A comprehensive workbook covering all AQA A-Level Psychology Issues & Debates content, designed for independent study, homework, or classroom use.
Includes structured tasks and activities across each sub-topic:
Gender and culture in psychology
Free will and determinism
The nature-nurture debate
Holism and reductionism
Idiographic and nomothetic approaches
Ethical implications of research
Ideal for consolidating understanding ahead of Paper 3, with exam-style question prompts woven throughout to build application skills alongside content knowledge.
Full lesson evaluating imprisonment, community sentences, fines and discharges against the aims of punishment, backed with real statistics. Includes starter, tiered LOs, content slides, and 5 exam-style practice questions with mark schemes.
Full lesson mapping how the police, CPS, courts, prison and probation services fit together — and how a case moves through the system. Includes starter, tiered LOs, content slides, and 6 exam-style practice questions with mark schemes.
Full lesson comparing the Crime Control and Due Process models, with real case examples (Colin Stagg; Thompson and Venables). Includes starter, tiered LOs, content slides, and 6 exam-style practice questions with mark schemes.
Full lesson on internal vs external social control, plus Control Theory (Reckless). Includes starter, tiered LOs, content slides, and 5 exam-style practice questions with mark schemes.
Full lesson covering deterrence, retribution, rehabilitation, reparation and public protection. Includes starter, tiered LOs, content slides, and 5 exam-style practice questions with mark schemes.
Full lesson evaluating police, CPS, judiciary, prison service, probation and charities/pressure groups, with the Howard League case study. Includes starter, tiered LOs, content slides, and 5 exam-style practice questions with mark schemes.
Full lesson on the seven key limitations agencies face — recidivism, civil liberties, resources, finance, policy, environment and moral imperatives. Includes starter, tiered LOs, content slides, and 5 exam-style practice questions with mark schemes.
Full lesson on environmental design, prison design, and behavioural/institutional tactics used to achieve social control. Includes starter, tiered LOs, content slides, and 5 exam-style practice questions with mark schemes.
A complete, ready-to-teach package covering every assessment criterion in WJEC Level 3 Criminology Unit 4: Crime and Punishment — the externally examined unit.
What’s included:
9 full PowerPoint lessons, one per AC (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4), each with tiered learning objectives, a starter activity, fully explained content slides, and built-in exam practice questions with full indicative-content mark schemes
1 exam question bank (Word document) — all 48 practice questions and full mark schemes in one place, organised by AC, perfect for homework, revision, or timed assessment
Why you’ll love it:
✔ Matches the real WJEC spec structure — content areas 1–3, all nine assessment criteria
✔ Genuine exam-style command words and mark tariffs throughout (Describe, Explain, Assess, Discuss, Evaluate)
✔ Every practice question comes with full indicative content, so it’s mark-ready with no extra prep
✔ Consistent, professional navy-and-gold design across every lesson
✔ Higher-tariff questions flagged with guidance on rewarding sustained judgement, not just knowledge dumps
Perfect for: Criminology teachers delivering Unit 4 for the first time, NQTs wanting a fully resourced scheme, or experienced teachers who want to save hours of prep and marking-scheme writing.
A complete lesson pack covering AC 1.2. Features a detailed PowerPoint and worksheet evaluating the effectiveness of forensics, surveillance, profiling, and eyewitness testimony, with a structured worksheet to guide student analysis.
Everything you need to teach AC 1.1. Includes a fully editable PowerPoint and worksheet exploring the roles of police, CSI, pathologists, and forensically trained doctors, alongside a matching student worksheet to build compliant notes for the controlled assessment.
Teach AC 1.3 with ease. This pack contains a clear PowerPoint and worksheet tracking evidence from crime scene to court (transfer, storage, and analysis) and a matching student worksheet to ensure folders are exam-ready.
A straightforward lesson pack for AC 1.4. Includes a PowerPoint and worksheet detailing the rights of suspects, victims, and witnesses during investigations, paired with a structured student worksheet.
The final piece for Unit 3. A comprehensive PowerPoint guiding students on how to draw conclusions and review trial verdicts for AC 3.2, complete with a structured student worksheet for final assessment prep.
Teach AC 2.4 effectively with this pack. Features a PowerPoint analyzing how media, witnesses, experts, and politics influence verdicts, alongside a matching student analysis worksheet.
Master AC 2.1 with this ready-to-go resource. Features a PowerPoint and worksheet breaking down the Crown Prosecution Service and the Full Code Test (Evidential & Public Interest stages), plus a matching student scaffold worksheet.
Simplified resources for AC 2.3. Contains a detailed PowerPoint covering admissibility, disclosure, and hearsay, paired with a matching worksheet to help students structure their controlled assessment prep.
A complete guide to AC 2.2. Includes an editable PowerPoint mapping out the Magistrates’ and Crown Court trial pathways, along with a structured student worksheet for their notes.
Everything you need for AC 2.5. Includes an engaging PowerPoint evaluating the roles of Juries and Magistrates in criminal cases, plus a structured student worksheet.
Help students master the evaluation skills needed for AC 3.1. This pack includes a PowerPoint on spotting bias, opinion, and unreliability in evidence, with a matching student scaffold worksheet.