Sample Resources
Find out more about what is taught within the department, at GCSE, AS and A level. For current students please go to Moodle for a more comprehensive list of resources.
Please use the links below to view samples of our resources. The full set of
course materials are available to registered students of The Sixth Form College
using the Moodle virtual learning environment. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader 
is
required to open and read these documents.
Textbooks
All our students will be given a textbook to use at home which should be brought to lessons where appropriate. There is also a range of good sociology books in the department and the College library. The following books are highly recommended.
AS Level
Haralambos, M & Langley, P Ed. (2003) Sociology in Focus for AQA AS Level, CPL
Lawson, T & Garrod, J (1996) The Complete A-Z Sociology, Hodder and Stoughton
Haralambos, M and Holborn, M (2000) Sociology Themes and Perspectives, Collins
Moor, S et al (2001) Sociology for AS-Level, Collins
Lawson, T et al. (2000) Advanced Sociology through Diagrams, Oxford University Press
Webb, R & Westergaard, H (2004) AS Level Sociology for AQA, Napier Press
Browne, K (2002) Introducing Sociology for AS Level, Polity
Haralambos, M and Holborn, M (2002) Sociology Themes and Perspectives, Student Handbook AS & A level, Colins
Kirby, M et al (2000) Sociology in Perspective: AQA Edition, Heinemann (See also OCR edition and Readings in Sociology)
Webb, R (2001) Do Brilliantly: AS Sociology, Collins
A level
Osborn, R & Van Loon, B (1996) Sociology for Beginners, Icon (great cartoon style format)
Haralambos, M & Langley, P Ed. (2004) Sociology in Focus for AQA A2 Level, CPL
Moore, S et al (2001) Sociology for A Level, Collins
GCSE
Browne, K (1998) An Introduction to Sociology, PolityEdition
Willson, P and Kidd, A (1998) Sociology for GCSE, Collins
Longmate, D and Coates, G (2001) GCSE Sociology: Social Life, Hodder and Stoughton
About the Department
We are a very dynamic department, always looking to keep up-to-date with recent sociological studies and developments. One member of the department is a current examiner for AQA sociology, and another has recently published a sociology teaching guide. We have very good links with Essex University, and provide an opportunity for students to attend a yearly conference where they get a ‘taste’ of university life and what it might be like to study sociology at degree level.
Furthermore, we provide a lot of student support via online resources and taught support sessions which are available throughout the year.
About These Pages
This website contains invaluable information for prospective students and parents as well as current and past students. There are sample documents at all levels as well as links to Moodle, where current students can access teaching materials. Also on this website is an archive of trips and visits, information on textbooks and information on the structure and content of the courses offered within the department.
Trips and Visits
There are a variety of trips and visits run within the department; the very popular annual trip to New York, which usually takes place in February, providing our students with an experience specifically designed for A level and beyond. The department also ran a trip to Istanbul in 2009, which provided a really rich insight into cultural and religious issues, as well as the annual Sociology Conference, organised by the department, which is held at Essex University, including many other local colleges and includes a session by the Chief Examiner for Sociology and many other highly regarded speakers in the field.
Results of the Open Evening Activity on Reasons for Truancy
