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Resources for Religious Studies, Sociology, Philosophy, Ethics and Humanities. We specialise in making whole units and courses for ultimate convenience and time-saving. We always aim to make the best resource for a given topic: our goal is perfection and our resources have helped educate 1 million+ students! In order to encourage ratings and reviews, if you buy any of our products, are happy with your purchase, and leave a 5* rating for it: just email us and we'll send you a free bonus gift!
Social Control (Heidensohn, Control Theory)  - Crime & Deviance L5/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192]
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Social Control (Heidensohn, Control Theory) - Crime & Deviance L5/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192]

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This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle. This is lesson 5 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Crime & Deviance’ section; it refers to the ‘Social Control’ topic. The lesson is focused on Heidensohn’s feminist sociological views that use control theory to explain why women commit less crime than men: it asks “Are women subject to greater levels of social control than men?”. The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (editable) -A double-sided A4 worksheet/information sheet -An 18 side knowledge-hunt: containing arguments for/against Heidensohn’s theory, and information about different means of social control. -Homework All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.
Marx, Marxism, & Marxist Sociology- Social Stratification -L4/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192]
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Marx, Marxism, & Marxist Sociology- Social Stratification -L4/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192]

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This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle. This is lesson 4 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Social Stratification’ section. This lesson focuses on the topic of Karl Marx, Marxism and Marxist sociology on the issue of social stratification and social status. It is one of two lessons on the topic in this series. The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided A4 information sheet -Group-work ‘place around the room’ activity file. -Homework All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification but are certainly useful for any GCSE Sociology specification. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated (and rewarded, just email us!)
Religion, Crime & Punishment: Assessment Materials [AQA GCSE RS - L9/10] Theme E Practice Exam Paper
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Religion, Crime & Punishment: Assessment Materials [AQA GCSE RS - L9/10] Theme E Practice Exam Paper

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This download contains a selection of assessment materials for AQA GCSE Religious Studies, Theme E: 'Religion, Crime & Punishment'. There are three separate assessment lessons (designed for 1 hr slots) in this download. The download includes: -An assessment lesson PowerPoint Presentation (with timer) -3 x assessment options [an A3 double-sided assessment worksheet and four practice exam questions (on two separate worksheets)] -A collection of assessment and feedback tools [including an exam scoreboard, self/peer marking worksheet, a target-setting sheet]. This lesson can be used by any AQA GCSE Religious Studies teacher covering this theme; it was designed to be ninth lesson in our ten-lesson unit for this theme. It has enough resources to be uses for 3 individual 1-hour assessment lessons! Positive reviews are warmly welcome! ------------------------------------- The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) ____________________ System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the assessment worksheets) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor ____________________
Gender, Crime & Criminality - Crime & Deviance L7/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192] Male Female Crime
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Gender, Crime & Criminality - Crime & Deviance L7/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192] Male Female Crime

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This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle. This is lesson 7 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Crime & Deviance’ section; it refers to the ‘Factors Affecting Criminal & Deviant Behaviour’ topic. The lesson focuses on links between criminality and gender. It addresses the question: “Are men naturally more prone to higher levels of crime due to instinctive, genetic and biological factors?” and examines arguments on both sides of the ‘nature vs nurture’ debate. The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (editable) -A double-sided A4 worksheet -An 10 side knowledge-hunt -Homework All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.
Poverty as a Social Issue (II) - Social Stratification -L9/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192]
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Poverty as a Social Issue (II) - Social Stratification -L9/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192]

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This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle. This is lesson 9 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Social Stratification’ section. This lesson focuses on the history of poverty and social stratification. It features fully integrated AfL and an A3 video-learning worksheet! The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided A3 worksheet -Homework All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification but are certainly useful for any GCSE Sociology specification. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated (and rewarded, just email us!)
Poverty as a Social Issue (I) - Social Stratification -L8/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192]
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Poverty as a Social Issue (I) - Social Stratification -L8/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192]

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This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle. This is lesson 8 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Social Stratification’ section. This lesson focuses on the history of poverty and social stratification and is based around a documentary that is linked to through the PowerPoint shows. It features fully integrated AfL and a very clever A3 video-learning worksheet to keep them busy! The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided A3 worksheet -Homework All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification but are certainly useful for any GCSE Sociology specification. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated (and rewarded, just email us!)
EDUCATION (20 Lessons) [ GCSE Sociology ]
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EDUCATION (20 Lessons) [ GCSE Sociology ]

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This bundle contains 20 lessons for the Education section of the new GCSE Sociology specification. This bundle was updated in March 2020 so that all of the PowerPoints are in the standard format and, consequently, more easy to edit than before. It is designed to be a self-contained, comprehensive and complete resource: everything a teacher/department need to teach the Education section of the course. Each lesson comes in a .Zip file, This file contains: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality, editable, PowerPoint Presentation -Homework [-Most of the lessons include a worksheet (double-sided A4 or A3)] We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons and we believe these are the best GCSE Sociology resources money can buy, positive reviews are greatly appreciated. Our intention is to have the other units of the new . Check-out some of our most popular resources on TES! GCSE Religious Studies Buddhism (20 Lesson Unit) Buddhism (Thematic Studies Units) Christianity (Thematic Studies Units) Hinduism (20 Lesson Unit) Hinduism (Thematic Studies Units) Islam (Thematic Studies Units) .    GCSE Sociology Resources Complete Units (Whole Course) . .  AS/A2 Revision Sessions OCR Religious Studies AQA Philosophy AQA Sociology .  Philosophy for Children (P4C) The Ultimate P4C Resource Pack The Debating Society Toolkit Philosophy Boxes . . . Other Tools A3 DIRT Worksheet (15+ 5-star ratings!) KS3 RE Units
Assessment Lesson - Introduction Unit L10/12 - GCSE Sociology
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Assessment Lesson - Introduction Unit L10/12 - GCSE Sociology

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This is one of twelve lessons comprising the ‘Introduction Unit’ for the new GCSE Sociology specifications (suitable for AQA, & WJEC/EDUQAS). Save over 50% by getting the 12 lesson pack! This is the tenth lesson of the unit, it is an assessment lesson and tests the students learning so far. The assessment is completed on the included A3 double-sided worksheet: the key-word part of the test can be peer-assessed (answers included). This download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PPT presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A3 Assessment Worksheet (double-sided) -Answer sheet for the keyword section of the assessment -Homework All lessons are professionally designed around the new GCSE specification, certainly useful for any GCSE specification however. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact us if you need additional resources creating: godwin86@gmail.com
FREE DEMO [P4C] The Philosophical Debate Generator - PHILOSOPHY FOR KIDS
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FREE DEMO [P4C] The Philosophical Debate Generator - PHILOSOPHY FOR KIDS

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This download is a demo version so that you can try the method and see how effective it is with your classes. The full version can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-p4c-the-philosophical-debate-generator-200-slide-ppt-with-randomiser-philosophy-for-kids-11382893 ______________________________ About the full version: This is a 200 slide PPT, containing 198 philosophical debates, discussions, and dilemmas. It also contains a ‘randomiser’ slide: when clicked a random moral problem is presented to the group. Uses: -P4C (Philosophy for kids) -Form time activities -R.S./Philosophy/Citizenship cover lessons -Debating societies -Making best use of spare time at the end of lessons Discussions follow one of four formats, each asking students to move from one side of the room or the other to make their position clear: teachers should then use questioning to foster a debate between students, encouraging them to present reasons for their choice and defend their position. The formats are: -Is the statement TRUE of FALSE? -Whose side do you take? -Agree or Disagree? -Which statement is more true? This resource is great value at £4.99 and cannot be found elsewhere: -It clearly contributes to your school’s SMSC provision -Furthers students’ critical thinking skills -It allows for countless hours of discussion and debate to be structured in a focussed and engaging manner. -It would take days to reproduce yourself. -It can save vast amounts of staff time in preparing cover lessons -It is the perfect way to make the most of any time a teacher might have left at the end of a lesson. -It deals with cross curricular issues Please note: this resource deals with controversial issues, debates and questions that may be deemed unsuitable for younger children. It is designed for secondary school students, but can be easily adapted to younger years with appropriate amendments by their teacher.
Philosophy for Kids (P4C) 7-Lesson Course (KS3/4)
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Philosophy for Kids (P4C) 7-Lesson Course (KS3/4)

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Topics Include: What is Philosophy? Introduction… Zelda themes P4C guide (designed for YouTube '8BIT Philosophy’Videos) [upto 3 lessons] Introducing Famous Philosophers and Debating their Ideas Existentialism Political Philosophy Chinese Philosophy Deductive vs Inductive Reasoning Features a host of activities designed to stimulate debate and foster critical thinking, reasoning, and deductive reasoning skills. Makes use of the established P4C method as well as many others! Tried and tested on YR6-9, but in theory can be used with ANY age-group (even adults!)
GCSE - Buddhism -Lesson 8 (OCR B) [Human Personality, khandas (skandas), sunyata, heart...](J625/04)
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GCSE - Buddhism -Lesson 8 (OCR B) [Human Personality, khandas (skandas), sunyata, heart...](J625/04)

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This is the eighth in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students following the OCR B Full-Course Specification: for the ‘Beliefs, Teachings & Practices’ section of the course [section A]. You can download a scheme of work for this course here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-buddhism-at-gcse-scheme-of-work-sow-designed-for-ocr-b-r-s-j625-04-j625-09-11385138 The Download includes: -A PPT Containing a Full Lesson -A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline -A double-sided worksheet -Two videos: one about Sunyata and another about Buddha-Nature –A Homework Task The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: The Human Personality • The concept of the five aggregates (khandas) in Theravada Buddhism • The relationship between the khandas and the concepts of anicca, anatta and dependent origination • The Mahayana concept of sunyata (emptiness) • The Mahayana concept of tathagatagarbha (the potential to become a buddha) • The Mahayana concept of buddha-nature (the inherent buddhahood of all sentient beings) • The relationship between these concepts and the Four Noble Truths • The relationship between these concepts and Buddhist practices • Commonand divergent emphases placed on human personality by different Buddhist groups • Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Buddhist groups. Sources: The Heart Sutta The Diamond Sutta 3 Thank you for your download! Please download our other lessons as a part of this GCSE Buddhism course from our shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
[P4C] The Political Debate Generator - [200 Political Debates with 'Randomiser'] PHILOSOPHY FOR KIDS
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[P4C] The Political Debate Generator - [200 Political Debates with 'Randomiser'] PHILOSOPHY FOR KIDS

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Generate political debates instantly! This is a 200 slide PPT, containing 198 political debates, discussions, and dilemmas. It also contains a ‘randomiser’ slide: when clicked a random moral problem is presented to the group. Uses: -P4C (Philosophy for kids) -Form time activities -Citizenship/History/Politics/Sociology/R.S./Philosophy cover lessons -Debating societies -Making best use of spare time at the end of lessons Discussions follow one of three formats, each asking students to move from one side of the room or the other to make their position clear: teachers should then use questioning to foster a debate between students, encouraging them to present reasons for their choice and defend their position. The formats are: -Agree or Disagree? -Which parallel dimension would you go to? -Which of the two laws would you put in place? This resource is great value at £4.99 and cannot be found elsewhere: -It clearly contributes to your school’s SMSC provision -Furthers students’ critical thinking skills -It allows for countless hours of discussion and debate to be structured in a focussed and engaging manner -It would take days to reproduce yourself -It can save vast amounts of staff time in preparing cover lessons -It is the perfect way to make the most of any time a teacher might have left at the end of a lesson -It deals with cross curricular issues Please note: this resource deals with controversial issues, debates and questions that may be deemed unsuitable for younger children. It is designed for secondary school students, but can be easily adapted to younger years with appropriate amendments by their teacher.
Introduction & Central Debates - The Sociology of Education -  [AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192] KS4 L1/20
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Introduction & Central Debates - The Sociology of Education - [AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192] KS4 L1/20

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Professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192) taught from September 2017. This is lesson number 1 of our 20 lesson course for this section- it is designed to introduce the requirements of the ‘Sociology of Education’ unit and its central debates. It can be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle (from June, 2017) The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -6 x A3 Silent Debate Worksheets (.doc, editable) -An A4 student information sheet explaining the required learning for the unit (.doc, editable) -A premium quality PPT presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A homework task All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.
Capital Punishment - Hindu Views (GCSE RS - Hinduism - Crime & Punishment) [Death Penalty] L3/7
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Capital Punishment - Hindu Views (GCSE RS - Hinduism - Crime & Punishment) [Death Penalty] L3/7

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This fully resourced lesson is for those teaching Hinduism as a comparative religion at GCSE level. It is the third in our seven-lesson Hinduism unit for Theme E: ‘Religion, Crime & Punishment’ and focuses on Hindu views, teachings and beliefs about capital punishment (the death penalty). It was designed with the AQA Religious Studies specification in mind, but relevant to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers covering Hinduism. We’ve made 10-lesson units covering Christian views for each of the themes, you can now bolster these with 7-lesson add-on units for the comparative religions: in this case Hinduism. Download individual units or all 17 lessons (Christianity & Hinduism) together to save money! Click here to have look! The lesson features starters, learning objectives, key-words, key-information, a colour double-sided A3 worksheet, AfL tasks, discussion and debate tasks and homework. This download includes: -A full lesson PowerPoint -A double-sided colour A3 worksheet [please ignore the broken preview on Tes! It’s beautiful :) ] -A student information A4 sheet (for use with aforementioned A3 worksheet) -A detailed lesson plan -AfL tasks & homework The lesson is centered around a double-sided colour A3 worksheet. All necessary resources to run the lesson are included in this download. All included resources are editable. Positive reviews are warmly welcome! Make sure you have a look at our 20-lesson GCSE Hinduism unit for the ‘Beliefs, Teachings & Practices’ part of the course! The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor
Marxist Perspectives - Social Stratification L5/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192] Class Poverty Power
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Marxist Perspectives - Social Stratification L5/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192] Class Poverty Power

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This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle. This is lesson 5 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Social Stratification’ section; it focuses on Marxist perspectives, Marxist sociologists and theorists, and statistical data supporting/detracting from the Marxist perspective. The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided A3 worksheet (see cover image for preview) -A knowledge hunt file with information to be used with the worksheet -Homework All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.
Essential Researchers - Sociology of Education L13/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192]  EVIDENCE
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Essential Researchers - Sociology of Education L13/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192] EVIDENCE

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Professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192) . This is lesson 13 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Education’ section; it focuses on the essential sociological researchers, research, and theorists - as stated in the exam specification. It can also be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle. The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PPT Presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided A3 worksheet (see cover image for preview) -A knowledge hunt file with information to be used with the worksheet -Homework All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.
Functionalist Views - Social Stratification L3/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192] Functionalism KS4
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Functionalist Views - Social Stratification L3/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192] Functionalism KS4

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This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle. This is lesson 3 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Social Stratification, Power & Authority’ section; it focusses on functionalist sociological perspectives. The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided A3 worksheet (see cover image for preview) -Homework All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons. The cover image shows the quality and nature of learning activities/worksheets but the contents/wording within resources may vary.
Roles & Functions of Education - Sociology of Education L3/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192 ] NEW KS4
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Roles & Functions of Education - Sociology of Education L3/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192 ] NEW KS4

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Professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192) taught from September 2017. It can be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle. This is lesson 3 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Education’ section. The lesson focuses on different ideas about the role and function of education. The next lesson in the series (lesson 4/20) examines the theories of Durkheim and Parsons more closely. The download features a .zip file which includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PPT presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -An A4 Information/Worksheet (.Doc) -Homework All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification, certainly useful for any GCSE specification however. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
Education & Capitalism - Sociology of Education L5/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192 ] Bowles & Gintis
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Education & Capitalism - Sociology of Education L5/20 [ AQA GCSE Sociology - 8192 ] Bowles & Gintis

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Professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192) taught from September 2017. It can be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle. This is lesson 5 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Education’ section. The lesson is focussed on the relationship between education and capitalism and examines the theories of Bowles and Gintis. The download features a .zip file which includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PPT Presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided A3 Information/Worksheet (.doc) -A3 group-work activity sheets -Homework All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification, certainly useful for any GCSE specification however. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.