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Sociology GCE A/AS
WJEC provides, and will continue to provide, GCE Sociology qualifications which meet the needs of teachers and the requirements of regulators in both England and Wales.
Dates for internal assessment standardising CPD for the next academic year will be published shortly. Examination review will be provided online; further details will be issued in due course.
New resources
Exciting new GCE Sociology resources available free of charge on the NGfL Cymru website.
- Presentation explaining the use of item level data http://www.wjec.co.uk/uploads/publications/16849.pdf from WJEC examinations.
- Detailed schemes of work - A series of supporting materials that cover sociology of the family, health, religion, education and many more.
- Ebook (AS) - This is a comprehensive and fully interactive resource that covers the most popular options for AS Sociology (2010 specifications)
- Ebook (A2) - This is a comprehensive and fully interactive resource that covers the most popular options for A2 Sociology (2010 specifications).
- Sociology of Education - It covers the main topics of the WJEC specification in GCE AS Sociology for the topic Understanding Education on the SY2 paper. Teachers may download and edit the material or adapt it for use in a VLE.
- New Cynnal Ebook resources: Mass Media; Policing.
As well as
- Past papers and marking schemes available free of charge to teaching staff on our Secure Website.
- Further resources available through our online Shop including our New Study and Revision Guide
Uniform Marks (UMS)
Information on how raw marks are converted to uniform marks may may be found in the following document - Uniform Marks (UMS)
Continuing Professional Development
There is a regular programme of INSET Professional Development every Autumn delivered by Senior Examiners and teachers of the courses.
The 2012 CPD (INSET) material is now available for teachers to access on the CPD section of the secure website. To access the materials follow the Resources PDF Download link then GCE Sociology.
Course dates of CPD meetings for the academic year 2012-13 are available.
Dates for internal assessment standardising CPD for the next academic year will be published shortly. Examination review will be provided online; further details will be issued in due course.
For further information, please contact:
Joanna Lewis - Subject Officer
Telephone: 029 2026 5167
E-mail: joanna.lewis@wjec.co.uk
Alexander Brown - Subject Support Officer
Telephone: 029 2026 5094
E-mail: alexander.brown@wjec.co.uk