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.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson [EDUQAS/ WJEC] which focuses on the importance of material factors within education. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point. By the end of the lesson students will be able to outline and explain the different material factors and start to make connections to class differences in achievement. Included: Starter, methods recap. Primary Vs. Secondary data (retrieval practice) Title page- encouraging students to think about what material factors are and whether they are internal or external. How free is school? student task- write down all the things their parents need to pay for within education. Example list with prices included on the pp. Explanation of material factors and material deprivation. Explanation of how material factors could lead to working class underachievement. Link back to key question ‘is education meritocratic?’. The effects of income on attainment. Student task- rank the material factors in order of biggest impact on educational achievement. Link to choice of school. Short youtube clip- students to make a note of the cultural and material factors affecting the student’s achievement at school. Poor housing and underachievement. Wider connections to class differences- student task. Plenary- Bingo.

This is a GCSE sociology [WJEC/ EDUQAS] lesson which focuses on the education unit. The lesson is centered around the hidden curriculum and anti-school subcultures. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Challenge questions and extension tasks provided throughout. Included: Starter, methods recap. Board rush game. Instructions on the pp. Post-it notes are needed for this task. Title page, encouraging students to think about what a anti-school subculture is. Explanation of what an anti-school subculture is. Easy and difficult explanation provided. Students choose which one they write down. Short video clip outlining the behaviours of an anti-school and pro-school subculture. The impact of labelling on anti-school subcultures. Reading/ question task. Questions and answers provided on the pp. However, students will need access to the GCSE eduqas textbook to complete this task (pages 102-103). Paul Willis and anti-school subcultures. Explanation of the difference between the formal and hidden curriculum. Explanation of what each theory argues about the hidden curriculum. Feminists, Marxists and Functionalists. Examples and challenge questions provided. This then leads on to an application task whereby students summarise what each theory says using the key concepts on the power point. Plenary- guess the fact. Teacher will need an envelope with a key fact written down from the lesson. (most important piece of information from the lesson) Students to guess what key fact the teacher has written. A key fact is provided in the notes section of the pp.

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 an Alevel psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. This lesson links to the prejudice side of the course, the lesson includes social identity theory- explanation and evaluation. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter- recap questions which range in difficulty. Refers to social psychology. Title page- ‘everyone is prejudice’ encouraging students to debate how far they agree with the statement. Explanation of social identity theory- referring to in-groups and out-groups, social categorisation, social identification and social comparison. Challenge questions provided throughout. Explanation of how social identity theory can lead to prejudice and discrimination. Example to illustrate social identity theory- student worksheet. Answers provided. summary task- key words provided. Evaluation of the theory- students will need to use the edexcel book 1 to answer the questions. I have not attached a scanned copy but if this is needed please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk. Answers provided on the power point. 8 mark exam question on SIT. Brief plan included on the pp slide. Mark scheme for the question is attached as a separate document.

This is a power point which includes a mind-map which summaries each of the key topics taught in the GCSE sociology eduqas specification. The mind-maps include key concepts and studies where necessary. The topics included are: Cultural transmission, Families & households, Education, Crime & Deviance, Social stratification & differentiation.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on revision. The lesson is specifically designed to revise the education and crime unit, and is aimed at year 11 students. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 8 slides on the power point. Included: Title page with 3 x 2 mark questions for students to complete. Mindmap summary of the whole of the education unit- the idea is that students mind map and add extra information whilst teacher goes through the main points. Short answer exam questions based on the education unit. Provided on a separate worksheet, mark schemes/ answers provided on the power point. Mindmap summary of the whole crime and deviance unit. Short answer exam questions, provided on a separate worksheet. Mark schemes provided on the power point. Education and crime board game. On the power point, but should be printed for students to complete. Testing/ applying their knowledge of key concepts and key studies.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson which focuses on the sleeping and dreaming unit. The lesson is based upon a key study; Freud- Little Hans. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 17 slides on the power point. The lesson also comes with a worksheet with activities for students to fill in which go along with the power point. Challenge/ extension questions are provided throughout. Included: starter, criminal psychology recap. title page- encouraging students to think about what they already know about Freud. explanation of case studies- including strengths and weaknesses. background to the study with a short video clip. explanation of aims, procedure, results and conclusions. Tasks in the booklet for students to complete. strengths and weaknesses of the study. 9 mark exam question. Question provided on the pp along with a brief outline of how to structure an answer. Mark scheme provided on the power point. plenary- summary task. Students write a snapchat message using the key concepts on the power point.

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 a GCSE sociology lesson [wjec/ eduqas]. The lesson focuses on the eduction unit, specifically labelling, banding and setting. The power point has a total of 12 slides and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson. Challenge questions and extension tasks provided throughout. Included: Starter, methods recap. 2 mark exam questions, students answer whilst register is being taken. Title page. Encouraging students to think about what labelling means and the type of sociologists that are interested in labelling. Guess your label game! post it notes with different labels written on are needed for this task. Instructions included on the power point. Students tick the labels on their head- partner acts out their partners label until they guess it correctly. Outline of what labelling is and where labels come from. Explanation of how teachers arrive at their labels. Diagram of how self-fulfilling prophecies occur. Student task. Explanation of how teachers communicate their labels. Explanation of what banding and setting is. The effects of banding and setting on labelling. Reading task (Ball), students answer questions. Reading provided on a separate document. Applying understanding, 5 mark exam question. Success criteria provided. Marking exam question- mark scheme provided. Encourage peer assessment. Plenary 5,4,3,2,1. Students to reflect on what they have learnt during the lesson.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson which covers the basics of research methods. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 15 slides on the power point. This lesson also comes with a booklet/ worksheet which students should fill in whilst the lesson is being taught. All key information and activities are included on this worksheet. Challenge and extension tasks are provided on the power point. Included: Starter, students to work out the key methods based on the images. Title page, encouraging students to think about what they already know about research methods. Key concepts that will be covered- students to see which ones they can already define. Explanation of primary and secondary data- workbook task. Explanation of qualitative and quantitative data- workbook task. Different types of hypotheses, dependent & independent variables, controlling extraneous variables. Key content on the pp slide and in the workbook- application tasks for students to complete. Sampling techniques- students to complete strengths and weaknesses task in workbook. May need access to the GCSE psychology Edexcel textbook to help them with this. Research and experimental designs- students to complete table in workbook based on info on pp slide. 3 x short answer practice exam questions. Provided on the workbook. Mark schemes are included on the pp slides. Plenary- students workout missing words in the sentences.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the cultural transmission unit. This lesson specifically focuses on cultural diversity. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 12 slides in total. Included: Starter activity, recapping/ introducing basic sociological theory. Title page, encouraging students to think about what cultural diversity means. Short clip explaining cultural diversity. Link is on the pp. Students to make notes. Explanation of what cultural diversity means and why it is important. Discussion question provided. Cultural diversity over time. Explanation of subcultures and connections to cultural diversity within different countries. Cultural diversity across the world. 2 mark exam question- model answers provided. What things make up your culture? student task. Differences in norms for different groups. Plenary- Cultural diversity consolidation, poster/ revision task. Could be finished for homework.

GCSE psycyology- Edexcel. This is a workbook which takes students through the whole of the development unit. This booklet goes alongside the lessons which are available in my shop. There is space in the workbook for students to complete activities which are instructed on the lesson powerpoints. This booklet has a total of 48 pages, it includes a check list for students to pin point any gaps in their knowledge, as well as two pages of key terms with their definitions. This booklet consists of a total of 9 lessons, including the issues and debates lesson (the development of morality). THIS BOOKLET IS NOT STAND ALONE- IT RELIES ON YOU HAVING THE LESSONS MADE WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON MY SHOP.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson consists of situational and personal factors affecting prejudice. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes, however I would imagine it would take longer so a homework task is also included. The majority of the lesson requires students to work in pairs- they then teach their pair what they have found it (mainly student led). THIS LESSON REQUIRES USE OF THE A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY TEXTBOOK 1 (EYE BOOK). Included: Starter task - unscramble the key words, answers provided. Title page- encouraging students to start to think about how and why our personality could lead to prejudice behaviours. Outline of how individual differences can lead to prejudice. - teacher led Outline of how situational and cultural factors can lead to prejuduce. - teacher led Instructions about how the paired learning task is going to work. Questions for students to answer based on individual and situational factors- textbook is needed for this task. If you do not have the textbooks in school, please email me at amyfo7@live.co.uk and I can send you over scanned copies. Question sheets for students to complete based on situational and personal factors- attached as word documents. Homework/ extension task. Summary sheet which includes all factors students need to be aware of- students to fill in using their notes/ reading/ knowledge and understanding. Attached as a separate document.

This is an A-Level AQA sociology lesson. The lesson focuses on The Marxist view of education. There is a total of 9 power point slides and it is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. Included: -true or false starter activity, based on Functionalism and New Right perspectives. (worksheet attached) -starter, encouraging students to think about what key concepts they associate with Marxism. -detailed explanations of Althusser, Bowles and Gintis ideas. -the lesson finishes with a reading task for students to complete. The A-Level AQA book one (orange textbook) will be needed to complete this exercise. A worksheet containing the questions is attached.

This lesson focuses on Green crime part of the crime and deviance unit of the AQA specification. The power point consists of 8 slides and would fill a 80 minute lesson. The starter activity consists of a true or false task which assesses students previous knowledge on globalisation and crime. The lesson then goes on to give a definition of green crime, explain global risk society and the environment and types of criminology. One activity included in this lesson refers to primary and secondary crimes. Students are required to read about types of green crime and decide whether they are primary or secondary (worksheets are included with this lesson, along with the correct answers). The lesson then leads on to an independent research task whereby they should have access to the internet. The lesson finishes with a 4 mark exam style question.

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.

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.

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.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson, the lesson focuses on revising the sleeping and dreaming unit. The lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson and the power point consists of 15 slides. There is a worksheet to go with this lesson, students should complete the activities on the worksheet whilst the teacher goes through the power point. The GCSE Edexcel textbook will be needed to complete some tasks. Included: -Starter activity. Students to work out the missing words in the sentence. The statements are from the whole unit. -Explanation of the features, functions and benefits of sleep. -Explanation of internal and external influences on sleep, along with their strengths and weaknesses. -Explanation of sleep disorders. Insomnia and Narcolepsy. -Freud’s theory of dreaming- youtube clip. Students to complete the task on the worksheet after watching the clip. -Key studies task. Students to use pages in the textbook to answer the questions on the worksheet. (Siffre and Freud, Little Hans). -Independent revision task. -Retrieval practice, question task. Students to answer as many questions as they can. These are differentiated (colour coded) in terms of difficulty. Answers also included.