This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the rise in singlehood and changes in marriage patterns. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point consists of 10 slides. included: -starter activity. Students to make the highest scoring sociological key concept using the scrabble board. -explanation of what singlehood is. Key statistics to add context. -explanation of the reasons for the growth in singlehood. Student task- to rank them in order of which reasons they think have made the biggest impact. -links to theory. - Feminism and Post modernism, -changing marriage patterns. Key question to students- do you think marriage is important? -changing marriage patterns in the UK. Key statistics. -why are less people getting married?. Student task to create a mindmap, then model the answers (these are included on the power point). -reading task. The reading provides more detail on marriage patterns and reasons for why they are changing. Students to answer some key questions which are included on the power point using the reading. -Challenge/ extension questions included throughout. -plenary- question task. Students to pick which questions they wish to answer, colour coded based on difficulty level.

This is a GCSE psychology revision lesson on the criminal psychology unit. [Edexcel]. This lesson is designed to last 90 minutes, and has a total of 11 slides on the power point. There is also a worksheet for students to use which goes along with the power point. Included: Starter- key concepts task. Students should try and decode the key concepts from the criminal unit. Answers included on the pp. key concepts task. Students are given 5 key concepts which they should define (AO1) and explain/ give an example (AO2). Answers included on the powerpoint. Explanation of token economy and anger management programmes, including evaluation. Students to answer the key questions on the worksheet. Outline of the Bandura, Ross and Ross key study. Including- aims, procedure, findings, conclusion and evaluation. Students to fill in the key details on their worksheet. Independent revision task. Students to revise the topics not covered in the lesson. They may need access to the textbook to complete this task. Plenary- criminal psychology quiz. Answers on the power point slide.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the importance of cultural factors. Students will be able to explain what the cultural factors are and make connections to educational achievement. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there is a total of 10 slides on the power point. Included: starter, research methods recap. Exam questions, two marker and four marker. explanation of internal and external factors. explanation of material and cultural factors. (this lesson will focus on cultural factors) parental encouragement and how it can lead to middle class children performing better in education. Ext task provided. values- how it can lead to certain children underachieving in education. Challenge questions provided. Language skills- students are challenging by being encouraged to think about what the restricted language code might mean. parental aspirations- students to think about what type of parents are likely to place higher value on education. explanation of cultural deprivation. student independent task- they will need access to the EDUQAS GCSE sociology textbook to help them. Students are asked to create either a poster or mind map of the different cultural factors influencing achievement. EXT task- linking to cultural capital. Challenge task- 4 mark exam question.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the stratification and differentiation unit. This is an introductory lesson to Max Weber, and his views on social stratification. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 12 power point slides. Included: Starter, education recap. Retrieval practice- students to answer as many questions as possible. Title page- student task, write down the groups they belong to. Quick quiz of what has been covered so far (functionalism, Marxism and stratification). Answers provided on the pp. -Explanation of the two ways we can look at society- structural and social-action perspectives. Intro to Max Weber. Weber and identity Weber and market position- student task, add the images of different occupations to the class structure diagram. Images provided on a separate document. Weber and status Students to think about what other things can affect our status in society - answers on the pp. Weber and social power Evaluation Plenary- applying their understanding of the theories of stratification

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on authority and power. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, retrieval practice - education unit. Answers on pp. Title page- students to start to think about who has the most power in school. What is power? Feminist view on power in society. Explanation of social control. Links between social control and theory. Who has more power and authority why? images on board- discussion task. Do some people have more power than others? student task- worksheet provided. Explanation on power point. What is authority? Weber three types of authority. Student task- what type of authority do the people in the images have? Plenary- key question on pp slide.

This is a GCSE sociology revision session which focuses on the social stratification and differentiation unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 7 slides on the power point. All resources are provided. Included: Title page - 4 2 mark questions for students to answer, all based on the straf/ diff unit. Large mind-map of the whole unit- students are advised to mind- map/ summarise the unit on an A3 piece of paper whilst teacher goes through main content on the board. Practice short answer exam questions- provided on a separate worksheet. Mark schemes provided on the power point. Strat / diff game (may need printing for students to play). Provided on the power point.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. This lesson specifically focuses on the Feminist view of crime and deviance, the lesson then moves on to how subcultural theories explain crime. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, retrieval practice of the social stratification and differentiation unit. Title page, encouraging students to think about why men are more likely to commit crimes compared to women. Overview of the feminist perspective. Social control and gender- Heidensohn. Fill in the blanks task, provided on a separate worksheet. Examples of criminal females. Differences in types of women- with a focus on Ladette behvaiour. Pollak’s chivalry thesis- reading task, provided on a separate document. Overview of the subcultural explanation of crime. Student creative task- instructions on the pp slide. Students will need access to the GCSE textbook to complete this task. Plenary- students to fill in the theory overview sheet, this can be completed as and when theories are covered. Attached as a separate document.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. The lesson specifically focuses on the role of the police and courts. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 6 slides on the power point. In order to complete the lesson successfully students will need access to the GCSE sociology WJEC textbook. Included: Starter - social stratification and differentiation recap. Title page- encouraging students to think about the role the police plays in society. Two slides which goes through an overview of the role of the police and courts. Questions for students to discuss. Booklet task on the role of the police and courts. Attached as a separate document. Students will need to answer the questions in the booklet using the textbook. Extension tasks and exam questions are also provided in the booklet. The lesson then moves on to crime and deviance revision. There is a mind map attached as a separate document, students can add information to this using the textbook or their notes. Key studies and key concepts sheets are also included which will aid students revision.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson based on the education unit. This lesson is lesson 2 of ethnic differences which focuses on internal factors. The lesson is designed to last a 90 minute lesson and there are a total of 9 slides on the power point. Challenge questions provided throughout. Included: Starter- methods recap. Unscramble the key words. (answers on pp) Title page- encouraging students to think about how schools/ teachers may be unconsciously racist. Quick recap of ethnic differences lesson 1. Includes, who performs better in education, also material and cultural factors. Explanation of how racism can lead to underachievement. Explanation of how institutional racism can lead to underachievement. Explanation of how labelling and low expectations can lead to underachievement. Explanation of how the ethnocentric curriculum can lead to underachievement. Consolidating knowledge task. Students to complete the mind-map using all the information they have learnt about ethnic differences. The mindmap has been started, students too add as much information as they can. Attached as a separate document. 15 mark practice exam question. Students have the option of two questions focusing on ethnic differences. Example structure provided.

This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the learning approach. This lesson goes through the acquisition of phobias and treatments for phobias based on learning theories. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity which focuses on recapping the Robbers Cave experiment from the social approach - questions and answers included. Title page, encouraging students to think about how learning theories could explain phobias. The two-process model - Hobart Mowrer (1960- explanation of how phobias can be explained by classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Explanation of how social learning can explain phobias. Key studies used throughout. Evaluation of the learning theories & their explanations of the acquisition of phobias. video clip of someone with a phobia and the treatment they are receiving. Youtube video links on the pp slide. Explanation of systematic desensitisation & evaluation. Explanation of Flooding & evaluation. Links to individual differences. Homework- students to complete research into aversion therapy.

This is a GCSE psychology (Edexcel) revision lesson. The session is based on the psychological problems topic. The lesson focuses on theories of addiction and treatments. It is designed to fill an hour session, with 9 slides in total and two worksheets. included: -starter students to match up key terms from the addiction topic with their definitions. -outline of the genetic explanation of addiction with strengths and weaknesses. -worksheet explaining the social learning theory of addiction. Students should fill in the blanks and then read through the strengths and weaknesses. -explanation of cognitive behavioural therapy as a treatment for addiction with strengths and weaknesses. -drug therapy as a treatment for addiction. Worksheet for students to complete- match the statement to the correct heading to explain how drug therapy works. Answers included on the power point. -explanation of the strengths and weaknesses of drug therapy.

This is an AQA A-Level sociology lesson. The lesson focuses on external reasons for class differences in education. This lesson particularly focuses on material deprivation. There are a total of 9 slides and the lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. -starter activity focuses on going through students homework from the previous lesson. This was to research compulsory education. The research instruction sheets are also included with this lesson. If students have access to the internet they could do it during this lesson instead. -definition of material deprivation. A short video clip where students should think about the different material and cultural factors that may be holding the child back in terms of her academic achievement. -explanation of how poverty is linked to educational achievement- with reference to sociological theorists. -explanation of how poor housing can lead to academic underachievement for working class pupils. -explanation of the link between diet/ health and academic achievement. -explanation of financial support and and the costs of education with reference to academic achievement. -fear of debt reading task. Students should use page 22 of the aqa textbook in order to complete this task. Worksheet included with reading questions to answer. -exam question practice (6 mark question)

This is an AQA A-level sociology lesson which focuses on streaming, with reference to labelling. The lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson, the power point consists of 12 slides. Included: -starter, fill in the blanks activity. This recaps students knowledge on the labelling theory. Task included on a work documents. -explanation of streaming with links to labelling and the self-fulfilling prophecy. -explanation of Gillborn and Youdell 2001, the educational triage (A-C economy) -quick knowledge check- questioning activity. -explanation of pupil subcultures. With reference to Lacey (1970) concepts of polarisation and differentiation. -explanations of pro and anti-school subcultures with reference to key sociologists such as Hargreaves. -Stephen Ball abolishing streaming -Woods (1979)- other student responses to streaming and labelling. -criticisms of the labelling theory -finish the lesson with a Kahoot. One is already made on Kahoot: titled ‘class differences in achievement’ by AFitch7.

This is a GCSE Psychology revision lesson. The lesson focuses on revising some key aspects of the social influence unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity- key terms match up. Separate worksheet attached. Issues and debates- social and cultural issues in Psychology. Students could create a mindmap when going through the key information. Explanation of Haney, Banks and Zimbardo including aims, procedure, findings, conclusion and evaluation. Explanation of bystander intervention. Situational and personal factors. 4 mark exam question- answer provided. Conformity reading task. Students will need access to the edexcel GCSE psychology textbook (pages 106-107) to complete this task. Reading/ question activity. Plenary- students to answer as many key questions as they can from the power point, these are ranked in difficulty level. (Differentiated task)

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the stratification and differentiation unit. This lesson specifically focuses on gender 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 unscramble the key concepts. Title page- encouraging students to think about Feminism and stratification. How does society present gender roles in the UK today? Male and female roles- image, students to discuss what the image shows. Socialisation- reference to Ann Oakley. Labelling and gender. How have men been affected by changes in society? short video clip. Link on pp slide. New roles for men. Men and life chances. The crisis of masculinity. 9 mark exam question, example structure provided on pp. Plenary- articulate.

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 a A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit (prejudice). This lesson goes through the evaluation of Sherif’s Robbers Cave experiment. The lesson does rely on students having an understanding of the experiment. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, recap of the robbers cave experiment. Questions and answers provided. Title page- encouraging them to think about what they can remember about Sherif. Discussion of what Sherif did in his experiment that did and did not reduce prejudice. Textbook reading. Students will need access to the edexcel book 1 in order to read the evaluation points. If you do not have the textbooks please drop me an email to amyfo7@live.co.uk and I can send you over a scanned copy. Worksheet which focuses on generalisability, reliability, validity, ethics and applicability. Students to fill in whilst evaluation points are explained. Power point slides which go through key evaluation points such as validity, key pieces of evidence are referred to throughout. Challenge questions also provided throughout. Independent tasks- students to pick one of the options on the slide. E.g. adding extra detail to their notes using psychologywizard or creating a revision resource.

This is a A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the learning approach. This lesson specifically focuses on introducing the social learning theory, Bandura. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 16 power point slides. Included: Starter activity- focusing on recapping key words from the social approach. Recap- key word match up focusing on schedules of reinforcement (Skinner). Title page- encouraging students to think about what they already know about SLT and Bandura et al. Links to research methods. Overview of the different types of observations used in psychology. Including; structured, natural, covert, overt, participant and non-participant. Video clip introducing students to social learning theory. Link provided on the pp slide. The main features of social learning theory explained. Challenge questions and application tasks provided. The four stages of social learning theory including: attention, retention, reproduction, motivation. Student storyboard task to go with this, an example is on the pp slide. Storyboard template provided on a separate document. Evaluation of SLT. Including evidence, application, reductionism. Reading activity to ensure students understand key concepts. Will need access to the ALevel Edexcel textbook to complete this. 8 mark exam question based on SLT. Students to plan the question (or could write) on the sheet provided. Question is also on the pp slide. Students can then add anything to their plan which they have missed out using the mark scheme provided on the pp. The graphic guide reading task. Pages not included. Plenary- start reading ahead about Bandura’s main BoBo doll experiment. Again, students will need access to the textbook to complete this. Homework task- content analysis. Slide can be removed if not applicable. Textbook pages and the graphic guide pages have not been included. However, if you need scanned copies please email me at amyfo7@live.co.uk and I can send them over.