Sociology tuition online: GCSE, IGCSE, O Level and A Level

Sociology rewards students who can use evidence and argue both sides. Many students know the content but lose marks because their answers describe rather than evaluate, or because they use studies without linking them to the question. A teacher who knows the exact specification can fix both.

Which Sociology courses are taught

Marlbridge teaches Sociology live online, one-to-one or in small groups, for these specifications:

• AQA: GCSE Sociology (8192) and A-level Sociology (7192)
• Cambridge: IGCSE Sociology (0495), O Level Sociology (2251) and International AS & A Level Sociology (9699)
• OxfordAQA: International GCSE Sociology (9292) and International AS and A-level Sociology (9690)

Sociology is taught live online only, including for students in Pakistan; it is not taught in person at the Lahore academy. Classes are taught by Naqiya Yousaf, who has 9 years of teaching experience and previously taught at Beaconhouse.

How the papers are set out

Each course page lists every topic and the official paper structure. In outline:

• AQA GCSE (8192): two papers of 1 hour 45 minutes, each 50%: families and education, then crime and deviance and social stratification. Research methods and theory run through both.
• AQA A-level (7192): three papers of 2 hours, each a third of the grade, with Education and Crime and Deviance both examined alongside theory and methods.
• Cambridge IGCSE (0495) and O Level (2251): two papers, each 50%: research methods, identity and inequality, then family, education and crime.
• Cambridge AS & A Level (9699): four papers. Papers 1 and 2 (socialisation and research methods, and the family) make up the AS Level; Papers 3 and 4 complete the A Level.

Where marks are usually lost

1. Evaluation. Higher-mark questions ask for a judgement. A paragraph that only explains a view, without weighing it against another, rarely reaches the top band.
2. Using studies. Naming a sociologist earns little on its own; the mark comes from showing how the study supports or challenges the point being made.
3. Methods in context. Questions that ask how a method would work for a particular group, such as pupils in a school, need answers about that group, not a general list of strengths and weaknesses.
4. Command words. “Identify”, “explain” and “evaluate” need different lengths and kinds of answer. The command words guide sets out what each one asks for.

Free resources first

The Sociology hub has free revision notes and practice questions by topic, and each course has a printable topic checklist. Marking each topic secure, shaky or not started is a good way to decide what the first classes should cover.

Trying a class

The free trial class runs in the format you are considering, one-to-one or group. Tell us the board, the level and the specification code, and bring a recent essay or test, so the teacher can see how your answers are being marked. Fees for each country are on the pricing page.