Sociology
Outwood Academy Portland - Nottinghamshire
01909471010
Netherton Road, Worksop, S80 2SF
Course summary

If you like to question the issues that affect all of our lives and understand the factors that influence our culture and society, then you will enjoy this course. You will develop your sociological imagination which enables you to see the world from different perspectives and you will develop your research and essay writing skills. The course is delivered by two experienced Sociology specialists, Jim Wright and Heather Watson. Both teachers have many years of experience as teachers and A-level examiners. The course is delivered through five hours of taught content per week and there is an expectation to support this with five hours of independent study which includes homework tasks and structured revision. All class resources can be accessed through Google Classroom once you are enrolled in the course.

Entry requirements

You must have achieved 5 passes including mathematics and English, where a pass is defined as GCSE 9-4 and pass or better at level 2 BTEC.

How you'll be assessed

Students are assessed against three Assessment Objectives; Assessment Objective 1 - Knowledge and Understanding Assessment Objective 2 - Application Assessment Objective 3 - Analysis and Evaluation. Students sit three, two hour exams, each worth 80 marks, at the end of the two year course: Paper 1 - Education and Research Methods Paper 2 - Family and Households and Beliefs in Society Paper 3 - Crime and Deviance, Methods and Theories. Praising Stars cycles will be used to assess and monitor progress and to identify appropriate intervention to maximize student outcomes from the course.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityNottinghamshire
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressNetherton Road, Worksop, S80 2SF