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A lesson to support writing an effective conclusion - extended essay and artefact Works alongside the EPQ handbook

A lesson to support with writing an effective paragraph Activities include PEEL paragraphs, how to signpost, and how to use subheadings Works alongside the EPQ Handbook

A lesson to support students with writing an effective introduction Different techniques for an extended essay vs. an artefact Works alongside the EPQ handbook

A lesson to support students with writing an ‘abstract’ to go with their extended essay (not necessary for an artefact project) Included an academic article with an abstract for an activity Works alongside the EPQ Handbook

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 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 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 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 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 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 covering ‘Demographics’ in the ‘Families and Households’ topic. The lesson supports the key areas of demographics: Birth and fertility rates Death rates Infant mortality rates The ageing population and life expectancy Migration Activites to support students with explaining cause and effect (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 ‘Policies’ in the ‘Families and Households’ topic. The lesson supports students to create group presentations on 3 key governments: Conservative Government (1979-1997), Labour Government (1997-2010) and the Coalition Government (2010-2015) Students to explain how policies affect the family, and how this reflects sociological perspectives (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)

This lessons covers the Postmodern perspective on Education. Students explore and evaluate key theories through personal experiences of school and research into educational news: Individualisation Choice Lifelong learning Globalisation Activities include: Modernism vs. Postmodernism comparison table Group research task into 3 schools Analysis of Ken Robinson lecture - ‘Do schools kill creativity?’ Example paragraph and essay plan provided at the end (Lesson 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 guide outlining what needs to be submitted to the exam board

A template for an essay cover sheet

A skills audit for students completing the EPQ qualification Students complete this at the beginning and end of their EPQ, to help them evaluate their progress and reflect on how their skills have developed as a result of the project Powerpoint refers to activities in the EPQ handbook

A brief lesson to support students with completing the ‘verification of topic and title’ sheet Works alongside the EPQ handbook

A lesson to support students with looking at past projects Students will be guided on what to look at in exemplar projects - the final product and the PPR Activity to help students think about how their interests/studies could help to inform a project title Works alonside the EPQ Handbook