The “Gender & Ethnicity” booklet provides a comprehensive overview of explanations for gender and ethnic group differences in achievement along with critical evaluations and activities to explore analysis and evaluation. The booklet includes consolidation activities such as knowledge organisers and glossaries, and space to complete lesson starters. There are also past paper questions and other practice questions included. Key content is laid out in a logical and organised way, with key sociological terms in bold. Attention is paid to using high level academic vocabulary. Additionally the booklet contains a revision list space on the back cover for students to make notes of their gaps or areas of weakness, promoting independent learning.

The “Theories of Education” booklet covers the first topics of the Education topic for the AQA A Level in Sociology. The booklet provides a comprehensive overview of major educational theories, including Functionalism, Marxism, and the New Right, along with critical concepts such as hidden curriculum and cultural capital. The booklet includes consolidation activities, as well as space for your lesson starters, and a revision list on the back for students to complete as needed. The key content is organised clearly, but with a focus on high-level academic vocabulary to stretch students and model the kind of writing they aspire to develop. This is Booklet 1 of a 4 booklet series, the next in the series is ‘social class and achievement’ - see separate listing.

The “Social Class & Achievement” booklet provides a comprehensive overview of explanations for social class differences in achievement along with critical evaluations and specific research methods. The booklet includes consolidation activities such as knowledge organisers and space to complete lesson starters. There are also past paper questions and other practice questions included, as well as a Diane Reay article from the Guardian. Additionally the booklet contains a revision list space on the back cover for students to make notes of their gaps or areas of weakness, promoting independent learning.

Suitable for consolidating Feminist theory on Beliefs in Society, once students have had some introduction to the key ideas and thinkers. 39 slides with interactive, engaging memory recall activties, multiple choice, memory enhancing suggestions, longer activities which encourage analysis and evaluation, and deeper thinking - suitable for group work. Video clips embedded: The Rabia Mosque, Feminism with the Catholic Church and Carol Christ on her own journey. Lesson objectives are stated and the slides move from shallow thinking, to deeper analysis and evaluation, including an exam question to consider. This is not a ‘chalk and talk’ resource but for teachers who enjoy a busy, challenging and interacting classroom of active students.

This slide deck provides memory retrieval opportunities covering the functions of education and key vocabulary used to discuss the functions of education from a Functionalist and a Marxist perspective. It also recaps Bowles & Gintis and discusses possible criticisms of the Marxist view. The slides include tasks, model paragraphs and opportunities for students to plan and consider their responses in a structured way. There are 29 slides, culminating in a student task to write a profound evaluation of the core function of education, considering the views covered in the lesson. A good combination of memory retrieval and exam skills in order to develop students at all levels of ability. Ideally this lesson would be used after teaching the functionalist and Marxist views of education, but could be tweaked and used as delivery.