1. Year 12 – First year Sociology at a glance
Autumn term –
September 2018-December 2018
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 2019-April2019
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
May 2019
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

2. Year 13 – Second year Sociology at a glance
Autumn term –
September October 2019
AQA A Level Sociology
Year 13 – Second year Sociology at a glance
Spring term
January 2019-April 2019
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 - December 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 January 2019
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