Course information
SOCIOLOGY
Holy Family Catholic School - Waltham Forest
02085200482
1 Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3EA
Course summary

Do want to understand how your society around you works? How the intuitions you are part of mould your actions and how you think? If so, this is the course for you! This course focuses on different areas within society, their role, their effect on society and peoples actions and how they all interlink. If you have ever questioned the world around you, trying to find out why social inequality and gender inequality still exists? Does religion still play an important role in our ever changing world? Why do people commit crime? Why do girls do better in education? If you want the answers to these questions pick Sociology! You will become a critical thinker with the ability to analyse and compare theories, apply real life examples and successfully debate.

Entry requirements

GCSE Average: 4.8. GCSE grade 5 in Maths, grade 5 in English, grade 5 in Sociology GCSE if taken.

How you'll be assessed

Paper 1: Education with Methods and Theory You will learn about the education system, the role of education outside of the national curriculum, who achieves and why and how government policies have effected schooling over the decades. And much more! 2 hour exam 80 marks Paper 2: Topics in Sociology (Family and Beliefs in Society) Students will learn about the family and how it has changed over time. The role the family has taken, family diversity and changing position of children within the family. Students will also learn about beliefs in society, whether religion still has a strong impact in society today, the changing of religion and how it is practised and can science really be a religion? And much more! Paper 3: Crime and Deviance with Methods and Theory Students will learn about the criminal justice system, students will also be able to link in different sociological explanations to understand why crime occurs and critically analyse the reasons to why social factors impact crime rates. And much more!

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityWaltham Forest
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeMixed
Address1 Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3EA