Year 12 – Sociology

Head of Subject: Ms C Simmonds

Intended Outcomes

Exploration of some of the basic aspects of society (class, gender and ethnicity) and to discover why these can impact someone’s life course so greatly and why they have differencing levels of importance in certain areas of life, such as education.  

  • Course Implementation

    Family and Households 

    Students will explore the reasoning for why families are the way that they are and discover what role the government has in the way our families work and function in the modern era. Mini knowledge quizzes and writing tasks that lead to an end of unit assessment.

    Research Methods Part 1 

    Students will undertake a small scale research project where they are able to explore how sociological research is conducted. Mini knowledge quizzes and writing tasks that lead to an end of unit assessment.  

    Education  

    Students will discover why education works in the way it does, how has it changed and crucially has it changed for the better so everyone has access to an equal and fair education. Mini knowledge quizzes and writing tasks that lead to an end of unit assessment. 

     

Learning Impact

Consistent in-class ‘knowledge’ assessments that are peer/self marked with teacher assessments via homework and in-class writing. Application of key knowledge to real life will be of primary focus as students will be able to show how classroom learning is actually a reality! 

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