Checklists for the 5 main units of the course: Research Methods, Families, Education, Social Stratification and Crime and Deviance.

Knowledge organisers for AQA GCSE Sociology for the following units: Families and Households Education Social Stratification Crime and Deviance Research Methods Knowledge organisers have the following included: Key terms and definitions Key concepts and definitions Summary of the unit Key facts Key questions

This lesson was created as a ‘lighting fires’ lesson for Y13 IB Social Anthropology, but could be used for taster sessions for the subject/introduction to the course. Please note, the extracts mentioned are from Joy Hendry’s Introduction to Social Anthropology book. However, you can substitute this information on different cultures with extracts from ethnographies you have/information online.

All the key theories and thinkers students need to know for each unit. A brief summary of their studies.

This lesson is an AQA A Level lesson on police-recorded statistics of crime. Includes: Home learning WALTs and WILFs DARTs activity exam question Think, pair, share Formative assessment The textbook referred to is the Collins Year 2 Sociology book.

1 mini lesson and 1 double lesson on migration and its impact on families and household structures. Includes: WALTs and WILFs Home learning DARTs Formative assessment Exam practice and chains of reasoning plans

This lesson looks at the traditional working-class vs new working-class (affluent worker). There are lots of checking activities and exam practice in the lesson. WILF and WALT included.

This lesson looks at social policy since 1979 and it’s impact on students and the education system. Includes: WALTS and WILFS DARTS differentiation formative assessment

Lesson looks at how schools socialise children using sanctions etc by analysing a documentary, recalls key terms, looks at the functions of school, how schools socialise us into gender and an exam question. Home Learning - photocopy information from a relevant text book you have for this info.

One hour lesson on social exclusion. Looks at: constructing own definition of social exclusion, who may be socially excluded (including structuring notes in diagram form) and an extended piece of writing opportunity.

This resource is a revision guide for the ethnography ‘In Search of Respect’ by Philippe Bourgois. Covers: context, history of migration, kinship, gender relations, children, adolescence/rites of passage, education, illegal and legal economy. There is also a revision card checklist at the end. This revision guide does not include every single detail as I would expect my students to use their more detailed notes to revise from also.

This lesson looks at what globalisation is and evaluates the concept. There are also activities to help students develop their explanations which links to a practice 3 mark question. I include WALTs, WILFs and checking activities in my lessons.

Included in this resource are three revision card checklists for Year 1 of the AQA A Level course including: Education (compulsory unit), Research Methods (compulsory unit) and Families and Households (optional unit). The checklists list the topics they need to cover, how many revision cards they have for each topic, how well they know the topic and a teacher sign off column.

Using a number of sources, this lesson looks at the link between ethnicity and crime rates, with a focus of institutional racism. The book referred to in the slides is the Hodder textbook.

This is a fully differentiated lesson that looks at evidence and explanations of ethnicity and educational achievement. Includes: WALTS and WILFS Home learning DARTS Formative assessment Exam practice

A mini test I have created to test my students as we interleave topics. Could be useful as a revision tool also.

This lesson looks at social identity and what makes up our identity. Identity Theory, Social Identity Theory and Labelling Theory are examined also. Text book is needed for the first part of the spider diagram (status and roles).

Lesson looks at key terms, ways in which sport socialises children including an exam question.

Lesson looks at how laws and attitudes towards homosexuality has changed since the 1950s. Includes differentiated activities. Lesson Objectives: define key terms, describe change over time, explain why there has been change over time.

This lesson introduces students to In Search of Respect. Context of the ethnography is completed, what is respect, migration, a piece of writing based on P1 Q3 and how El Barrio has changed over time. You will need a copy of In Search of Respect by Philippe Bourgois.