Staffing
| Mr M Reiss |
Head of Department |
| Ms T Warriner |
Teacher of Sociology, Head of Year |
| Mr M McRandle |
Teacher of Health and Social Care, Psychology |
Curriculum: Sociology
TOPICS |
Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
| KS 4 |
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| Year 10 |
Introduction to Sociology Family |
Education,
Research Methods |
Social Class, Gender, Race |
| Year 11 |
Sociology of Media |
Crime and Deviance |
Revision |
| KS 5 |
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| Year 12 |
Introduction to Sociology Family, Education |
Family, Education
Research Methods |
Revision |
| Year 13 |
Sociology of Religion,
Crime and Deviance |
Research Methods Crime and Deviance |
Revision |
Curriculum: Health and Social Care
| TOPICS |
Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
| KS 4 |
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| Year 10 |
Communication in care
Individual needs |
Care value Base
Health and Safety |
Vocational skills
Work experience |
| Year 11 |
Health and Care services
Diet and Nutrition |
Diversity and Equality |
Coursework round up |
| KS 5 |
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| Year 12 |
Communication in care
Life Stages
Health and Safety |
Work experience
Diversity and Equality
Anatomy and physiology |
Career Development
Sociology
Psychology |
| Year 13 |
Career Development
Work experience
Sociology , Psychology |
Care planning
Working in care |
Public Health
Health Education |
Curriculum: Psychology
| TOPICS |
Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
| KS 5 |
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| Year 12 |
Memory
Infant Attachments
Research Methods |
Stress
Abnormality
Social Psychology |
Research Methods
Revision |
| Year 13 |
Relationships
Aggression and Altruism |
Psychopathology
Psychology and Media |
Psychological Theory
Revision |
The Social Science Department is accommodated in one central classroom with an interactive whiteboard and uses a range of other ICT rooms and classrooms.
Sociology is a popular and well established subject in the school with a good pass rate at both GCSE and A level. We organise trips to visit Law Courts at Wood Green and the Old Bailey for Year’s 10 and 12. Year 12/13 students visit other religious organisations such as a local Mosque as part of their studies. Ex-students have moved on to University careers in Law, Criminology, Education, Childcare and Social Science.
Health and Social Care has been very successfully introduced into the school at KS4 and KS5. Work Experience is an integral part of the courses we offer and is carried out in local Nurseries, Primary schools, Doctors’ Surgeries and Day Centres. We also engage in other Vocational activities such as having guest speakers who are Service Users and Care Professionals. Guest speakers include Senior Citizens, a Blind person and an ex-Nurse. Many students continue with the subject from one key stage to the next and use this as a springboard to Higher Education. Ex-students are now at University studying Nursing, Social Work, Childcare and Public Health.
Psychology has proved a popular but challenging alternative for some of our able students. It requires competence in all the core skills: Literacy, Numeracy and reasoning skills. Ex-students have successfully combined it with Arts or Science subjects to move onto Higher Education careers in Psychology, Law, Business and Childcare.
Homework Requirements
GCSE Sociology
Students will be expected to complete a minimum of the following:
- Year 10 = 50 minutes Homework per week
- Year 11 = 60 minutes Homework per week
BTEC First Diploma Health and Social Care
Students will be expected to complete a minimum of:
- Year 10 = 50 minutes Homework per week
- Year 11 = 60 minutes Homework per week
Sixth Form
A level Sociology and A level Psychology
Students will be expected to complete a minimum of: five hours of homework per subject per week. This amounts to around two and half hours per teacher per week.
BTEC National certificate Health and Social Care
As this qualification is equivalent to two A levels the Homework requirements are to complete a minimum of ten hours per week. This amounts to something over three hours for each of the three subject teachers per week.