Full lesson & PPT for KS5 AQA A Level on Descartes’ conceivability argument for substance dualism and full criticisms & responses.

Lecture, KS5 lesson, assembly, Drop-Down Day or GCSE+ for (able) KS4 pupils. Full lesson (1hr+) on power in political philosophy & how philosophers have approached power. This is a resource that can be used with a range of pupils and contexts but was produced to teach to the top (Y12 very able cohort in a University Preparation week). Taster for my complete unit of work ‘Political Philosophy Research Project’ available on TES.

A bank of revision documents, prompt sheets, exam-style questions, practice paper questions and key words & definitions to guide revision for KS5, AQA A Level, IB, Scottish Higher, post-16.

Handout summarising headlines on ‘Functionalism’ as a theory of mind in A Level Philosophy Metaphysics of Mind. Works post-KS5, IB and as revision resource/recap too.

Revision quiz for AQA A Level, Scottish Highers, IB, KS4 and KS5 recapping & testing content on ‘Defining Knowledge’.

Lesson PPT (45-60 minutes) aimed at AQA A Level Philosophy - Metaphysics of Mind. Contains: qualia, with definitions & examples intentionality, with definitions & examples -substance dualism -Descartes’ indivisibility argument for substance dualism.

Detailed worksheet for AQA A Level Philosophy KS5. Cloze exercise; AO1 & AO2 incl evaluation of Descartes; Plato; Leibniz. Usable in 1-2 hour lessons.

PPT on property dualism for AQA A Level Philosophy - full A Level/post-16 lesson. Chalmers, emergence, supervenience, knowledge, zombies.

Full lesson PPT for AQA A Level Philosophy Mind - conceivability argument for substance dualism; arguments; whether conceivability is a guide to possibility; different senses of ‘possible’.

Full lesson PPT for AQA A Level Philosophy - Epistemology on JTB, tripartite def of knowledge; Gettier; Gettier vs JTB; introducing Infallibilism.

Full AQA A Level lesson on qualia, intentionality, hard problem of consciousness incl Chalmers, Dennett, and whether dualism is a successful response.

Checklist for what to include in a 12-marker at AQA A Level.

PPT on Zagzebski, natural vs. social kinds; defining knowledge; illustration of ‘coolness’, goes through her 4 pitfalls to avoid and then tasks including exam-style question.

1-2 full lesson/s for KS4 to KS5 on free will, determinism, fatalism. Assumes no prior knowledge - can work with AQA Philosophy and younger. Contains useful video link (c.15 mins)

Full PPT covering 1-2, max 3, lessons on how both substance dualism & property dualism face issues: Interactionism & issues; Epiphenomenalism & issues Contains all criticisms, with teacher’s notes & replies. KS5. AQA A Level Philosophy. Total 15 slides covering: the empirical interaction problem the conceptual interaction problem evolution by natural selection phenomenology of our mental life (ie as involving causal connections) - how this is unintuitive & makes mental causally redundant introspective self-knowledge - How can we form self-knowledge or even self-beliefs if mental states don’t cause anything?

Full 45-60 mins lesson (1 hour) PPT on Chomsky, innate grammar and innate language. Designed for use with Y12 and Y13 Philosophy students on AQA A Level Philosophy course, but could work for KS5 or post-16 Linguistics, English Language or as an assembly. Contains 12 slides which includes: Case study/scenario as starter activity Explanation of Chomsky’s thesis and key claims Criticisms - 5 criticisms, shared slide-by-slide Responses - with 3 main responses visible on board Plenary activity asking students to evaluate Chomsky’s claim (for AO2 at A Level Philosophy)

Full lesson PPT aimed at KS4 (can be used KS3 e.g. Y8 or short course) on Teleological/Design Argument for existence of God and criticisms. Should take 45 mins to 60 mins delivery in class. Also used recently for AQA A Level Philosophy Metaphysics of God on Design Arg. Contains: Introductory slide with key learning question Recap activity on what design argument is; steps of design argument; opportunity to then check and amend content to address any missed content or misconceptions Reminder of key headlines of vocabulary - telos; purpose; William Paley Paley’s text to set up Design Arg Criticisms slide listing 4 key criticisms 4 slides, each explaining the criticisms in gradually revealed bullet-points 9 slides in total, all with work for students as they go.

Full PPT for KS5, post-16, IB, post-GCSE on Philosophy at university, including PPE & similar. Also incl Oxbridge, Ivy League, myths, UCAS info and rankings.