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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 sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. This lesson specifically focuses on the Feminist view of crime and deviance, the lesson then moves on to how subcultural theories explain crime. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, retrieval practice of the social stratification and differentiation unit. Title page, encouraging students to think about why men are more likely to commit crimes compared to women. Overview of the feminist perspective. Social control and gender- Heidensohn. Fill in the blanks task, provided on a separate worksheet. Examples of criminal females. Differences in types of women- with a focus on Ladette behvaiour. Pollak’s chivalry thesis- reading task, provided on a separate document. Overview of the subcultural explanation of crime. Student creative task- instructions on the pp slide. Students will need access to the GCSE textbook to complete this task. Plenary- students to fill in the theory overview sheet, this can be completed as and when theories are covered. Attached as a separate document.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the social stratification and differentiation unit. This lesson focuses on the Marxist view of stratification. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, theories of education recap. Title page, students to start to think about what Marxists would say about stratification. Quick quiz on stratification/ differentiation basics. Answers provided on the pp. Marxism overview. Marxist history- links to Ancient society and medieval times. Stratification in the Victorian era- Marx times. Connections between the industrial revolution and capitalism/ class divide. Communism and capitalism- questions for students to think about. Capitalism and exploitation- tasks for students to complete on pp slides. Summarising Marxist views- student task. Write a snapchat message. Template provided on a separate document. Plenary- Marxism reading. Provided on a separate document, key questions for students to answer using the reading.

This is a GCSE sociology revision lesson which focuses on the education and research methods units. Key details of what topics are covered are listed below. This is designed as a mock preparation lesson, however could be used as a generic revision lesson. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes are there are a total of 16 slides on the power point. Included: Starter- research methods key concepts sheet. Retrieval practice task, separate worksheet provided. Title page- encouraging students to think about some of the key issues within the methods unit. Strengths and weaknesses of interviews- sheet for students to fill in, provided separately. Answers provided on the pp. Challenge and extension tasks provided throughout. Ethical guidelines/ considerations in research. Sampling key concepts match up task- provided on a separate worksheet for students. Answers on pp. Theories of education- students match up the key sociology/ term with the correct theory. Answers provided. Theories of education student fill in table- provided on a separate worksheet. Answers on pp. Challenge questions included. The hidden curriculum. Pro and anti-school subcultures. How do they affect achievement at school? Plenary- short answer exam style questions. Provided on a separate worksheet, mark scheme on power point.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson which focuses on revising the memory unit in preparation for summer examinations. The session is designed to be used as a revision session and should last 60 minutes. This lesson comes with a power point and worksheet. There are 7 slides on the power point. Included: True or false activity, answers included. Key terms (not all of them, just some of the harder/ main ones) - answers on the pp slide, students to fill in their sheet. Mind-map which covers key terms/ content from the unit. Teacher could explain these in more detail. Students to add to their sheet. Practice short answer exam questions from past papers, mark schemes included.

This is an A-Level sociology lesson (AQA). The lesson focuses on class differences in education with reference to external factors. The lesson focuses on cultural deprivation. It is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson and the power point consists of 13 slides. included- -starter, crossword (worksheet attached) -explanation of social class groups -detailed explanation of cultural capital with reference to language codes -short quiz to check students understanding on what has been covered so far -three slides explaining how parents have an influence over their child’s academic achievement. E.g. use of income, their own education. -explanation of working class subcultures. E.g. Sugarman (1970) -evaluation -introduction/ explanation of compensatory education. research task for students to complete, this could be done as homework or during the lesson if students have access to the internet. Instruction sheets for students attached.

This is a lesson based on The media and Crime. Content addresses that covered in the AQA Sociology Specification. The lesson goes through the Sociological perspectives of the crime and the media, along with detailed information about cyber-crime. The lesson finishes with a 30 mark exam style question, this is based on the AQA specification. The powerpoint suggests what students could take out of the item when writing this question. The lesson consists of 12 slides.

This is lesson 9 of the memory topic, the lesson focuses on issues and debates. For this topic, the focus is on Holism and Reductionism. This powerpoint consists of 16 slides and is designed to fill an 100 minute lesson. This lesson can be used alongside the memory booklet available in my shop. Or it can be purchased individually as the worksheet pages are also attached and included in this lesson. The starter of this lesson is based on the social influence topic, it acts as a retrieval practice task. By the end of this lesson all students will be able to explain and evaluate both reductionism and holism. The lesson then leads students to complete a 9 mark exam question- the question and mark scheme is included.

This is a GCSE psychology (Edexcel) revision lesson. The session is based on the psychological problems topic. The lesson focuses on theories of addiction and treatments. It is designed to fill an hour session, with 9 slides in total and two worksheets. included: -starter students to match up key terms from the addiction topic with their definitions. -outline of the genetic explanation of addiction with strengths and weaknesses. -worksheet explaining the social learning theory of addiction. Students should fill in the blanks and then read through the strengths and weaknesses. -explanation of cognitive behavioural therapy as a treatment for addiction with strengths and weaknesses. -drug therapy as a treatment for addiction. Worksheet for students to complete- match the statement to the correct heading to explain how drug therapy works. Answers included on the power point. -explanation of the strengths and weaknesses of drug therapy.

This is an AQA A-level sociology lesson which focuses on streaming, with reference to labelling. The lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson, the power point consists of 12 slides. Included: -starter, fill in the blanks activity. This recaps students knowledge on the labelling theory. Task included on a work documents. -explanation of streaming with links to labelling and the self-fulfilling prophecy. -explanation of Gillborn and Youdell 2001, the educational triage (A-C economy) -quick knowledge check- questioning activity. -explanation of pupil subcultures. With reference to Lacey (1970) concepts of polarisation and differentiation. -explanations of pro and anti-school subcultures with reference to key sociologists such as Hargreaves. -Stephen Ball abolishing streaming -Woods (1979)- other student responses to streaming and labelling. -criticisms of the labelling theory -finish the lesson with a Kahoot. One is already made on Kahoot: titled ‘class differences in achievement’ by AFitch7.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on Global families. The lesson is designed to fill 90 minutes and the power point contains 12 slides. **Included: ** -starter activity- recap/ quiz of the theories of the family. -explanation of key concepts such as; polygamy, polandry, polygyny. Two video clips to demonstrate these ideas. Links included on the powerpoint. Encouraging students to think about the advantages and disadvantages of these types of family. -explanation of monogamy and serial monogamy. -explanation of arranged marriages with comparisons to the UK. -video clip. Maasai tribe- views on arranged marriages. Link included on power point. -explanation of the one child policy in China. -‘life on a Kibbutz’. Video clip to show a unique way of living in Isreal, questions for students to answer whilst watching the clip. Link included. -‘inside China’s last Matriarchy’. Explanation of what a matriarchy is, video clip- students to answer questions whilst watching the clip. Throughout, students are encouraged to compare different family structures to that of the UK. -plenary. Students should use the scrabble board to try and score the highest sociological key concept.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on divorce as part of the family unit. The lesson explains changes in patterns of divorce. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there is a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: -starter activity. Introducing key statistics about divorce. Students to predict the missing statistics. (answers then included on the power point) -key statistics, encouraging students to think about what they show about divorce. -background of divorce in the UK. Dominoes match up task. Students to get a pack of dominoes which contain key dates and explanations, they should then match these up. Answers included on the power point. This shows how divorce laws have changed and encourages students to think about the impact they have had. -key trends-graph. Briefly introduces the Family Law Act 1996 -legal changes to divorce timeline. -changes to laws- more detailed explanation of the Divorce Reform Act 1996 and what it entailed. Links to The Family Law Act 1996 and Legal Aid (1949). -explanation of the reasons for changes in divorce. Student task- to rank them in order of importance. -explanation of how expectations of marriage have changed- reference to Giddens. -plenary- true or false activity.

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.

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.

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 sociology lesson which focuses on gender differences in education. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, methods recap, true or false. Title page- encouraging students to think about who performs better in education and why this is the case. Key statistics, graph. Articles on gender differences in attainment, links to the articles are in the ‘notes’ section on the pp. Outline of the internal and external factors affecting achievement. Student task- information pack which goes through the reasons for gender differences. Including; changes in norms and law, feminisation of education, laddish subcultures, crisis of masculinity. Key studies including: Sharpe and Jackson are also included. Students read through the information and complete the grid. The information pack and grid are provided on separate documents. Answers also provided on the power point. Plenary- retrieval practice, questions from the education unit. Homework- 8 marker. Mark scheme provided.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the stratification and differentiation unit. This is an introductory lesson to Max Weber, and his views on social stratification. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 12 power point slides. Included: Starter, education recap. Retrieval practice- students to answer as many questions as possible. Title page- student task, write down the groups they belong to. Quick quiz of what has been covered so far (functionalism, Marxism and stratification). Answers provided on the pp. -Explanation of the two ways we can look at society- structural and social-action perspectives. Intro to Max Weber. Weber and identity Weber and market position- student task, add the images of different occupations to the class structure diagram. Images provided on a separate document. Weber and status Students to think about what other things can affect our status in society - answers on the pp. Weber and social power Evaluation Plenary- applying their understanding of the theories of stratification

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on authority and power. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, retrieval practice - education unit. Answers on pp. Title page- students to start to think about who has the most power in school. What is power? Feminist view on power in society. Explanation of social control. Links between social control and theory. Who has more power and authority why? images on board- discussion task. Do some people have more power than others? student task- worksheet provided. Explanation on power point. What is authority? Weber three types of authority. Student task- what type of authority do the people in the images have? Plenary- key question on pp slide.

This is an A-Level sociology lesson - AQA, which focuses on revising educational policy and completing a 30 marker. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point has a total of 10 slides. Included: Starter, quiz recapping globalisation and policy. Mind- map overview of educational policy - from tripartite system to academies. Includes key governments and policies. Policy 30 marker- from June 2022 paper. - question is on the pp slide. Overview of how to structure the question - example. Breakdown of AOs. Indicative content, examiners report, mark scheme. How to use the item - pulling parts out. Help sheet to support students when answering the question.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson which focuses on Damasio et al’s research about Phineas Gage. This lesson is part of ‘the brain’ unit. This lesson is designed to fill 90 minutes and the power point consists of 12 slides. Included: starter- recap structure of the brain. - brain outline’s included on a separate worksheet. who was Phineas Gage? - Short video clip, link included on the power point. Key questions for students to answer after watching the clip. key details of Damasio’s research, including- aims, procedure, results, conclusion and evaluation. Worksheet for students to complete. (four slides giving details of each area) knowledge check. ‘Blankety blank’ activity. Evaluation of the research. - worksheet for students to complete. 4 mark exam question practice by the end of the lesson all students will be able to explain the case of Phineas Gage and will be able to explain the changes in human behaviour by referring to Damasio et al’s research findings.