This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the stratification and differentiation unit. The lesson covers age and differentiation. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, education recap. Students to work out the highest scoring key concepts using the scrabble board. Title page- encouraging students to think about key questions to do with the lesson. How do the norms of different ages vary in different societies? How are different ages presented in the media? - extension task provided. How does age affect life chances? Students will then look at each of these three topics in more detail using the textbook. The students will become the expert for one of two roles, they will then teach their partner what they have found out. All instructions are on the pp and resources provided. Students will need access to the GCSE sociology textbook. Question sheets are provided for students to fill in whilst their partner teaches them their expert topic. How are different ages presented in the media? - key information on the pp, students to add this to their summary sheet. Summary sheet provided, students fill this in at the end to make sure they have all the relevant information they need. Plenary- consolidating their knowledge. This allows students to share their opinion on whether the voting age should be reduced.

This is a GCSE sociology lessson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]. The lesson focuses on the social stratification and differentiation topic. With a particular focus on social exclusion and deprivation. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity. Education recap- students work out the missing words. Title page. Encouraging students to think about what deprivation means, recap absolute and relative poverty. Outline of spec provided on pp slide. Definition of deprivation and how it can be a social construct. Research into relative deprivation. Townsend. Handout provided on a separate document. The cycle of deprivation. Explanation and student task. Provided on a separate work sheet. Students make their own cycle of deprivation, put the statements in the correct order. Answers provided on a separate document. What is social exclusion? - explanation & student task. On pp slide. Social inclusion, explanation provided & challenge question for students. Why are poverty and social exclusion hard to solve? What do sociological theories say about poverty? Student task- instructions on the pp slide. Goes through, marxism, the new right, functionalism and feminism. Plenary- student task. Explaining why some groups are more likely to suffer from poverty, Instructions and examples on pp slide.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS] based on the stratification and differentiation unit. The lesson focuses on globalisation and poverty. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, education recap. Students work out the missing words, based on Paul Willis key study. Title page- encouraging students to think about what globalisation means. Globalisation definition. Multinational corporations explanation. Student task, read through the McDonalds information sheet (attached as a separate document) and students answer questions on the pp. Explanation of a global elite. Fill in the blanks task with answers on pp. The connection between employment, globalisation and poverty. Work sheet for students to read through where they can highlight evidence of globalisation. Attached as a separate document. 9 mark practice question. Functionalist and Marxist views on stratification. Example answer included on pp. There is also a brief explanation about how students should answer this question.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses around the applied research methods questions which are in paper 2. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 9 slides on the power point, additional resources (worksheets) are provided. This lesson relies on students already having a basic understanding of research methods, including the types of methods and their strengths and weaknesses. Included: Starter, blankety blank. Students to work out the missing concepts in the sentences. Answers provided. Title page- shows students the applied methods specification, encouraging students to think about what they already know about methods. General research methods mindmap. The power point goes through a brief overview of research methods and their strengths and weaknesses, including practical, ethical and theoretical. The idea is that students would create their own A3 mind map whilst teacher guides students through the key content. Students can also use their own knowledge to add anything else to their mind map. Introduction to applied methods- walk through of what the exam will look like. Walk through of example applied methods exam questions (from the 2020 autumn paper). The power point goes through a 1 marker, 4 marker and 6 mark question. There is a handout so students can answer the questions, mark schemes are on the power point slides. Over to students to have a go at answering applied methods questions independently. Questions provided on a separate worksheet along with the mark scheme. Research methods exam specification provided- students to complete some independent revision using the spec.

This is an A-Level sociology lesson - AQA, which focuses on revising educational policy and completing a 30 marker. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point has a total of 10 slides. Included: Starter, quiz recapping globalisation and policy. Mind- map overview of educational policy - from tripartite system to academies. Includes key governments and policies. Policy 30 marker- from June 2022 paper. - question is on the pp slide. Overview of how to structure the question - example. Breakdown of AOs. Indicative content, examiners report, mark scheme. How to use the item - pulling parts out. Help sheet to support students when answering the question.

This is a year 13 Sociology lesson, focusing on the theory and methods unit. This is the first lesson on Feminism. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. This lesson includes: Starter activity, recapping education unit. True or false activity, answers included. Outline of what the specification includes for theory and methods. Outline of the three exam papers and marks per paper. Recap of the feminist view of education. Explanation of the three waves of feminism with a short video clip. Youtube link on the PP slide. Explanation of ‘malestream’ society. Why is feminism so important? Walby’s six strands of patriarchy. Wider reading, Metoo movement. - from the sociology review. Article is not included on here, however please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk if you would like it. Thank you.

This is an A-level sociology lesson which focuses on theory and methods (year 13). This lesson specifically focuses on types of feminism, with an emphasis on Liberal and Radical. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. There are a total of 15 sldies on the power point. Included: Starter activity. Theories of education recap. Prior knowledge check, students to work out which statements go with each type of feminism. Answers provided. Types of Feminism, overview information sheet. Explanation of Liberal feminist ideas - Links to Oakley and Sharpe. Evaluation included. Explanation of Radical feminist ideas. The personal is political and their ideas about change. Evaluation included. SlutWalk articles, encouraging students to think about why they were organised and why people joined. QR codes for the articles on the power point slide. Plenary - debate/ discussion.

This is an AQA Sociology lesson, focusing on the theory and methods unit. This lesson specifically focuses on Feminism - Marxist Feminism, Difference Feminism and Poststructural Feminism. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes, there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, education unit recap (key sociologists names). Answers included. Review of liberal and radical feminism, answers included. Explanation of Marxist Feminist ideas including evaluation. Explanation of dual systems Feminism.- Walby and Pollert What is intersectional Feminism - youtube clip. Link on the Pp slide. Explanation of Difference Feminsm. Explanation of Poststructuralist feminism and evaluation. Plenary/ HW, summary Feminist theory poster task.

This is an A-level Sociology lesson which focuses on the theory and methods unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 13 slides on the power point. The lesson specifically focuses on Social Action theory: Weber and Giddens. Included: Starter, education recap. Students to match up key terms to the theorists. Answers included. Social Action summary sheet, to be completed over a series of lessons. Attached as a word document. Explanation of Weber - youtube video explaining the types of Social Action. Link included on the pp slide. Explanation of Ritzer - McDonaldisation. Video included, clip on the pp slide. Evaluation of Weber. Explanation of Structuration - Giddens. Student activity, whereby students are encouraged to apply their knowledge of agency, structure and how they work together to a scenario. Example on the pp slide. Plenary - go back to the summary sheet and complete the relevant sections.

This is an A-Level sociology lesson which focuses on the Theory and Methods unit. This lesson specifically covers Symbolic Interactionism. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, 4 mark exam questions encouraging students to recap the education unit. Title page, encourage students to recap social action theories. Symbolic Interactionism in a nutshell. The difference between Interactionism & Symbolic Interactionism. Explanation of Mead. Explanation of Blumer. Goffman’s dramaturgical model - youtube video, link included on the pp slide. Key terms/ explanation also explained. Evaluation of Interactionist ideas. Summary sheet - attached as a separate document. Students to fill in. Plenary - students to plan a 10 mark exam style question.

This is an A-level Sociology lesson (AQA) which forms part of the Theory and Methods Unit. This lesson specifically covers The Suicide debate (Durkheim, Douglas & Atkinson) and then moved on to Phenomenology. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 15 slides on the power point. Included: Education recap, true or false activity. Answers provided. Mini quiz on Symbolic Interactionism. Answers included on the slide. Intro the Suicide debate - why it is useful? Worksheet attached as a separate document, space for pupils to make notes on each theory/ idea. Explanation of Durkheim’s ideas, linking to official statistics, types of suicide and evaluation. Explanation of Dougalas views on suicide. Explanation on Atkinson’s views on suicide. Explanation of Phenomenology, including Typifications. Worksheet for students to summaries each Social Action theory. Attached as a separate document.