This resource is a number of crosswords that students can complete in order to revise AQA Sociology (Education) or retrieve content e.g. for Year 13 students. Please note there are no answers.

A student friendly quiz that assesses pupils on their topic knowledge of Gender and Education. The quiz is split into three, multiple choice, short answer questions and stating the name of a theorist and the group they belongs to. There is also a student friendly mark scheme so topic quizzes can be marked by pupils themselves, saving teachers loads of time. These are favoured by Ofsted as they measure curriculum progess. Please note, these are content quizzes that assess curriculum progress rather than exam skills/assessment objectives. There are no exam style questions in here.

A comprehensive list of the different theories/theorists within Beliefs in Society and what they say. Can be used for revision or to assess pupils. See sample below: Religion, renewal and choice Davie – believing without belonging – people now believe without belonging to a traditional organisation; also discusses how religion can be used as a drop in service Hervieu-Leger – spiritual shopping – due to a wide range of beliefs we can now shop for the ones that fit our identity and lifestyle Lyon – post-modern religion – discusses how postmodern society has impacted religion eg globalisation and the internet – these have made religion more popular, religion is now disembedded

A very handy document with an example of different studies that have been carried out in Sociology. For the Theory and Methods 20 marker (on methods) and Methods in Context, students need to be able to link to an actual research method. This document provides all students with at least one example for each method that they can learn. This is a must for Theory and Methods and Methods in Context.

A list of all of the different studies and statistics that students can learn in preparation for the exam. Created by a teacher with 8 years experience of A Level Sociology AQA. Useful for pupils to learn key examples/evidence.

A student friendly quiz that assesses pupils on their topic knowledge of Postmodernity and Modernity from Theory and Methods. The quiz is split into three, multiple choice, short answer questions and stating the name of a theorist and the group they belongs to. There is also a student friendly mark scheme so topic quizzes can be marked by pupils themselves, saving teachers loads of time. These are favoured by Ofsted as they measure curriculum progess. Please note, these are content quizzes that assess curriculum progress rather than exam skills/assessment objectives. There are no exam style questions in here.

A student friendly quiz that assesses pupils on their topic knowledge on the whole of Theory and Methods. The quiz is split into three, multiple choice, short answer questions and stating the name of a theorist and the group they belongs to. There is also a student friendly mark scheme so topic quizzes can be marked by pupils themselves, saving teachers loads of time. These are favoured by Ofsted as they measure curriculum progess. Please note, these are content quizzes that assess curriculum progress rather than exam skills/assessment objectives. There are no exam style questions in here.

Comprehensive summary guide for Beliefs in Society (except Ideology and Science). Summarises all key ideas and theories. Can be used to support students with revision or for NQT/ECTs who need support with the content.

This is my assessment form (ofsted approved) I use when marking essays, also a good tool for mock exams. Good way to give feedback (some have overall comment and some dont have to adjust as it acts funny on my microsoft word). Comes with AQA assessment objectives and students can see what they need to do to improve. Hope this is useful as they took me a while to make!

This is an A3 worksheet I made for my students whilst they watched Jonestown: The people’s documentary. Good documentary to look at sects and cults (although the documentary incorrectly labels them). Questions, links to other topics and things for them to think about throughout so they’re not having fun time off watching a movie!

In this pack there are over 20 Powerpoints on Beliefs in Society I have used in my A-Level Sociology lessons for both revision and teacher led delivery. PowerPoints have questioning throughout. The PowerPoints available are: Bruce and the Civil Rights movement Cultural amnesia Evaluations of functionalism Existential security theory Explaining the growth of NRMs Functionalism and religion Functionalist perspectives of religion Marxism quotes Marxism religion and change Marxism and religion Postmodernity and New Age movements Religion as a conservative force or force for social change Science as a belief system The Christian New Right

This is a full comprehensive revision for AS SOCIOLOGY Methods in Context, good for revision before exams. There are two documents in this handout, one is on Methods in Context specifically with methods providing practical, ethical and theoretical issues for each method. The second document is specific to research characteristics of specific topics such as ‘investigating racism in schools’. Full content for methods in context revision.

In this pack you will find a range of PowerPoints I use for my teaching of A-Level Sociology AQA for Education. I have 8 years experience teaching A-Level Sociology and a proven track record of getting good results. These PowerPoints have teaching notes for extra information, make synoptic links, can include activities and cover all of the content required for that topic. There is guidance for questioning and retrieval of information. This PowerPoint bundle includes: Coalition government policies Marketisation Cultural deprivation Cultural capital Material deprivation and racism in wider society Pupil subcultures Streaming & Subcultures Institutional racism External factors and gender differences Gender - Girls educational achievement Gender and subject choice Identity, class and girls’ achievement Internal factors and gender differences in crime Gender regimes Chubb and Moe Functionalism and Education Recap of the Functions of Education Willis’ study

In this pack you will find a range of PowerPoints I use for my teaching of A-Level Sociology AQA for Crime & Deviance. I have 8 years experience teaching A-Level Sociology and a proven track record of getting good results. These PowerPoints have teaching notes for extra information, make synoptic links, can include activities and cover all of the content required for that topic. There is guidance for questioning and retrieval of information. This PowerPoint bundle includes: Alternative sources of statistics Cicourel and the negotiation of justice Cohen and Ohlin (subcultural strain theories) Crime, prevention and control Crimes of the Powerful Cyber crime Diferent explanations of white collar crime Durkheim, functionalism and crime Explaining ethnic differences in offending Gender and Crime x2 Globalisation and crime, green crime and state crime Green Crime Left Realism Marxism and crime Media representations of Crime Mental illness and suicide Merrerschmidt and Winlow Punishment Social construction of crime statistics State crime Surveillance

This is a workbook to be used in unison with the Napier Press AQA A Level Sociology book textbook. Can be used for AS and A2. Good activities to let students get on with in the lesson. Inside are activities for revision, summary pages and past questions. My students love this so I thought I’d share. I’ve made something similar from Methods, Theory and Methods, Education and Methods in Context

The first booklet is an AQA workbook for research methods for the AS year. It has in class activities as well as revision activities for students to carry out independently. It has past paper questions, example questions, essay structure and revision tips. The second booklet is the same as above but for second years and has a designated revision summary for theories in Sociology. Both have revision activities and activities that can be done in the classroom.

This is a fully comprehensive revision back for the Education unit in Sociology appropriate for both AS and A-Levels. The first booklet can be paired with the Napier Press textbook and can be used for in-class revision or class teaching as there are activities for every unit. The first booklet has exam tips, essay structure and past questions as well as sections just for revision. The second booklet is a summary guide that covers all of AQA sociology Education.

In this pack there are over 20 Powerpoints I have used in my AS Sociology lessons for both revision and teacher led delivery. The PowerPoints available are: Young and Wilmott (symmetrical family). PowerPoints have questioning throughout Timeline of women’s rights The New Right and Polucy The Birth Rate The Ageing population Social policy and the family Reasons for the changes in position of women Resources and decision making in the household Reasons for decline in divorce Postmodernity and family diversity Parsons family perspective New Right critique Different types of feminism Couples Chester and the neo-conventional family Childhood revision Inheritance and the family (marxism and Engels) Murdock and the family Missing word powerpoint x2