I have been teaching for over 10 years in schools and sixth form settings, with additional responsibilities of delivering the EPQ qualification, involvement with transition from primary school to Year 7, and supporting progression to university
I have been teaching for over 10 years in schools and sixth form settings, with additional responsibilities of delivering the EPQ qualification, involvement with transition from primary school to Year 7, and supporting progression to university
A lesson covering the Feminist perspective in the ‘Families and Households’ topic
Activities include:
Discussion on ‘The good wife’s guide’
Human timeline of events relating to women’s rights
Evaluation of liberal, radical and marxist feminism using modern examples
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study
Tes paid licence
A lesson covering the Marxist perspective in the ‘Families and Households’ topic
Activities include:
Explaining the family as a tool of capitalism
Marxism and family in the news - group work and evaluation
Example introduction and paragraph
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study
A lesson covering the functionalist perspective in the ‘Families and Households’ topic
Activities include:
A thank you letter to my family
Evaluation of Murdock
Evaluation of Parsons
The extended family in decline
Example exam questions
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study
A lesson introducing students to the ‘Families and Households’ topic in Sociology
Introduces students to the concept of ‘family’ and why it is hard to define. Activities include:
Famous Families Quiz
‘Unconventional families’ research task
Statistical analysis on families in the UK
Powerpoint and student workbook included
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study
A full scheme of work covering research methods in sociology. This includes engaging lesson powerpoints, student activity handbooks, exam questions and example answers.
The scheme of work culminates in students designing and carrying our their own independent sociology research projects, using the research skills they have learned.
Topics covered:
Research design
PET issues
Sampling
Questionnaires
Observations
Interviews
Experiments
Documents
Statistics
Revision
Research project
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)
A lesson consolidating the ‘research methods in sociology’ scheme of work
Students are guided to create revision notes to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different research methods
A lesson introducing students to using statistics as a secondary research method in sociology
Covers different types of statistic: official and unofficial
Activities include: a Census challenge, ‘name that statistic’, and ‘name that visual’
Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project
Powerpoint and student workbook included
Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop)
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)
A lesson introducing students to using documents as a secondary research method in sociology
Covers different types of document: personal, public, historic, and prior research
Activities include: conducting content analysis on mobile phone camera reel, personal research, evaluation of methods
Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project
Powerpoint and student workbook included
Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop)
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)
A lesson introducing students to using experiments as a primary research method in sociology
Covers different types of experiment: laboratory, field, and the comparative method
Activities include: discussing famous experiments in sociology and exploring the Hawthorne Effect
Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project
Powerpoint and student workbook included
Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop)
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)
A lesson introducing students to using interviews as a primary research method in sociology
Covers different types of interview: structured, unstructured, semi-structured and group
Activities include: dissecting a clip from ‘Graham Norton’, designing an interview, ‘structured or unstructured’ game, interviewer bias and evaluations
Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project
Powerpoint and student workbook included
Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop)
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)
A lesson introducing students to using observations as a primary research method in sociology
Covers different types of observation: overt and covert, participant and non-participant, structured and unstructured
Activities include: conducting an observation using the New York Street Cam, watching a clip from a Louis Theroux interview, conducting an in-person observation in school
Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project
Powerpoint and student workbook included
Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop)
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)
A lesson introducing students to using questionnaires as a primary research method in sociology
Covers questionnaire design, PET factors and evaluations
Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project
Powerpoint and student workbook included
Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop)
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)
A lesson introducing students to sampling strategies in sociology
Includes: random, opportunity, systematic, volunteer, stratified, quota and snowball sampling, simulated through a ‘Skittles’ game
Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project
Powerpoint and student workbook included
Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop)
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)
A handbook and lesson guiding students to design and carry out their own sociology research project on a topic of their choosing
Works alongside the ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work. Every lesson contributes to one part of this handbook, with students learning the theory of sociological research and putting it into action in real life
A lesson introducing students to PET factors
Includes: famous research and ethics, PET card sort, lucky dip and forced choice evaluation
Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project
Powerpoint and student workbook included
Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop)
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)
A lesson introducing students to research design in sociology
Includes: what sociologists study, the hypothetico-deductive method, evaluations and an example essay paragraph
Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project
Powerpoint and student workbook included
Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop)
(Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)
A bundle of lessons introducing the key sociological perspectives to Year 12 students.
Comprehensive lesson powerpoints, student handbooks, exam questions and example essay extracts
Covers the following topics:
What is Sociology?
Sociological Perspectives
Functionalism
Marxism
Feminism
Interactionism
Postmodernism
Consolidation - HS2
A consolidation lesson, bringing together all of the key sociological perspectives
Students work in groups to apply sociological perspectives to the HS2 Project.
Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study
Powerpoint and student workbook included
A lesson introducing Year 12 students to Postmodernism
Activities include:
Postmodernism in the News
London Olympics - Industrial Revolution video
‘Star rating’ final evaluation
Exam questions at the end, as well as an example paragraph and suggested sentence starters
Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study
Powerpoint and student workbook included
A lesson introducing Year 12 students to Interactionism
Activities include:
Interactionist ‘show and tell’
A discussion around ‘Black Mirror’
‘Star rating’ final evaluation
Exam questions at the end, as well as an example paragraph and suggested sentence starters
Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study
Powerpoint and student workbook included