A Level Sociology: how can we boost student numbers and interest? 10/10/2025 Subject advisor Tom Genillard and teacher India Loveland share suggestions on promoting sociology in schools, colleges and the wider community.
Teaching about crime in social science qualifications 04/06/2025 Our social science subject advisors look at how crime topics and themes can be delivered through a range of OCR social science qualifications.
A refreshed Sociology A Level for today’s students 22/10/2024 Tom Genillard explains how feedback received and the collaboration between OCR, teachers, stakeholders and Ofqual has helped shape our refreshed Sociology A Level.
Can A Levels of the future prepare students for modern HE and careers? 04/07/2024 Professor Louise Archer and Tom Genillard explore the issue of careers provision in schools, examining current studies and what improvements could be made.
A Level Sociology: how theory in social inequalities can be used to explain each area of people’s identity 09/10/2023 Tom Genillard interviews senior sociology assessor Paul Taylor about the best techniques to use when teaching theory linked to each of the areas of a person’s identity.
Our newly refreshed A Level in Sociology has inclusivity and accessibility at its heart 27/09/2023 Tom Genillard, Sociology and Criminology Subject Advisor, gives an overview of our updated Sociology A Level.
Engaging teaching ideas for Pride Month 02/06/2023 How can we educate students on the importance of Pride Month in an interesting and memorable way? Tom Genillard and staff at Nelson & Colne College present some innovative teaching ideas.
Preparing students with access arrangements for exam success in social science subjects 24/01/2023 Sociology subject advisor Tom Genillard suggests ways that teachers can identify and help students that may need access arrangements.
A Level Sociology – why choose OCR? 01/12/2021 In this guest blog, teacher Kath Roberts looks at what students enjoy about A Level Sociology and why teachers might switch to OCR.
Six ways to use ExamBuilder to create sociology assessments 05/05/2021 In this blog Tshepi Mpunzi, our Digital Services Manager, summarises the six top tricks and tips for using ExamBuilder for Sociology A Level.