This booklet outlines all key content for Education Policy, and also covers globalisation and privatisation of education, and postmodern critiques. It includes practice questions and consolidation activities. Boxes are provided for short retrieval lesson starters, and there is a list for students to complete on the back page, where they can make a personalised revision list in response to lesson activities. The key content in these books is excellent for flipped learning, but also to be studied in class.

This resource covers the full Research Methods topic (not MIC) for A Level Sociology (AQA). It covers all methods, includes an article, exam questions, space for retrieval starters and a student revision list on the back cover to be completed by students as they journey through the RMs topic. Each section details Practical, Ethical and Theretical strengths and weaknesses for each of the methods studied.

This booklet contains a revision checklist and 14 original Theories & Debates 20 mark questions, with items, to really get your students thinking. This can add a level of challenge to your students, extending their revision beyond past paper questions and allowing them to think flexibly about selecting the appropriate information for unexpected exam questions. This can be used in class for structured revision, or as independent practice. Does not include mark schemes.

The “Theories of Education” booklet covers the first topics of the Education topic for the AQA A Level in Sociology. The booklet provides a comprehensive overview of major educational theories, including Functionalism, Marxism, and the New Right, along with critical concepts such as hidden curriculum and cultural capital. The booklet includes consolidation activities, as well as space for your lesson starters, and a revision list on the back for students to complete as needed. The key content is organised clearly, but with a focus on high-level academic vocabulary to stretch students and model the kind of writing they aspire to develop. This is Booklet 1 of a 4 booklet series, the next in the series is ‘social class and achievement’ - see separate listing.

This is a batch offer for all 4 teaching booklets for Education. Each booklet includes key content which can be set as flipped learning or studied in class, and used for revision. The content is well-organised and includes studies and key knowledge glossaries, activities and space for practice paragraphs. All booklets include practice questions, space for retrieval starters and an independent revision list for students to complete on the back cover. These booklets provide you with structure and content for the full Education topic, preparing for Paper 1 for AQA A Level Sociology. You can also purchase the booklets separately.

The “Social Class & Achievement” booklet provides a comprehensive overview of explanations for social class differences in achievement along with critical evaluations and specific research methods. The booklet includes consolidation activities such as knowledge organisers and space to complete lesson starters. There are also past paper questions and other practice questions included, as well as a Diane Reay article from the Guardian. Additionally the booklet contains a revision list space on the back cover for students to make notes of their gaps or areas of weakness, promoting independent learning.

This booklet contains a full topic checklist and includes a summarised view of the content and theory needed for this topic. Also included are glossary tasks and revision activities for students to use in or out of lessons. There are practice exam questions included. The booklet also includes templates for starters to be completed in, and a revision list to be completed by students as and when they discover gaps in their knowledge - both of which can help to enhance your learning routines in class.

This booklet provides a summarised overview of all content needed for this topic including a table of religious organisations, and iconic examples of sects such as Jonestown and the Branch Davidians. There are evaluation and glossary activities, and past-paper exam questions from AQA. The booklet starts with a topic checklist and starters boxes, blank templates for students to complete your starters, which is great for embedding clear learning routines. The booklet includes data from the 2021 Census, and an article from the Church Times which can be set as homework/Flipped Learning. The back cover includes an Independent Revision List for students to complete as and when they discover learning gaps - promoting independent learning and effective study habits.

This is a 2-3 part lesson, depending on the length of your lessons. The slides provide summary information of key labelling studies, and key subculture studies including Rist, Becker, Hargreaves, Rosenthal & Jacobson, Educational Triage, Beachside Comp and Hightown Grammar. There are activities which encourage classroom talk and the processing of new information (many use mini-whiteboards but could easily be done on paper) Two video clips are embedded from YouTube - a clip from Mean Girls as an intro/stimulus, and a clip for Rosenthal & Jacobson. Slides with lots of text (such as slide 29) are best printed in advance so students can complete the summary task with a paper copy.

This lesson can be spread over a double, depending on the length of your lessons and the ability range of your students. The lesson includes a divergent thinking starter ‘What does Bourdieu have for breakfast’ which also includes some prior topic memory retrieval. Key definitions of Cultural Capital and Habitus are included. The core focus of the lesson is a paragraph practice with a model paragraph, allowing the teacher to circulate the room and offer live feedback whilst students study the model (best to hand out a printed version of the model) and students can be encouraged to self-assess by highlighting their use of connectives, chains of analysis and key terminology.

This is a bulk purchase of all the Beliefs Teaching Booklets in my shop. You can view the individual booklets for more details and example pages. All booklets include key content, glossaries, exam questions and space for starters and revision lists. These can be used for Flipped Learning and for in-class teaching. They would also make excellent revision booklets for students.

This slide deck provides memory retrieval opportunities covering the functions of education and key vocabulary used to discuss the functions of education from a Functionalist and a Marxist perspective. It also recaps Bowles & Gintis and discusses possible criticisms of the Marxist view. The slides include tasks, model paragraphs and opportunities for students to plan and consider their responses in a structured way. There are 29 slides, culminating in a student task to write a profound evaluation of the core function of education, considering the views covered in the lesson. A good combination of memory retrieval and exam skills in order to develop students at all levels of ability. Ideally this lesson would be used after teaching the functionalist and Marxist views of education, but could be tweaked and used as delivery.

Suitable for consolidating Feminist theory on Beliefs in Society, once students have had some introduction to the key ideas and thinkers. 39 slides with interactive, engaging memory recall activties, multiple choice, memory enhancing suggestions, longer activities which encourage analysis and evaluation, and deeper thinking - suitable for group work. Video clips embedded: The Rabia Mosque, Feminism with the Catholic Church and Carol Christ on her own journey. Lesson objectives are stated and the slides move from shallow thinking, to deeper analysis and evaluation, including an exam question to consider. This is not a ‘chalk and talk’ resource but for teachers who enjoy a busy, challenging and interacting classroom of active students.

This booklet offers a summarised overview of the relationship between religion and social stablity, exploring key examples such as Liberation Theology and the Principle of Hope. It summarises religion as a conservative force and explores religion and social change, including economic change according to Max Weber. There are starters boxes (blank templates for your own starters) at the start to help form regular learning routines in your lessons. There are also past-paper questions, evaluation activities and glossary activities. There is a revision list on the back cover for students to add to, as and when they discover learning gaps - this prompts independent learning.

Teaching booklet including key content, practice questions and consolidation activities.

This worksheet allows students to review a range of New Labour policies and evaluate their contribution to either equality or inequality. Good for homework or as an in-class activity which leads to some good discussion. The discussion questions at the bottom of the sheet lead to some evaluative judgement-making and also link to the wider sociological perspectives.

This booklet contains newly written questions in the style of AQA Paper 1, not past paper questions. The content is: 10 x 4 mark questions 10 x 6 mark questions 5 x 10 mark questions (no item) 5 x 10 mark questions (with item) 15 x 30 mark essay questions. There is also an answer pack included with some suggested points, including suggestions for evaluative judgements for the 30 markers.

These questions are original, and are deisgned to match the structure of the AQA A Level Crime & Deviance questions in Paper 3. The booklet contains: 10 x4 markers 10 x6 markers 10 x 10 markers with items 15 x 30 markers 1 x bonus question - extra challenging 30 mark essay. Also includes a separate booklet which contains suggested points for all questions.