Our Aims

• We want our students to have a greater understanding of the social world and how individuals are shaped by the social structures they live within.
• The course we have chosen reflects the interests and needs of the students in our community, providing students with the knowledge needed to understand social processes within society and the interrelationship between these processes and individuals. .
• The modules chosen will allow students to explore the family, education, crime and belief. These topics help shape a student’s understanding of society and structures.
• Students wishing to study at University will be well-prepared. Students will be able to develop skills which are valued by higher education and employers, including critical analysis, independent thinking and research skills. 
• This course provides a coherent and holistic programme of study which features both historic and contemporary research to help students build a sociological imagination. 
• We want all pupils to understand the world beyond school; we want them to know and understand professional competencies that are gained through studying Sociology. 

Our Delivery

• Students will compile work in folders in accordance with the 6th Form work policy and must bring these to every lesson. Students will be assessed through portfolio pieces at regular intervals, compiling these in their folders. 
• Course structure focuses on knowledge acquisition whilst continually building on prior knowledge, building meaningful schema throughout.
• Students will be exposed to new and challenging ideas, ideologies, explanations and knowledge of the social world.
• We make links between the theory and examples learned in different modules to support students’ learning across the course.
• Assessments have also been structured in a way that allows students to build on knowledge and skills systematically, ranging from recall tests, moving to smaller questions and then onto larger essay based questions.
• A range of ‘Do Now’ activities are used at the start of every lesson and focus on knowledge recall and help embed knowledge into their long term memory.
• Sociology has its own specialist vocabulary. Students will be slowly introduced to specialist vocabulary and pushed to develop their academic writing ability.
• Students will be expected to read regularly in class with reference to Logic’s emphasis on literacy. Texts will be focused on sociological issues, perspectives and the social world. Texts will be a range of non-fiction reading including excerpts from Sociologist’s work and journalism. 
• We model how to answer exam questions and slowly build up towards the extended answers embedding Logic’s literacy strategy.  
• There is a high-accountability expectation of 2-3 hours Prep to be completed / week. This may involve consolidation of previous learning or exam practice. 
• Essays will usually be handwritten and will often be completed in lessons so we can monitor closely how students are working under timed conditions.