This lesson looks at whether or not inequality is necessary in society. You will need the textbook for this lesson.

This lesson compares the ideas of Marx and Weber. I delivered this lesson to students after teaching them about Marx, but this could be delivered as a retrieval practice activity closer to exams. Also includes a practice exam question with a model (exceeding requirements of the paper) on the last slide of the PPT.

This lesson looks at the Enlightenment, Durkheim and Functionalism with an active learning phase which creates an analogy.

This lesson looks at social mobility: what it is, different forms, how socially mobile the UK is and the effectiveness of government policies. This lesson includes WALTs, WILFS, checking (A4L) and literacy tasks. Please note: the articles/research papers are in the notes section of the PPT.

This is a mock paper that I have created for my Y11s as they have already completed the one (grrrrr) sample assessment available on the AQA website. It mirrors the sample paper throughout, but with different questions (obviously). 3 of the 4 items included in the paper are from the AQA text book so I cannot include the images of them for copyright reasons. I have, however, told you where they need to be inserted and where exactly to find them. Now includes model answers for each question.

This lesson is a single lesson that introduces poverty. Includes: definitions of poverty, how it is measured (numeracy task) and sociological explanations of poverty. The lesson has WALTs, WILFs and checking (A4L) activities.

This is a double lesson that introduces students to the concept of material deprivation and provides an overview of its impact on education. This lesson includes; defining material deprivation, facts about material deprivation and its impact on education, drawing conclusions from data, WILFs and WALTs, checking activities, literacy and writing tasks. Links to the articles/definition task are in the notes section of the relevant slides.

This is a double lesson that looks at Karl Marx and the basics of Marxism.

This is a lesson that looks at the explanations of poverty: working-class and underclass subcultures, the cycle of poverty and structural explanations. The lesson also includes a 12 mark exam practice question, checking activities and WALTs and WILFs.

This lesson looks at Marxist views on the family and education, with comparisons to Functionalism. We interleave at my school, but this will also be useful as a revision tool. Includes: WALTs, WILFs, checking (A4L), exam practice, direct instruction and student work phases.

This is a lesson that looks at the costs of education and financial barriers to university. Includes: teacher talk periods (information to prompt is on the slides), independent tasks, think pair share (oracy), checking (A4L) and a practice exam question that I have formulated (10 mark). Please note: the information referred to in the university task is from the Napier Press Book 1, but similar information can be found in other textbooks.

Whole lesson on is sociology a science? Includes DARTs and checking activites. You will need the Hodder textbook for this lesson.

This lesson is the fifth in an oracy-based KS3 RE programme taught in single periods (50 minutes). It looks at the Parable of the Rich Fool in a P4C format. Oracy-based RE allows students to explore key concepts and issues in RE whilst developing their oracy and group skills.

This is a 2 page document with 4 ways of effectively revising. It has examples or success criteria for each type of revision method. Please note that the examples given are sociology/RE based as that is my subject, but this could easily be amended for any subject.

This lesson was created for the WJEC specification, but is relevant to other exam boards. This lesson looks at the nature of God and evidence of his omnipotence and omnibenevolence. WALTs and WILFs included as well as home learning and formative assessment.

This lesson introduces prophethood and some of the key prophets in Islam (Muhammad is taught in a separate lesson). Includes: WALTs, WILFs, checking activity, exam practice and a home learning activity. The textbook referenced is the WJEC/Eduqas Route A textbook.

The first unit in an interleaved RE course based on the Eduqas Route A spec. Lessons have indicators to which paper of the course it is linked to. Home learning tasks, exam practice, WALTs, WILFs and activities. Includes: Why do we need RE? History of Christianity and Islam, humanism, role of the church and do differences in belief matter? Also included is a knowledge organiser for this unit. FYI - I am happy to send the Christianity and Islam lectures for free, so message me if you would like them.

This lesson looks at an overview of Jesus’ life with a specific focus on the Nativity and the influence his words and actions have on Christians. We look at the Crucifixion onwards later on in the course. Includes: WALTs and WILFs, checking activities, DARTs with Bible passages, and a home learning activity. The video referenced in the PPT is The Story of Jesus Christ (Christel Berns Villariza) on Youtube.

Second SOL in an interleaved course which looks at the nature of God/Allah, prophets, Jesus and the Trinity. It also looks at sources of authority in Islam and Christianity. Includes: WALTs, WILFs, home learning, checking and exam practice. Also included is a knowledge organiser for this unit of work.

Lesson looks at the concept of the Trinity. Includes: Home learning WALTs and WILFs Formative assessment Exam practice