Year 12 A-Level Sociology Curriculum Plan (by Week)
Autumn Term
- Week 1: Introduction to Sociology
- Weeks 2–6: Research Methods
- Weeks 7–8: Key concepts: society, culture, socialisation, norms, values
- Week 9: The role of sociology in understanding social behaviour
- Week 10: Types of research: qualitative vs quantitative
- Week 11: Methods: surveys, experiments, interviews, observations, content analysis
- Week 12: Sampling techniques, ethical considerations, reliability, validity, representativeness
Spring Term
- Weeks 1–2: Education - Role of education in society (functionalism, Marxism, feminism)
- Weeks 3–4: Educational achievement: factors affecting attainment (class, gender, ethnicity)
- Week 5: The education system: policies, inequalities, and debates
- Weeks 6–7: Applying theory to education
- Weeks 8–9: Research methods in education
- Week 10: Contemporary issues in education
- Week 11: Revision and essay practice
- Week 12: Assessment & Revision
Summer Term
- Weeks 1–2: Families and Households - Types of families and household structures
- Weeks 3–4: Roles and relationships within families
- Week 5: Social policies affecting families
- Weeks 6–7: Contemporary issues: changing family patterns, domestic roles, divorce
- Weeks 8–9: Applying theory to families
- Week 10: Research methods in families
- Week 11: Revision and essay practice
- Week 12: End of Year Assessment & Revision