explores sex, gender, gender roles, patriarchy, gender inequality as a way to introduce students to the main feminist views of society and ideas. Includes answers for main activities 3 marker with a success criteria and student friendly mark-scheme Resources can be found at the end of the PPT (worksheet is in folder).** Made to meet the AQA spec but can be used (and edited if needed) for other exam boards

Personal Learning Checklist for the Beliefs in Society unit in the AQA A-level Sociology syllabus. PLC includes topic and page numbers from the Westergaard and Townsend book one and two for content students my find hard to locate.

Detailed and differentiated student-led lesson that explores capitalism, ownership, interests, structuralism, conflict theories, exploitation as a way to introduce students to the main Marxist views and ideas. Can be used for ANY SPEC. Catered towards A-level students but can easily be simplified and/ or cut down for younger students. Comes with key term sheet.

Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student-led lesson that examines, analyses and evaluates functionalist Parsons view of the family (functional fit theory) and his functions (mainly stabilisation of adult personalities – NOT primary socialisation). Lesson explores the key terms: Functional fit theory​, Stabilisation of adult personalities (Warm Bath Theory)​, Functional fit theory, Geographic mobility​, Social mobility​, Unit of production​ and Unit of consumption. Lesson makes links to general functionalist key terms and family key terms that students might have previously been taught. Main activity makes reference to AQA A-level Book 1 by Townsend ***** MOST ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ANSWERS**** Starter assesses prior learning on family topics: couples, childhood and Murdock’s functions. ***** WORKSHEETS AT THE END OF THE PPT**

Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores collectivism vs individualism, elaborate vs restricted code, subculture, fatalism vs meritocracy, deferred vs immediate gratification, meritocracy, present-time vs future orientated vs compensatory education to enable students to understand the role of cultural deprivation in causing class differences in achievement/ working-class underachievement. Also covers and supports students in answering 4/6 markers using a success criteria and student-friendly mark-schemes. ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES AND EXAM QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED COMES WITH FREE A-LEVEL HELP SHEET AND KEY TERM SHEET FOR TOPIC 1 & 2 **Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook) differentiated down for GCSE) lesson ** Uses and refers to ’ AQA A Level Sociology Book One Including AS Level: Book one 3rd Revised edition by Rob Webb, Hal Westergaard, Keith Trobe, Annie Townend ’ textbook

Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student led lesson that explores the following so students are able to understand and explain how negative labelling and teacher racism might cause ethnic differences in achievement: Ideal pupil​ identity , Pathologised pupil​ identity, Demonised pupil​ identity, Colour-blind​ teachers, Liberal chauvinist​ teachers, Overt racist​ teachers, Rebels subcultures, Conformist​ subcultures, Retreatist​ subcultures, Innovators subcultures Differentiates between Gillborn and Youdell (or Bourne or Olser), Sewell, Mirza’s view of how teachers might be racist and how this might affect achievement for different groups. Lesson makes links to the following terms that students should have covered before completing this lesson: Labelling, Self-fulfilling prophecy, Streaming, Streams  ​​A-C economy,  Educational triage,  Interactionism vs Structuralism, Stereotype, Ethnicity  Cultural deprivation  Collectivism vs individualism. **NOTE – Students will need to have basic to reasonable knowledge of labelling and the self-fulfilling prophecy. ** Uses and refers to ’ AQA A Level Sociology Book One Including AS Level: Book one 3rd Revised edition by Rob Webb, Hal Westergaard, Keith Trobe, Annie Townend ’ textbook RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THE PPT.

Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores how to answer 10 markers, in particular for education topic 1 - class differences in achievement (external factors). Can also be used as a revision lesson for topic 1 (class diff in achievement -external factors) Includes student friendly success criteria PERD (Point+Explanation+Research+Develop) success criteria and student-friendly mark-scheme. ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES AND EXAM QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED **Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook) differentiated down for GCSE) lesson **

Personal Learning Checklist for the Media unit in the AQA A-level Sociology syllabus.

Personal Learning Checklist for the Families and Households unit in the the AQA A-level Sociology syllabus. PLC includes topic and page numbers from the Westergaard and Townsend book one for content students my find hard to locate.

Personal Learning Checklist for the Crime and Deviance unit in the AQA A-level Sociology syllabus.

Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student-led lesson that examines and evaluates Liberal (Somerville​), Radical (Greer), Marxist (Ansley) and Difference feminist views and functions of the family. Lesson explores the concepts: Political lesbianism , Separatism​, Reserve army of labour​, Oppression Lesson makes links to general feminist key terms and other key terms that students might have previously been taught, e.g. Patriarchy, Capitalism, Proletariat, Bourgeoisie, Conflict theory​, Exploitation, Alienation, Gendered socialisation       Canalisation     Gender roles,   Warm Bath Theory, Structuralism, etc. Main activity makes reference to AQA A-level Book 1 by Townsend ***** ALL ANSWERS INCLUDING ANAYSIS FOR TABLE ACTIVITY NOW INCLUDED **** NOW INCLUDES MODEL PARAGRAPH FOR 10 MARKER ***** WORKSHEETS AT THE END OF THE PPT****

Personal Learning Checklist for the Theory and Methods unit in the AQA A-level Sociology syllabus. PLC includes topic and page numbers from the Westergaard and Townsend book one and two for content students my find hard to locate.

Personal Learning Checklist for the methods in context unit in the the AQA A-level Sociology syllabus. PLC includes topic and page numbers from the Westergaard and Townsend book one for content students my find hard to locate.

Detailed student-led lesson that explores the nature vs debate, norms, values, socialisation (primary/secondary) and social control as an introduction to Sociology. Uses page 8 of the AQA A-level Book 1 by Townsend to introduces students to the nature vs nurture debate but this can be replaced and the rest of the lesson can still be used. Comes with worksheet used for two of the activities and key term sheet for the lesson. Can be used for both GCSE and A-level.

A-Z list of key sociological terms for: Education Family Research Methods Could not think of key terms for letters: W, K, J, Z, Y, Z Made for AQA A-level but can be modified for ANY SPEC and for GCSE.

Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores labelling, self-fulfilling-prophecy/ pygmallion effect, determinism and interactionism to enable students to understand the role of labelling in causing class differences in achievement/ working-class underachievement/ middle-achievement. **ANSWERS TO MOST ACTIVITIES ** COMES WITH FREE A-LEVEL HELP SHEET AND KEY TERM SHEET FOR TOPIC 1 & 2 **Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook) differentiated down for GCSE) lesson ** Uses and refers to ’ AQA A Level Sociology Book One Including AS Level: Book one 3rd Revised edition by Rob Webb, Hal Westergaard, Keith Trobe, Annie Townend ’ textbook

Personal Learning Checklist for the education unit in the the AQA A-level Sociology syllabus.

Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that introduces students to the different forms of mass media and formal and informal methods used by the government to control media output formally and informally. Examines the following concepts:Mass media, Media technologies , Media institutions, Media products. **Made for AQA A-level **but can be easily used for other specs ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDED RESOURCES FOR LESSON CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF PTT **Based on content in textbook - 'SOCIOLOGY For AQA Volume 2 by Browne, Blundell & Law ** - BUT LESSON REQUIRES NO TEXTBOOK

Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student-led lesson that examines and analyses the following key terms to introduce students to the main family structures: Family, Household,Family structure/ type, Nuclear family, Lone-parent family, Same-sex family, Reconstituted family (or blended family) , Beanpole family, Extend family (horizontally and vertically) , Empty-nest family, Cohabitating couples, Contemporary society, Traditional, Family diversity, Living Apart Together/ LATs (extension) ***** ANSWERS for MOST MAIN activities INCLUDED**** ***** ALL RESOURCES INCLUDED AND CAN BE FOUND OUT THE END OF PPT *****