Planned for AQA 9-1 Specification This lesson looks at different explanations of poverty in the UK. It starts with a recap of key New Right ideas, followed by the cycle of deprivation and Charles Murray’s study into the Underclass. The lesson then looks at globalisation as a cause of poverty, finishing with a 12 mark question.

A lesson that follows on from an introduction to Functionalism. This lesson concentrates on Durkheim and introduces Parsons. This is a suitable lesson for an introduction to Sociology but also suitable for GCSE Revision.

Planned for 9-1 AQA specification. This lesson can take 2 hours (double lesson) if you watch the documentary. Students complete an information sheet on what the Welfare State introduced after the war. They then look at New Right, Centre-Left, Marxist and Feminist perspectives on welfare. There are some extension questions for those who complete this. There is then a documentary about the benefits cap. The idea is to offer this as a possible solution, but for students to think about the implications of this. This documentary is not essential for the course, but it is a nice way for students to think about alternatives to the welfare state, or to consider if the welfare state is a worthwhile investment with taxation.

A lesson looking at Ann Oakley and the conventional family. There are some slides looking at the effects of the pressure of living a conventional lifestyle can have have on wellbeing such as financial implications, mental health issues etc. Students complete the proforma and comprehension questions.

Knowledge organiser created for New AQA spec (9-1) but suitable for other exam boards. Please leave a review if you purchase.

Knowledge organiser planned for the new AQA spec (9-1), however with some tweaking I’m sure it is suitable for most exam boards. Please leave a review if you download.

GCSE 9-1 Specification Paper 2 Crime and Deviance. These are all my Crime & Deviance lessons bundled together. This covers all of the theory content. This bundle does not include the final 5 lessons that are looking at patterns and trends. I no longer teach this unit, so haven’t completed the unit, but I have had several requests to put the lessons into a bundle to make it cheaper for you. Includes knowledge organiser so suitable for a revision resource Please review if you purchase :)

Lesson 10 on AQA 9-1 Specification Crime & Deviance This lesson looks at why there is a difference between the social classes and their involvement in crime. There is a 45 minute documentary link attached to one of the slides, that is not essential but a good alternative.

Lesson 5 on AQA 9-1 Specification Crime & Deviance This lesson focuses on Merton’s Strain Theory and briefly touches on Cohen’s theory (but this is covered in more detail later in the unit) The lesson uses my Key Thinker Template and students evaluate the theory. Please leave a review

New AQA Specification 9-1. Lesson looking at how internal and external factors plus gender affect the educational achievement of boys and girls- what are the explanations for the improvements in girls achievements and what are the reasons for boys’ underachievements.

New AQA Specification 9-1. Lesson looking at how educational policy changes have impacted educational achievement. Students complete a timeline- first activity is to put the information above the timeline. Second activity is to consider if it reduced or increased inequalities looking at gender, ethnicity and social class.

New Spec 9-1 Lesson looking at monogamy, polygamy, Kibbutz, Commune and the one-child policy in China.

New AQA Specification 9-1. Lesson looking at how internal and external factors plus ethnicity affect the educational achievement of students. There is a 12 mark exam question, with structure strips to support students response.

Planned for 9-1 AQA specification A lesson that looks at Max Weber’s theory on social class, covering power, class and status. Discussion based activities, with a case study at the end.

Planned for the new 9-1 Specification AQA Paper 2. Introduction lesson to Social Stratification, looking at ascribed/achieved status, open and closed stratification using Slavery, Caste, Estate and Class as examples.

A lesson that introduces the key perspective of Marxism. This lesson is part 1 of 2 parts. The idea is for students to imagine themselves as workers, then have the standard deductions taken from their wage. The idea of this task is to get students to see society as Marx did (my students tend to struggle the most with Marxism because they aren’t workers or have a clue about the cost of living.) The lesson then moves on to introduce Marx and Capitalism and Bourgeoise. The next lesson will look at the Proletariat and Marx theory of the need for a revolution. Students will then assess the strengths and weaknesses of this theory. This is a lesson suitable for either an introduction in sociology or as a refresher/revision for students before their GCSE. Suitable for non-specialists or a cover lesson. Leave feedback, email misskwaddington@outlook.com and recieve any single lesson of your choice for free.

Ideal for either the start of the course, or as a revision tool for students. Guide covers the exam command words and show how the GCSE exam is structured. Each unit is explained with the core content they must learn, keythinkers indicated in bold. There is then a summary of each Key Thinker for each unit. Please leave a review