This resource contains one lesson with an interactive notebook based activity. Students will need scissors, glue and colouring pencils. The lesson is based on the Eduqas specification and aims to explore the reasons why single-hood or the singleton is on the rise. Students will be expected to answer x1 two mark exam question. Sentence starters, exam criteria and a model answer are provided within the slides. You will also need mini wipe boards and pens for this lesson for progress checks.

This resource covers 4 lessons. You can cut this down by skipping the documentary on ‘Corruption and Bribery’. The lessons aim to encourage students to create an interactive notebook which represents 10 examples of white collar crime. You will need colouring pens, scissors, glue and the interactive doors attached. The lesson includes a small mark exam question, clips, progress checks and activities. Please see the notes for progress check questions and answers. Additional information and links to websites and clips can also be found in the notes. My students thoroughly enjoyed these lessons, and WCC is their strongest area because of it.

Is the family in decline? This lesson aims to help students think about and plan an answer to the following Eduqas based exam question: ** The family is in decline. Do you agree with this view? (15 marks) In this answer you are advised to refer to changes in the law and any other relevant factors to support your judgement.** The lesson aims to produce an argument with reference to key sociological ideas including New Right perspectives. Students are encouraged to use the PEEEL model to practise essay structure skills.

This resource is a PowerPoint with several interactive tasks embedded within the slides. The lesson is aimed at year 9 GCSE Sociology students with a focus on ‘culture’ and ‘norms’. The lesson was made with the Eduqas exam board in mind, however it does fit other GCSE course- not slide 13 (Eduqas exam questions). For this lesson, you will need scissors, glue, dictionaries, mini wipe-boards and pens. For the plenary you may prefer to use buzzers if you have them. This will add a little competition to the end of your lesson- which is always good fun! You may wish to print off slide 7 for students to stick in their exercise books. On slide 9, there is an activity that involves watching a clip from Idiot Abroad (Season 1, Episode 4 Mexico). There is a link to an uncensored clip (a few swear words) to show Easter Sunday Fireworks in Mexico. Any episode of Idiot Abroad can be used to complete the task on slide 9. Activities are differentiated with ‘You must, You should and You could’. Slide 13 has sample multiple choice exam questions (like section one on the Eduqas paper).

This resource should be used as a Sociology marketing tool during taster sessions or Option Evening. This resource is aimed at year 8 GCSE students, but can be used with year 9. You will find attached rectangular cards with the following titles: 1. What is Sociology? 2. Who studied Sociology? x 2 3. Lateral thinking puzzles x 3 4. 9-7 grade students have these skills 5. Citizenship test 6. Answers to the citizenship test 7. Popular career routes and organisations associated with Sociology x 2 These cards can be cut and laminated and placed in sweet bags. See image attached. Bags can be purchased cheaply from Amazon or Ebay. Stickers cost between £3-6 from Vista Print. I attach the cards together with treasury tags. Alternatively, you could laminate the cards and place them on tables for parents and students to read and use. Additionally, (budget permitting) you may want to add a sweet or lolly to the bag as a final touch. Note: You will also find an adaptable flyer with general information regarding the Eduqas course. Have fun with it!

A selection of retrieval knowledge tests based on the Eduqas A Level Culture, Socialisation and Identity Module. To be used as Do Now activities, or weekly retrieval tests. The resource is aimed at year 12 AS and A Level Sociology students.

This PowerPoint contains x 4 lessons with a focus on Media and Crime. The PowerPoints follows the Eduqas exam course. Lesson one focuses on propaganda and how to spot it. Students will watch clips from Digital Disruption and discuss how the media uses propaganda. Links will be made to the hypodermic syringe model. Lesson two focuses on the functions of media and crime and draws upon contemporary examples. Lesson three concerns a documentary with a focus on columbine massacres. Students have a worksheet to complete as they watch the documentary. Lesson four concerns moral panics and takes an exam focus. Students will use their knew knowledge to attempt an 8 mark exam question. See the notes section for links, questions and answers.

This resource is aimed at year 9 GCSE Sociology students. There are 3 lessons which concentrate on the introduction of secondary agents of socialisation: Education, Media, Work, Religion and Peer groups. This resource has 5 exam questions with model answers along with homework activities and interactive notebook tasks. There are progress checks with prompt questions in the notes. Additionally there are several clips and interactive based challenges. Links to clips can be found in the notes.

This lesson encourages students to build upon knowledge of Feminism from previous lessons from Module 1: Key Concepts. The lesson has several activities which encourage students to think about the female role, sexism and oppression within the family unit. There are a selection of activities, some of which can be completed for homework. The aim of this lesson is to prepare students for future lessons on conjugal roles.

This resources is aimed at GCSE Eduqas paper 2. It introduces students to Functionalism in relation to inequality and role allocation. It’s a starter lesson which encourages students to begin essay planning using interactive note books. The lesson includes model paragraphs to help develop essays. You will need scissors, glue, exercise books, colouring pens and a copy of Eduqas’s grade mark scheme (details can be found in notes on slide 8- MS is optional).

As Eduqas teachers are aware, it's pretty difficult to cover and teach all areas of life during lesson time. Last year, I covered the main areas of life (Education and Work) and encouraged students to research the other areas independently. The Power Point attached instructs and encourages students to research alternative areas of life using resources available to them. You can do this in lesson time, but I would recommend setting this as homework. My students were given interactive templates to help them on their way. See attached.

This is a full lesson introducing the concept of socialisation with a focus on primary socialisation and the family. The lesson aims to be interactive with lots of thinking activities which encourage independent learning. One slide makes reference to the TV show Super Nanny. A clip from the TV show has been included, but you could use other episodes. You will find sample exam questions with model answers embedded with in the slides. The exam questions are based on the GCSE Eduqas Specification. However, other exam boards can use the slides, but you will need to change questions accordingly. Progress checking questions are embedded throughout. Answers to the questions can be found within the notes. You will need scissors, glue, mini wipe boards, pens and access to the internet to deliver this lesson.

This is one lesson based on the new GCSE Eduqas exam specification. The lesson uses interactive note book activities, so students will need scissors, glue and different coloured pens during your class. The Power Point contains a starter, plenary, x2 four mark exam questions with model answers, sentence starters and an exam criteria over view. There are differentiated activities embedded within the slides and progress checks. Some slides have extra information, guidance and help in the notes.

This lesson introduces students to Functionalist perspectives on the Family. The Power Point relates to the Eduqas exam paper, with reference to some exam questions on the final slide. However this resource can be used and adapted to fit other exam boards such as AQA. The resource also includes several activities including the use of interactive note books. Students will need scissors, glue, coloured pens and also mini wipe boards to complete the activities. Progress check answers can be found in the notes.

This resource contains 10 work sheets with different activities for subject teachers to leave with cover staff. You may wish to use these as homework activities or extension tasks. For some of these tasks you may need glue, scissors and pens. The resources can be used with all exam boards and are aimed at GCSE groups. You can use some of these tasks as revision activities.

X 2 lessons concerning crimes associated with the young and elderly. This resource is aimed at the Eduqas Sociology course, but can be adapted to fit other exam board specs. You will find starters, plenaries, differentiated activities, 8 mark exam guidance and interactive tasks. My students particularly like the Parliament role play task. Have fun with it!

This is an introductory lesson to GCSE Sociology. It is aimed at year 9 and encourages students to think about what Sociology includes and why sociologists study. I teach the Eduqas course, so there are references to Eduqas within the slides. However, you can adapt this to fir your own exam board criteria.

x3 Lessons on the social construction of crime. One lesson requires the use of computers. This lesson prepares students to answer and 8 mark exam question . Interactive notebooks are optional.

This PP contains two lessons. It aims to highlight corporate crime examples and to encourage students to apply ideas of corporate crime to real life events. Extra information can be found in the notes.

If you have any time left over during the Christmas time period, you may wish to deliver a fun lesson with years 9-11. This lesson was inspired by other teachers from the ‘Resourced Website’.