A PowerPoint and accompanying worksheet on Marxist views on education. Also included are a case study sheet and question sheet on Paul Willis’ study ‘Learning to Labour’ (Neo-Marxist viewpoint), and an overview of Marxist theory (which I always begin with).

A revision checklist which breaks down the 5 key topics into manageable chunks and includes the key theories and sociologists students need to study. Included in each topic is also a list of past and possible questions for each topic. This is suitable for anyone doing the A Level exam.

A worksheet and complementary PowerPoint presentation on ethnic differences in educational achievement. These resources can be used alongside Ken Browne’s ‘Sociology for AQA Volume 1 textbook’, though will also be useful without this book.

Two worksheets: Functionalist views on education and an evaluation of Functionalist views on education. Both can be used alongside Ken Browne’s ‘Sociology for AQA Volume 1 textbook’, though will also be useful without this book. I have also included some photos in a PowerPoint to accompany one of the worksheets.

This checklist breaks down the globalisation and the digital social world topic and the crime and deviance topic as per the OCR specification. For each topic, there is a list of questions from past and practice papers. Please note, Practice Paper 3 refers to the sample papers available on the OCR website, and Practice Papers 1 and 2 are sample papers available on OCR interchange (password protected). Even if you are unable to access OCR interchange, this resource is useful as you can see the types of question that students could get asked. The 2019 questions are included in this checklist.

This checklist breaks down the socialisation, culture and identity topic and the youth subcultures topic as per the OCR specification. For each topic, there is a list of questions from past and practice papers. Please note, Practice Paper 3 refers to the sample papers available on the OCR website, and Practice Papers 1 and 2 are sample papers available on OCR interchange (password protected). Even if you are unable to access OCR interchange, this resource is useful as you can see the types of question that students could get asked. The 2019 questions are included in this checklist.

This revision guidance has been put together to help students to tackle the various questions that could come up on the Education paper (including some guidance on how to answer the methods in context questions and a list of possible 10 mark theory and methods questions.

This bundle includes PowerPoints and worksheets to cover the whole AQA A level Beliefs in Society topic. The information for the worksheets is mostly within the PowerPoints, though some require the use of Webb et al’s AQA A Level Sociology: Book 2. These can be used in class or as homework, and will provided students with a complete set of notes. There are also activities and exam questions included within the PowerPoints.

A revision checklist which breaks down the 4 key topics into manageable chunks and includes the key theories and sociologists students need to study. Included in each topic is also a list of past and possible questions for each topic. This is suitable for anyone doing the A Level exam.

A PowerPoint and worksheet on traditional Marxist theories of crime and deviance, which focuses on what they believe to be the causes of crime, the state and law creation, selective law enforcement and corporate crime. There is a worksheet that accompanies the PowerPoint and can be used as a basis for the student's notes, plus a handout on examples of corporate crime, and a worksheet listing the positives and negatives of traditional Marxism.

A revision checklist which breaks down the 4 key topics into manageable chunks and includes the key theories and sociologists, plus potential questions that could come up. This is suitable for anyone doing the AS level exam. I have a slightly different one for A level students which is tailored to the A level exam (the questions are slightly different).

A PowerPoint and two worksheets on Functionalist Subcultural theory. The PowerPoint can be used in conjunction with the worksheet, and includes details on Cohen, Cloward and Ohlin, Miller and Matza. There is a separate information sheet on Matza.

A comprehensive worksheet on Interactionist views on education, which can be used alongside Ken Browne’s ‘Sociology for AQA Volume 1 textbook’, though will also be useful without this book.

A comprehensive worksheet on social class differences in educational achievement, focusing on external factors (material and cultural). This can be used alongside Ken Browne’s ‘Sociology for AQA Volume 1 textbook’, though will also be useful without this book.

A presentation and worksheet on Neo-Marxism, covering the key aspects of this theory, a comparison with traditional Marxism and an overview of Hall et al's study, 'Policing the Crisis'.

A PowerPoint and worksheet on Interactionist theories of crime and deviance, plus a separate worksheet on Lemert's study. There are links to lots of key studies, such as Stan Cohen's Mods and Rockers, Jock Young's hippie drug-users and Edwin Lemert's study on stuttering. The worksheet and PowerPoint also cover the impact of interactionist theories on social policy.

A PowerPoint and worksheet on functionalist theories of crime and deviance which focuses on the positive functions of crime (Durkheim) and strain theory (Merton). The worksheet accompanies the PowerPoint and can be used as a basis for the student's notes.

This revision guidance has been put together to help students to tackle the various questions that could come up on the Crime and Deviance paper (including a list of possible 10 mark theory and methods questions).

A revision checklist which breaks down the 5 key topics into manageable chunks and includes the key theories and sociologists students need to study. Included in each topic is also a list of past and possible questions for each topic. This is suitable for anyone doing the A Level exam.

A revision checklist which breaks down the 5 key topics into manageable chunks and includes the key theories and sociologists, plus potential questions that could come up. This is suitable for anyone doing the AS level exam. I have a slightly different one for A level students which is tailored to the A level exam (the questions are slightly different).