Please contact the provider directly to apply for this course.
Application Instructions
***** Please note, applications have now closed for September 2026 Sixth Form Admissions *****
Applications Open - Midday, 9 January 2026
Applications Close - Midday, 6 February 2026
School Entry Requirements: -
As a basic entry requirement to join our Sixth Form, you must have achieved at least 6 GCSE subjects at Grade 6 or above including:
at least a Grade 5 in English
at least a Grade 5 in Mathematics
and the specific entry requirements for each of your subjects.
How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices ***Now Closed***
Course Summary
Sociologists use theories and research to explain the everyday social experiences that shape and influence our lives. Studying Sociology will give you an understanding of the societies in which we live, study and work.
Course Details
Topic 1: Education and Research Methods:
The study of our educational system; role and function; reasons for variation in outcome by class, gender, and ethnicity; relationships in schools; pupil identity and subcultures; the significance of educational policies.
Topic 2: Families and Households
Families and households; the relationship of the family to
social structure and change; changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation, separation, divorce, child-bearing and the life-course; gender roles, domestic labour and power relationships in the family; the nature of childhood; demographic trends in the UK since 1900.
Topic 3: Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods:
The study of the sociological perspectives; differences in crime and deviance owing to gender, age, class, ethnicity and location; global crime; human rights and state crimes, crime control, prevention and punishment and the role of the criminal justice system and the sociological explanations for suicide. Students also study key debates in Sociology such as: Are we living in a postmodern world? Is Sociology a science? Is Sociology value-free?
Topic 4: Beliefs in Society
: The study of sociological perspectives and arguments around: ideology; science and religion; the relationship between social change and social stability; religious beliefs,
practices and organisations (including sects and New Age
movements); the relationship between different social groups and religious/spiritual organisations; and the significance of religion and religiosity in the contemporary world (including the nature and spread of secularisation).
How will it be delivered and assessed?
Paper One: Education and Theory and Methods (written examination of 2 hours)
Paper Two: Topics in Sociology: Families and Households and Beliefs in Society (written examination of 2 hours)
Paper Three: Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods (written examination of 2 hours)
Entry requirements
You will need a minimum of English Grade 5 and a text based humanities subject Grade 6, as Sociology is an essay based A Level. You should be prepared to read articles and textbooks to study this course.
