education (paper 1) –compulsory unit the role and functions of the education system, including its relationship to the economy and to class structure differential educational achievement of social groups by social class, gender and ethnicity relationships and processes within schools: teacher/pupil relationships, pupil identities and subcultures, the hidden curriculum, and the organisation of teaching and learning the significance of educational policies, including policies of selection, marketization and privatisation, and policies to achieve greater equality of opportunity or outcome, for an understanding of the structure, role, impact and experience of and ac-cess to education; the impact of globalisation on educational policy. Methods in Context - students must be able to apply sociological research methods to the study of education. AQA A Level Sociology Year 12 – First year Sociology at a glance Key dates Internal Mock exam April 2020 Assessment This units will make Paper 1 and Paper 2 for A Level Sociology (you will sit three papers externally in June 2019) Three assessment objectives AO1-knowledge and understanding AO2 Apply sociological theories , concepts , evidence and research to a range of issues AO3 analyse and evaluate sociological theories , concepts , evidence and research methods in order to present , make judgements and draw conclusions * Style of questions and the way they are marked will give greater recognition for application and analysis . How will I be assessed? a) Regular in class assessment after every sub topic-extended writing (10 and 30 mark questions) b)Regular prep work and revision tasks set and checked c) Presentations – min lessons How will I be assessed? a) Two sociology investigations Cultural capital and achievement (questionnaires) Gender differences in subject choice (group interviews and observation) Assessed on design and findings presentation b) Regular in class assessment after every sub topic-extended writing (10 and 30 mark questions) c)Regular prep work and revision tasks set and checked Summer term Some topic areas will overlap-continue teaching these Mock feedback Revisit core themes in AS units Synoptic links between units

Year 13 – Second year Sociology at a glance Autumn term – September 2019 - October 2019 AQA A Level Sociology Year 13 – Second year Sociology at a glance Spring term January 2020-April 2020 Beliefs in Society (paper 2) option unit 2 ideology, science and religion, including both Christian and non-Christian religious traditions the relationship between social change and social stability, and religious beliefs, practices and organisations religious organisations, including cults, sects, denominations, churches and New Age movements, and their relationship to religious and spiritual belief and practice the relationship between different social groups and religious/spiritual organisations and movements, beliefs and practices the significance of religion and religiosity in the contemporary world, including the nature and extent of secularisation in a global context, and globalisation and the spread of religions. Theory and Methods (papers 1 and 3) -compulsory quantitative and qualitative methods of research; research design sources of data: questionnaires, interviews, participant and non-participant observation, experiments, documents and official statistics the distinction between primary and secondary data, and between quantitative and qualitative data the relationship between positivism, interpretivism and sociological methods; the nature of ‘social facts’ the theoretical, practical and ethical considerations influencing choice of topic, choice of method(s) and the conduct of research consensus, conflict, structural and social action theories the concepts of modernity and post-modernity in relation to sociological theory the nature of science and the extent to which Sociology can be regarded as scientific the relationship between theory and methods debates about subjectivity, objectivity and value freedom the relationship between Sociology and social policy Key dates Internal Mock exam – February 2020 External exams June 2020 External Assessment Paper 1 -Assessed 2 hour written exam 80 marks 33.3% of A-level Questions Education: short answer and extended writing, 50 marks Methods in Context: extended writing, 20 marks Theory and Methods: extended writing, 10 marks Paper 2 -Assessed 2 hour written exam 80 marks 33.3% of A-level Questions Section A: extended writing, 40 marks Section B: extended writing, 40 marks Paper 3 -Assessed 2 hour written exam 80 marks 33.3% of A-level Questions Crime and Deviance: short answer and extended writing, 50 marks Theory and Methods: extended writing, 30 marks Spring term October 2019-January 2020 Crime and Deviance (Paper 3 ) –compulsory unit crime, deviance, social order and social control the social distribution of crime and deviance by ethnicity, gender and social class, including re-cent patterns and trends in crime globalisation and crime in contemporary society; the media and crime; green crime; human rights and state crime crime control, surveillance, prevention and punishment, victims, and the role of the criminal justice system and other agencies Internal assessment How will I be assessed? a) Revisit AS units -regular essay questions will be set and marked b) Regular in class assessment (second year units) after every sub topic-extended writing (10 ,20 and 30 mark questions) c)Regular prep work and revision tasks set and checked d)Internal mocks will assess first year (old) and second year (new) units