Course information
Social Science
The Cottesloe School - Buckinghamshire
01296688264
Aylesbury Road, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0NY
Course summary

Year: 12 ● Changing awareness of crime ● Criminological theories ● Crime scene to courtroom Year: 13 ● Changing awareness of crime ● Crime and Punishment

Entry requirements

38 points overall from the best eight GCSE subjects including a grade 4 in English Language and Mathematics. Grade 5 in English GCSE.

How you'll be assessed

Criminology is assessed using a combination of internal and external assessments. Unit 2 and 4 are externally assessed as follows: a 90-minute examination with a total of 75 marks; three questions on each paper with both short and extended answer questions based on stimulus material and applied contexts. Units 1 and 3 are internally assessed through summative controlled assessment in a model assignment. The three controlled stages are task setting, taking, and marking.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityBuckinghamshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressAylesbury Road, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0NY