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.

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

Full 45-60 minute lesson for AQA A Level Philosophy - esp. Y13. Goes through strengths & criticisms of behaviourism. Contains 8 slides: 25-mark AO1 & AO2 question on Behaviourism with table to copy Strengths of Behaviourism Criticisms of Behaviourism AQA spec on Behaviourism Table sorted so students can copy/amend their notes AO2 evaluation showing table with judgement of strongest args on each side Model of how to start evaluating Behaviourism using Jackson’s ‘Mary’s Room’/Knowledge Arg 2 Model evaluative paragraphs as a frame for students

Aimed at PSHE, RSE and Citizenship in KS4, but could be used with upper KS3 or with KS5. PPT containing 21 slides ready to go for a teacher to cover FGM / FGC / female circumcision assuming no prior knowledge. Includes: FGM is based on myths debunking main myths & misconceptions around FGM/FGC prominence and communities most affected UK law on FGM/FGC, including taking someone abroad to perform the procedure activity where students sort statements into facts vs. myths support available for survivors and to help prevent FGM/FGC Should take at least 50 minutes so comfortably fits 60 or 75 minute lesson. Also can be used for a Drop Down Day or whole yeargroup session.

Assembly for 10-25 minutes on adoption & fostering in UK, including definitions, law, personal stories, reasons for adoption & charities. KS3, KS4, KS5.

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.

Lesson of 11 PPT slides going through 7 natures / qualities of Allah for Islam/Muslims. Designed specifically for AQA GCSE Religious Studies A but could be used for KS3 or KS4, and Edexcel/OCR exam boards. Students have information on Allah to copy (slide 1) then lesson scaffolds how to explain one quality (immanence). After that, remaining 6 slides one-by-one give qualities of Allah, influences on Muslims, key quotes & inferences/meanings of each quote. 45-60 minutes as lesson or revision lesson.

PPT slide for 30-60 minute GCSE AQA RE lesson, guiding students through revision on Themes papers (Paper 2) and on 12-marker questions, how to structure them, PEEL paragraphs and justified conclusions. Contains 8 slides with worked examples and shares 3 practice questions for students to then complete independently.

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

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

Full lesson PPT step-by-step through intuition, deduction, ‘Intuition & Deduction thesis’ and how Descartes uses it.

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 1-2 lessons introducing AQA A Level Philosophy Metaphysics of Mind - Identity Theory. Contains explanations, pupil activities and step-by-step clarifications.

Full lesson PPT step-by-step through Cogito, criticisms and responses, including how Descartes uses Cogito and links back to Infallibilism, ‘Intuition & Deduction thesis’ and weightings.

Lesson PPT of 6 slides introducing Humanism as a worldview, non-religious stance. Contains: what humanism is five key beliefs & values of humanists how humanists view meaning, happiness and fulfilment. Aimed at KS4 but would work with KS3 or KS5. 6 slides. Suitable also for assembly or form time / tutor time activity/presentation.

Revision PPT on Eliminative Materialism for AQA A Level - Metaphysics of Mind. Covers all content in theory: definitions, arguments, criticisms, responses.

Full lesson, can be 2 lessons, for Metaphysics of Mind for AQA A Level Philosophy. KS5 Y12 / Y13. Covers qualia, intentionality, & whether either is necessary or sufficient to be a mental state.