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Sociology A Level

at Valentines High School, Ilford · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their post-16 provisionStrong standard2026see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

In the first year. Unit 1. You will study several aspects of education including class, gender & ethnic differences in achievement and how to use the different research mehtods to investigate factors affecting achievement. Unit 2. You will study various aspects of familieis and households, including childhood, couples, family diversity and patterns in births, deaths, marriage and divorce. You will also look at sociologycal research methods. In Year 13 Unit 3 Beliefs in Society covers many aspects of religion and its role in society including cults, fundamentalism, secularisation and religion's role in social change. Unit 4. Crime and Deviance includes the social distribution of crime, crime prevention, punishment, different types of crime and bias in law enforcement; Theory and Methods covers several main sociological theories and looks into research methods in depth.

What you need to get on

GCSE grade 5 in English language and 5 in Maths

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • VALENTINES HIGH SCHOOL

    348-360 Cranbrook Rd Gants Hill, Ilford, IG2 6HX

    DaytimeClassroom based
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