A unit of work (6 lessons) aimed at AQA A Level Philosophy. Also works for IB, Scottish Highers and equivalent qualifications. Package 6: Property Dualism

This resource is aimed at KS3 and lower end of KS4, but can be used with KS4 or indeed KS5 PSHE or Citizenship. Covers RSE in fully inclusive approach. Includes PPT of 11 slides which covers the law, facts on different families and student activities including recall, green pen, starter and AfL as they go. Explores: different families adoption surrogacy IVF parenting Should take around 60 minutes to deliver, but could extend to 90 minutes or a double lesson given longer time for paired and class discussions.

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

Full unit of work on Functionalism in AQA A Level Metaphysics of Mind, including worksheets, handouts, student activities and writing guidance alongside full spec coverage.

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

Lesson of 45 - 60 minutes aimed at upper KS4 or KS5, especially AQA GCSE RE Religion & Life. Could also work with GCSE Geography or PSHE on Sustainability, climate change, climate anxiety and living more sustainably.

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.

Full PPT for A Level AQA Philosophy, KS5, post-16. Argument + objections + student activities throughout. 1-2 hours’ lesson.

Worksheet for KS5 AQA A Level Philosophy Metaphysics of Mind - intentionality, qualia, mental states.

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.

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.

Full lesson on toxic masculinity for PSHE, Civics, Citizenship, assembly. KS3, KS4, KS5, post-16. Complete with activities, links & teachers’ notes.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.