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A-level
SOCIOLOGY
Paper 1 Education with theory and methods
Monday 18 May 2026 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions 1
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
2
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions. 3
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside 4
the box around each page or on blank pages. 5
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 6
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be TOTAL
marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
• Questions carrying 10 marks or more should be answered in continuous prose.
In these questions you will be marked on your ability to:
− use good English
− organise information clearly
− use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Education box
Answer all questions.
0 1 Outline two ways that the education system may benefit the economy.
[4 marks]
Extra space
4
, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 2 Outline three factors outside of school that may affect gender differences in box
educational achievement.
[6 marks]
Extra space
6
, 4
Do not write
outside the
0 3 Read Item A below and answer the question that follows. box
Item A
Relationships within schools include interactions that take place between peer groups.
Setting and streaming of pupils by teachers is an important process within schools.
Relationships and processes within schools may affect pupil identities.
Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which relationships and processes
within schools may affect pupil identities.
[10 marks]
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
SOCIOLOGY
Paper 1 Education with theory and methods
Monday 18 May 2026 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions 1
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
2
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions. 3
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside 4
the box around each page or on blank pages. 5
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 6
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be TOTAL
marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
• Questions carrying 10 marks or more should be answered in continuous prose.
In these questions you will be marked on your ability to:
− use good English
− organise information clearly
− use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Education box
Answer all questions.
0 1 Outline two ways that the education system may benefit the economy.
[4 marks]
Extra space
4
, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 2 Outline three factors outside of school that may affect gender differences in box
educational achievement.
[6 marks]
Extra space
6
, 4
Do not write
outside the
0 3 Read Item A below and answer the question that follows. box
Item A
Relationships within schools include interactions that take place between peer groups.
Setting and streaming of pupils by teachers is an important process within schools.
Relationships and processes within schools may affect pupil identities.
Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which relationships and processes
within schools may affect pupil identities.
[10 marks]
