We’re taking a slightly different approach to updating our AS/A Level Sociology qualifications for September 2026.

For next year, we’ll be focusing on enhancing our current specifications (H180, H580). This is to ensure we’re providing you with clarity, long-term continuity and consistency, while delivering meaningful improvements quickly and with minimal disruption to you and your students.

We'll be sharing more details on these changes before the end of December 2025.

What will be changing and when?

We’re currently looking at how we can make our assessments more accessible for all students – in terms of their structure, the sources we will be using in them and the command words that we use.  

The changes will be reflected in AS Level exams from summer 2027 and A Level exams from summer 2028. 

We’ll send you detailed guidance on these changes as soon as possible, giving you plenty of time to prepare ahead of September 2026.  

Please keep an eye out for future emails from us. If you haven’t already, sign up for our e-updates: 

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Supporting you at every step

We want you to feel fully supported in delivering our qualifications – both now and in the future.  

To help, we’re updating a number of our existing resources and creating brand new ones – many in collaboration with expert stakeholders. These include:  

Available now via Teach Cambridge  Coming soon 
  • A fully resourced Scheme of Work for Component 1 from The Sociology Guy (available from January 2026), with Components 2 and 3 to follow 
     
  • Bite-sized learning to support the teaching and understanding of our key studies 

 

We’ll also be running professional development courses, and you’re invited to join any of our free face-to-face and online teacher networks. These are a great opportunity to meet other teachers, and share advice, support and ideas to help improve student outcomes 

You can book a place at an upcoming Network event here or email us if you’re interested in hosting or want to find out more. 

 

Any questions? 

As always, our dedicated subject advisor is available to provide support and guidance about anything on this page or teaching our sociology qualifications more generally. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch: 

  • call: 01223 553998