This resource should be used as a Sociology marketing tool during taster sessions or Option Evening. This resource is aimed at year 8 GCSE students, but can be used with year 9. You will find attached rectangular cards with the following titles: 1. What is Sociology? 2. Who studied Sociology? x 2 3. Lateral thinking puzzles x 3 4. 9-7 grade students have these skills 5. Citizenship test 6. Answers to the citizenship test 7. Popular career routes and organisations associated with Sociology x 2 These cards can be cut and laminated and placed in sweet bags. See image attached. Bags can be purchased cheaply from Amazon or Ebay. Stickers cost between £3-6 from Vista Print. I attach the cards together with treasury tags. Alternatively, you could laminate the cards and place them on tables for parents and students to read and use. Additionally, (budget permitting) you may want to add a sweet or lolly to the bag as a final touch. Note: You will also find an adaptable flyer with general information regarding the Eduqas course. Have fun with it!

This lesson can take between 1 and 3 sessions. It is aimed at GCSE Eduqas Sociology students but can be used with other exam boards too. This lesson will introduce students to the idea of content analysis and students will create their own analysis. Students will be given a hypothesis to prove or disprove on slide 5. Students will then watch two clips from the opening scenes of Disney’s 1991 Beauty and Beast cartoon and the 2017 movie. After calculating and reviewing their results, students will then discuss the strengths and weaknesses to this method using their own experiences. Always read the notes at the bottom of the slides. Links, clips and answers can be found there.

Puzzle and quiz aimed at A Level Sociology students studying research methods. The material compliments all major exam boards including AQA, OCR, WJEC and Eduqas. Both resources can be used as a starter, plenary, filler and or homework activity. High ability GCSE Sociology students can complete the activities as an extension.

This PowerPoint contains x 4 lessons with a focus on Media and Crime. The PowerPoints follows the Eduqas exam course. Lesson one focuses on propaganda and how to spot it. Students will watch clips from Digital Disruption and discuss how the media uses propaganda. Links will be made to the hypodermic syringe model. Lesson two focuses on the functions of media and crime and draws upon contemporary examples. Lesson three concerns a documentary with a focus on columbine massacres. Students have a worksheet to complete as they watch the documentary. Lesson four concerns moral panics and takes an exam focus. Students will use their knew knowledge to attempt an 8 mark exam question. See the notes section for links, questions and answers.

This resource is aimed at the GCSE Eduqas course. Lesson 1: Questionnaire Questioning This lesson focuses on closed and open-ended questions. Lesson 2: Questionnaire Design This lesson aims to encourage students to design their own questionnaire with little guidance. Students are expected to distribute the questionnaire, analyse results and create their own conclusion. Students will produce poor questionnaires and will learn from participant feedback. This is a great lesson to work independently and to reflect on skills. Lesson 3: Evaluating Questionnaires Students are encouraged to look at the strengths and weaknesses of questionnaires with reference to their own study from lesson 2, and by analysing the ‘bad questionnaire’ resource. There are also exam questions embedded within this lesson. Answers to questions can be found in the notes. Progress check questions can be found in the notes too. There is also a link to Quizlet activities in the notes.

This Power-point concerns the topic 'Key Concepts and Processes of Cultural Transmission' , with a focus on ethnicity and the development of ethnic identities. The lesson follows the Eduqas specification and examines how Family, Education, Peer groups and Media influence and construct ethnic identities. There are two exam 4 mark exam questions embedded within the slides for students to try. Students have exam advice, sentence starters and model answers to help them write and develop their own answer. You will need mini wipe boards and board pens. Additionally students will need coloured pens to update their progress mind map check. You will find extra help, hints, links to useful websites in the notes that you may wish to use in your lesson.

This lesson is aimed at years 9-10 Sociology students studying Research Methods. The lesson focuses on Official Statistics and encourages students to consider contemporary examples and the strengths and weaknesses to this method. There is one exam question with a model answer.

This lesson encourages students to build upon knowledge of Feminism from previous lessons from Module 1: Key Concepts. The lesson has several activities which encourage students to think about the female role, sexism and oppression within the family unit. There are a selection of activities, some of which can be completed for homework. The aim of this lesson is to prepare students for future lessons on conjugal roles.

As Eduqas teachers are aware, it's pretty difficult to cover and teach all areas of life during lesson time. Last year, I covered the main areas of life (Education and Work) and encouraged students to research the other areas independently. The Power Point attached instructs and encourages students to research alternative areas of life using resources available to them. You can do this in lesson time, but I would recommend setting this as homework. My students were given interactive templates to help them on their way. See attached.

This is a full lesson introducing the concept of socialisation with a focus on primary socialisation and the family. The lesson aims to be interactive with lots of thinking activities which encourage independent learning. One slide makes reference to the TV show Super Nanny. A clip from the TV show has been included, but you could use other episodes. You will find sample exam questions with model answers embedded with in the slides. The exam questions are based on the GCSE Eduqas Specification. However, other exam boards can use the slides, but you will need to change questions accordingly. Progress checking questions are embedded throughout. Answers to the questions can be found within the notes. You will need scissors, glue, mini wipe boards, pens and access to the internet to deliver this lesson.

This is one lesson based on the new GCSE Eduqas exam specification. The lesson uses interactive note book activities, so students will need scissors, glue and different coloured pens during your class. The Power Point contains a starter, plenary, x2 four mark exam questions with model answers, sentence starters and an exam criteria over view. There are differentiated activities embedded within the slides and progress checks. Some slides have extra information, guidance and help in the notes.

This resource contains one lesson with an interactive notebook based activity. Students will need scissors, glue and colouring pencils. The lesson is based on the Eduqas specification and aims to explore the reasons why single-hood or the singleton is on the rise. Students will be expected to answer x1 two mark exam question. Sentence starters, exam criteria and a model answer are provided within the slides. You will also need mini wipe boards and pens for this lesson for progress checks.

This lesson is aimed at the GCSE Eduqas course but can be adapted and used with AQA. It is interactive and encourages students to reflect on their own identity. Students will need to bring to school their own childhood photos to participate in the main activity. You will also need magazines (perhaps catalogues with images of toys in), scissors and glue. The lesson will introduce students to Oakley's key terms: Verbal appellation, Manipulation, Different Activities and canalisation.

Is the family in decline? This lesson aims to help students think about and plan an answer to the following Eduqas based exam question: ** The family is in decline. Do you agree with this view? (15 marks) In this answer you are advised to refer to changes in the law and any other relevant factors to support your judgement.** The lesson aims to produce an argument with reference to key sociological ideas including New Right perspectives. Students are encouraged to use the PEEEL model to practise essay structure skills.

This resource is aimed at year 9 GCSE Sociology students. There are 3 lessons which concentrate on the introduction of secondary agents of socialisation: Education, Media, Work, Religion and Peer groups. This resource has 5 exam questions with model answers along with homework activities and interactive notebook tasks. There are progress checks with prompt questions in the notes. Additionally there are several clips and interactive based challenges. Links to clips can be found in the notes.

This is an introductory lesson to GCSE Sociology. It is aimed at year 9 and encourages students to think about what Sociology includes and why sociologists study. I teach the Eduqas course, so there are references to Eduqas within the slides. However, you can adapt this to fir your own exam board criteria.

x3 Lessons on the social construction of crime. One lesson requires the use of computers. This lesson prepares students to answer and 8 mark exam question . Interactive notebooks are optional.

This PP contains two lessons. It aims to highlight corporate crime examples and to encourage students to apply ideas of corporate crime to real life events. Extra information can be found in the notes.

If you have any time left over during the Christmas time period, you may wish to deliver a fun lesson with years 9-11. This lesson was inspired by other teachers from the ‘Resourced Website’.

Aimed at year 11 students who are preparing for GCSE revision. Students are encouraged to reflect on their own learning and to RAG topics from the C1 paper. Students should then think about the next step. What do they need to do to make sure they know core topics?