Online A Level Sociology

Description

Our A Level Sociology online course at this online school invites students to explore the intricate workings of societies and the social forces that shape them. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the complexity and diversity of social structures, as well as the relationships between different societies and their historical contexts. This A Level Sociology online course equips you with the intellectual tools you need to appreciate and analyse contemporary social, cultural, and political issues in a reasoned and rigorous manner.

Our A Level Sociology course online offers a dynamic and comprehensive curriculum that fosters critical thinking and analytical skills. Whether you plan to continue your academic journey in sociology at the university level or aim to apply sociological perspectives in other fields, this course serves as a robust foundation.

Homework, Assessment and Reporting

In our online Sociology A Level course, students are expected to complete at least one piece of homework per subject each week. To assure success in the sixth form, revising notes to consolidate learning after each lesson is strongly recommended. Abiding by the principle that each hour of classroom instruction should be supplemented by an hour of independent study, our A Level Sociology online curriculum guarantees a balanced and in-depth educational experience.

A systematic assessment structure is in place to provide ongoing feedback. Level 5 internal assessments are administered in June, and Level 6 internal mock assessments are scheduled for November and March. Reports, which include grades for both attainment and effort, are issued at the end of the Autumn and Summer terms for Level 5, and after mock assessments in the Autumn and Spring terms for Level 6. These reports feature written comments from Success Coaches and the Head Teacher, further guiding your academic journey.

Parental Engagement

Parents are actively encouraged to use their family Teams account to engage in regular dialogue with teachers regarding their child’s progress. This approach provides the unique advantage of more detailed and continuous tracking of academic performance compared to a traditional annual parent consultation evening.

Our online Sociology A Level course not only prepares you for academic achievements but also equips you with the sociological understanding essential for navigating today’s increasingly complex world.

Click here to see this year’s Assessment and Reporting schedule

Watch a clip from the A Level Sociology taster session with Mrs Till:

Here is a small activity from Mrs Till’s Sociology taster session:

Read this fascinating description of the Shirbit culture, then ask yourself these questions:
Who are these people? Where do they live? Why do they behave like this?

Did you work it out? Do you know where this culture might be found? The answer is that this is an example of a belief and ritual from normal British culture (or in fact most Western cultures).
But how?
The shrine is the bathroom. The charm-box is the bathroom cabinet. The magical potions are toiletries and beauty products. The font is the sink. The ‘ritual of the mouth’ is dental hygiene and tooth-brushing. The men shave (‘lacerating their faces’) and the women use hair dryers and other heated tools.
How is this Sociology?
The point of this exercise is to see how our culture might be seen through the eyes of other cultures. What is ‘normal’ to us might be unfamiliar and even ludicrous to others. We must remember that everything is culturally relative, including us. When we look at other cultures, we do so with a whole set of beliefs and assumptions that we have grown up with, giving us our identity. There is no one culture that is ‘right’ or ‘normal’. Your ‘normal’ is somebody else’s ‘weird’.