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GCSE Sociology [WJEC/ EDUQAS]- Recapping the theories of education.
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GCSE Sociology [WJEC/ EDUQAS]- Recapping the theories of education.

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This is a GCSE Sociology lesson, the lesson focuses on recapping the theories of education. The lesson also involves a 15 mark question which students should completed. Ideally, students would have learnt about the functionalist, marxist and feminists view of education before completing this lesson. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point contains 9 slides. Included- Starter, recap of research methods. Students to unscramble the key concepts. Title page, encouraging students to define key concepts. Comparing the theories of education- worksheet for students to complete. Attached as a separate document. Outline of functionalist, marxist and feminist view of education. Challenge questions provided throughout. Practice 15 marker on theories of education. Example structure outline provided. Example PEEL paragraph provided. - Students then complete the exam question. Plenary- scrabble. Students to try and work out the highest scoring key concept from the unit so far.
GCSE Sociology [WJEC/ EDUQAS]- The Feminist view of education
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GCSE Sociology [WJEC/ EDUQAS]- The Feminist view of education

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This is a GCSE Sociology lesson. The lesson focuses on the Feminist view of education. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there is a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity- recapping research methods. Title page- encouraging students to think about what they already know about Feminism. Recapping key concepts such as patriarchy. Branches of Feminism. Explanation of liberal, radical and marxist feminists and what they say about the education system. Explanation of how schools are patriarchal. Explanation of how gender messages are passed through the hidden curriculum. Student task- mind map. Answers provided on the power point. Men in top positions and gendered subjects. Students to read through the key information on the slide and answer key questions, also included on the power point. Becky Francis- boys dominating space. Sue Lees- social control. Exam practice question - 15 marks. Encourage students to think about how they would answer this question. The power point provides a short overview of how students could structure/ answer this question. Students should then spend 10 minutes planning this question using the sheet provided. (separate document) Plenary- summarising feminism. Students to summarise what they have learnt in under 50 words using the key concepts on the power point.
GCSE sociology [EDUQAS]- The Marxist view of education.
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GCSE sociology [EDUQAS]- The Marxist view of education.

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GCSE Sociology (WJEC/ EDUQAS)- the Marxist view of education. This lesson is designed to last a 90 minute lesson and contains a total of 10 slides on the power point. This lesson follows on from the Functionalist view of education. Included: Starter activity which focuses on recapping research methods. Title page. Recapping functionalism. Encouraging students to think about what they already know about Marxism and start to apply this to education. Explanation of Marxism and capitalism. Bourdieu- schools reproducing the class system- Cultural capital. Bowles and Gintis correspondence principle. correspondence principle VS role allocation. Encouraging students to think about what viewpoint they agree with- functionalism or marxism. Schools and giant myths. Evaluating the marxist view. Summarising the marxist view. Discussion about whether students think the education system is meritocratic? Short answer exam practice question. 2 marker- mark scheme included.
A-Level sociology [AQA]- Methods in context. Lab experiments.
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A-Level sociology [AQA]- Methods in context. Lab experiments.

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This is an A-level sociology lesson [AQA]- which focuses on methods in context. The lesson goes through the basics of research characteristics when studying education, along with using experiments to study educational issues. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, true or false. Education unit recap. Title page- encouraging students to think about what some of the issues may be when researching education. Research characteristics. Such as, teachers, pupils, schools, classrooms and parents. Students to fill in their worksheet (separate document) whilst going through the key ideas on the power point. Quick check questions. Provided on the power point. Students will need to use their knowledge about researching education in order to complete these. EXT task provided. Linking methods to education. Examples of how to link research characteristics to methods. The issues of using lab experiments to research teacher expectations in education. The issues of using field experiments to research teacher expectations. Focus on Rosenthal and Jacobson’s study. Reading/ question task. Provided on a separate worksheet. Plenary- look through an example MIC question answer. Student and teacher copy provided on separate documents.
GCSE Sociology [WJEC]- Functionalist view of education.
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GCSE Sociology [WJEC]- Functionalist view of education.

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This is a GCSE Sociology lesson{WJEC/ EDUQAS]. The lesson focuses on the Functionalist view of education. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity- recap of research methods. True or false task. Answers provided. Title page- students to think about what they already know about Functionalism and to predict what they think they may say about the education system. Theory recap. Recap of consensus and conflict theories. Do we need education for society to function effectively? Schools as agents of socialisation. Durkheim and social cohesion. Parsons and status. Schools are preparation for employment. Mind map task, students to write down all the ways school prepares students for work. Parsons, meritocracy and role allocation. Evaluation of Functionalist view of education. Functionalism quick quiz. Cram your brain activity. Students fill their brain outline with as many key concepts as they can remember from the education unit so far. Brain outline provided on a separate worksheet.
GCSE Sociology [WJEC]- Introduction to education. Different types of school.
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GCSE Sociology [WJEC]- Introduction to education. Different types of school.

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This is a GCSE Sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]. This is the first lesson of the education unit, the lesson focuses on introducing the different types of school. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 9 slides. There are also 4 worksheets included as separate documents. Included: Starter activity- recap of research methods, focusing on interviews. Title page. Encouraging students to think about the type of school they go to, and the purpose of school. Key studies, key concepts and ‘know it well’ checklist included on separate word documents. Students keep these and fill them in as the unit is taught. Outline of the history of education in Britain. Timeline starts from 1940s- 2000s. Educational policies also mentioned here. Introduction to different types of school- state and private. Students start to think about which theory would dislike private schools. The price is right game. Students to guess how much it costs to attend a private school. Key question- is it fair that some people can pay for their education? What is a public school? explanation and example provided. Documentary about Harrow. Students to answer questions on the worksheet provided whilst watching the documentary. Youtube link provided on the power point. Plenary- discussion task. Students discuss some key questions, including how a public school differs to other types of schools.
A-Level Sociology [AQA]- research methods- observations
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A-Level Sociology [AQA]- research methods- observations

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This is an A-Level sociology lesson which focuses on the research methods unit. The lesson is based on observations. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: -Starter activity- blankety blank. Students to work out the missing words in the statements. Methods recap. -Issues with conducting a participant observation such as: getting in, staying in and getting out. -Why use overt observation? strengths and weaknesses -Practical and ethical issues of using covert observation -Advantages and disadvantages of participant observation- student task. Students will need access to the AQA A-Level textbook (book one) to complete this task. Pages 140-142. The answers are then included on the power point (can just use the answers if students do not have access to the textbook)- worksheet is attached separately -Positivism, Interpretivism and observations -10 mark exam question practice. Power point includes examiners advice, an example paragraph and how students should answer this question.
GCSE sociology [WJEC]- Research methods revision lesson.
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GCSE sociology [WJEC]- Research methods revision lesson.

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This is a GCSE sociology [WJEC/ Eduqas] research methods revision lesson. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and contains a total of 10 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity. Retrieval practice, families and households. Answers on the pp. Primary and secondary data task. Students add the methods to the correct side on the table. Reliability Vs. Validity student task. Students to copy the table and decide which methods are higher in validity/ reliability. Research methods overview task. Separate worksheet provided. Students summaries each research method included in the table. This encourages them to think about AO1, AO2 and AO3 (practical, ethical and theoretical). Exam question practice. Students are given 3 exam questions to answer. 1 x 2 marker and 2 x 4 marker. Example answers provided for the 4 mark question- students to use this to mark their own response. independent revision task. Students may need access to the textbook to support them with this task. Plenary- blankety blank. Students work out the missing words in the statements about research methods.
GCSE Sociology [WKEC]- Research methods. Planning successful research.
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GCSE Sociology [WKEC]- Research methods. Planning successful research.

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This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on ‘planning successful research’. The lesson covers pilot studies, triangulation and designing your own research. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 7 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, retrieval practice- families and households. Key studies match up task- answers provided. Using mixed methods in research. Explanation of triangulation. Reasons for using mixed methods. Reading task- provided on a separate document. Students to complete the reading and answer the questions on the power point. Explanation of what a pilot study is- evaluation included. For the rest of the lesson students are encouraged to design their own research project. This is where they can apply their knowledge about everything covered in the research methods unit. Included, what method they will use, aims/ hypothesis, who their sample will be and how they will obtain them. All instructions are included on the power point.
GCSE Sociology [WJEC]- Sampling techniques.
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GCSE Sociology [WJEC]- Sampling techniques.

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This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on sampling techniques. The lesson has a total of 12 slides and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson. Included: Starter activity focuses on recapping the families and households unit. Key questions for students to answer- they are based on different difficulty lessons. Title page- encouraging students to think about what they think sampling means. Introduction to key terms such as: sampling frame, target population, samples. This includes key questions for students to have a go at. Whilst going through each of the sampling techniques, students have a worksheet to complete (attached as a separate document). The lesson also involves students having a small pack of Haribo each to test out some of the sampling methods. This task could be taken out if needed. Explanation of each sampling method: quote, random, stratified, systematic, snowballing and opportunities. Strengths and weaknesses also addressed. The power point explains what students should do with their pack of sweets when each technique is covered. Student task- which sampling method would be most effective? students to outline and explain which sampling method they would use to select their sample when investigating the following topics on the pp slide. Plenary involves answering some sort answer exam questions about methods. A 2 marker and 4 marker is provided so students can select which one they want to complete.
GCSE sociology [WJEC]- Establishing an aim and/ or hypothesis
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GCSE sociology [WJEC]- Establishing an aim and/ or hypothesis

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This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on aims and hypothesis. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. The lesson covers; hypothesis, aims, questions for research and 2 mark exam questions. Included: Starter activity which recaps key concepts. Answers included on the pp. Title page. Encouraging students to think about what an aim and hypothesis is. Explanation of hypothesis. Challenge question provided. Writing an hypothesis. Student task, to write a hypothesis for the topic areas provided. An example is also given. Questions for research. Challenge question provided. Establishing an aim. Student task- to write an aim for an area they would want to research. Making your terms clear and operationalising concepts. Planning research. Diagram of the stages a researcher would go through. Explanation of how to answer 2 mark exam questions. Practice exam questions. Students to answer as many as they can.
GCSE Sociology [WJEC]- Secondary data sources & choosing a research topic and method.
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GCSE Sociology [WJEC]- Secondary data sources & choosing a research topic and method.

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This is a GCSE sociology lesson [EDUQAS]. The lesson focuses on qualitative sources of secondary data, how sociologists make choices about research and the lesson finishes with an ethics task. The power point consists of 9 slides, and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson. Included: -Starter activity which is a quiz on the theories of the family. -Title page. Encouraging students to think about what qualitative sources of secondary data sociologists might use. -Explanation of what qualitative secondary sources are. Challenge question included. -Using public and private documents in sociological research. Task- students to put the documents under the correct heading in the table. Challenge question provided. -Strengths and weaknesses of using qualitative secondary data in research. -Secondary data task. Students to decide which method would be best when researching certain areas. -Explanation of how sociologists make choices about research. Challenge question- gets students to think about what things need to be considered before starting a research study. -Reading task. Covers considerations such as: funding, the purpose of sociology, interests and availability. Extension task provided. -Ethical issues in sociological research poster task. Students will need access to the Eduqas sociology textbook. Pages 250-251.
GCSE sociology [WJEC/ eduqas]- Research methods, questionnaires.
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GCSE sociology [WJEC/ eduqas]- Research methods, questionnaires.

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This is a GCSE sociology lesson that focuses on the usefulness of using questionnaires in research. The lesson outlines what a questionnaire is, along with its strengths and weaknesses. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 13 slides on the power point. This lesson also has a worksheet for students to complete that goes along with the power point. Included: -Starter activity. This is a retrieval practice activity that assesses students understanding of key studies taught in the family unit. Match up task. -Brief recap of using interviews in sociological research. -Detailed explanation of what a questionnaire is, challenge questions provided. -What type of data do questionnaires produce? fill in the blanks task, answers on the pp. -Explanation of the difference between open and closed questions. Students encouraged to write their own questions. Students are then given four different questions they need to decide whether it is an example of an open or closed question. Challenge question provided. -Strengths and weaknesses of using questionnaires. Student task- copy down the table from the pp, add the statements to the correct column. Answers provided. -Explanation of the issue in response rates in more detail. -Example questionnaire. This is provided on a separate document. This is a bad example, students to look at the questionnaire and assess the issues with the questionnaire. -Plenary, complete the sentences task. Assessing students understanding of what they have learnt throughout the lesson.
GCSE sociology [EDUQAS/ WJEC]- Research methods. Interviews.
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GCSE sociology [EDUQAS/ WJEC]- Research methods. Interviews.

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This is a GCSE sociology lesson, which focuses on interviews. This is designed to last a 90 minute lesson and there is a total of 14 slides on the power point. There is a worksheet to go along with the lesson (home learning purposes). Included: -Starter activity. This is a retrieval practice activity which recaps the families and households unit. -Recap of last lesson- requires students to have a basic understanding of the difference between primary and secondary data. -Introduction to interviews. What are they? the different types of interviews used by sociologists. -Explanation of structured interviews. -Explanation of unstructured interviews. Links to Dobash and Dobash, along with Feminism. Students to read the reading (provided on a separate worksheet) and answer the questions on the slide. -Explanation of semi-structured interviews. Students to answer questions. -Explanation of focus groups. Students are encouraged to think about why and when these may be useful. -Student task. Students are given four scenarios, their task is to decide which type of interview would be best and why. Example provided on the power point. -Strengths and weaknesses of using interviews in sociological research. -Student task. They are given four scenarios, they need to answer the key questions on the pp for each scenario. Links to interviewer bias and social desirability. -Plenary. Students are given 9 different statements, their task is to identify whether which interview the statement is referring to. Provided on a separate worksheet.
GCSE Sociology [EDUQAS]- Is the family in decline?
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GCSE Sociology [EDUQAS]- Is the family in decline?

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This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on changes to the size of the family, whether the family is in decline and the emergence of the privatised nuclear family. There is a total of 12 slides and the lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. Included: -Starter activity- recap of theories of the family. -Explanations of changes to family sizes. With reference to, the changes in the position of women, changes in religion and technological and financial factors. There are links to key statistics, and challenge questions provided throughout. Students to copy the table on the power point and fill in the key information whilst the teacher talks through it. -Is the family in decline? arguments for and against this argument. With reference to key theories such as The New Right. Evaluation provided. -The emergence of the privatised nuclear family. Reading activity -students to answer key questions using the reading. (reading provided on a separate document) -Plenary- true or false.
GCSE sociology [WJEC]- Family revision lesson.
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GCSE sociology [WJEC]- Family revision lesson.

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This lesson is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]- the lesson focuses on revising the family unit. The lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. There is a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity. Students to work out the missing blanks to key statements. Retrieval practice task- students are given a time limit to write down as many key concepts and key sociologists as they can remember. May want to offer a prize to whoever can write down the most. Key concept task. Students to write down the definitions to key concepts and provide an example. Key concepts provided on the power point along with the answers. Understanding key studies and theorists. Students to fill in their sheet whilst the teacher explains each sociologists. Information is included on the slides. Worksheet included on a separate document. Sociologists referred to: Murdock, Parsons, Delphy & Leonard, Willmott & Young, The Rapoports, Walby. What other key sociologists are there? students to match up the sociologist with their ideas. Answers included. Independent revision task. Students to use their notes or textbook pages to complete the overview mindmap. Included on a separate document.
GCSE sociology [WJEC/EDUQAS]- The role of older people in the family.
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GCSE sociology [WJEC/EDUQAS]- The role of older people in the family.

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This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC]. The lesson focuses on the role of older people in the family. The powerpoint consist of 11 slides in total and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson. included: Starter activity. Students to try and identify the key terms and key sociologists. Title page, encouraging students to think about the role older people have played in their lives and within their family. Explanation of what has happened to life expectancy. Graph interpretation. What impact will this have on families? The result of increased life expectancy on the family and society. Students to create a list or mind map. Answers included on the power point. Explanation of the modified extended family, how this links to increased life expectancy and how it benefits families. Explanation of traditional extended families. With reference to Forester (1990s). Explanation of how increased life expectancy has lead to an increase in beanpole families. Is the ageing population in Britain a problem? this is a reading task for students to complete. Questions for students to answer on the powerpoint. The reading is provided on a separate document. This task starts to refer to some of the A-level content, this is therefore a ‘challenge’ higher ability task. Evaluation, with reference to the sandwich generation and boomerang children. Summary/ comparison worksheet. Students to summaries their knowledge on the role of children, role of men and role of older people in the family. Plenary. Students to define as many key terms as they can from the slide.
GCSE sociology [WJEC] - The changing role of men in society and the family.
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GCSE sociology [WJEC] - The changing role of men in society and the family.

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This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]. The lesson focuses on The changing role of men in society and in the family. The lesson power point consists of 10 slides and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson. Included: -starter activity. This is a retrieval practice task, whereby students should try to answer as many questions as possible. The questions are differentiated. -task one encourages students to think about what it means ‘to be a man’. -traditional masculine roles. Students to create a mindmap, some ideas have been put on the slide to support students. Challenge question also included. -explanation of how traditional masculine roles have changed and what they used to be. -why men’s traditional gender roles are changing. Video slip- questions for students to answer. -reasons for the changing masculine role. -crisis of masculinity. Reading task, students to answer questions. The reading is provided on a separate document. -the mask of masculinity- Video slip, students to answer questions on power point whilst watching the clip. -poster task, students to consolidate everything they have learnt today. May need access to the GCSE textbook to support them. -plenary 5,4,3,2,1 - students to think about what they have learnt today, any questions they have about the content, question other students. (all instructions are on the powerpoint)
GCSE sociology [WJEC]- How far have conjugal roles changed?
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GCSE sociology [WJEC]- How far have conjugal roles changed?

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This is a GCSE sociology lesson, which focuses on how far conjugal roles have changed. This is the second lesson on conjugal roles, lesson 1 explains what conjugal roles are. The lesson is designed to last a 90 minute lesson and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. By the end of the lesson students will be able to explain whether conjugal roles have changed or not, by referring to decision making and money management, the dual burden, triple shift, the media and childcare patterns. Included: -starter activity. Students are shown some graphs which explain housework patters. Students to answer key questions using the data on the graph. -students are encouraged to think about the problems women may face with the domestic division of labour. -have families become more equal? pair activity. Students are given information packs, these contain information about conjugal roles (decision making, money management, dual burden etc). Students will then teach their partner. -the power point then goes on to explain each point in more detail. For example, the hours spent on household tasks, Ann Oakely, Duncombe and Marsden, Pahl and Edgell. Challenge questions are also provided on the power point. -male and female roles. Students are given a list of characteristics and they should decide whether they belong pre or post 1970s. Answers on power point. -conjugal role quick quiz. This tests students on everything they have learnt about conjugal roles. The quiz is provided on a separate document. -plenary. How well do students know their key concepts and sociologists? Students are provided with key terms and people, their task is to ensure they can explain each one. This is a differentiated task, each key concept is worth a different amount of points (colour coded).
GCSE sociology [Eduqas]- Changes in conjugal roles.
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GCSE sociology [Eduqas]- Changes in conjugal roles.

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This is a GCSE sociology lesson [Eduqas, WJEC]. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point consists of a total of 12 slides. This lesson focuses on changes in conjugal roles. By the end of the lesson students will be able to outline the main changes to conjugal roles, examine whether roles within the family are changing and refer to key studies such as Willmott and Young- Symmetrical family. Included: -starter activity encourages students to think about what roles are predominately completed by men and women in the household. -explanation of what conjugal roles are. Referring to segregated and integrated conjugal roles. -images from the good housekeeping guide, students to think about how women are portrayed in these images. Discussion task. -two video clips, a guide to how women to behave/ act. Students to list all the ways women should behave according to the clips. -explanation of the traditional domestic division of labour and how things are starting to change. -worksheet activity. Students to tick which tasks are completed by the males and females in their household. Challenge questions included. -explanation of the symmetrical family as explained by Willmott and Young. -explanation of the new man. Students to think about whether they think this is true. Encourage them to think about celebrity examples. -Willmott and Young reading. Worksheet provided. Questions for students to answer on the power point. -Evaluation- referring to feminism (Oakley) -plenary- how far do students think that families have become more symmetrical.