Complete set of presentations for the first unit, tried and tested with real classes. No textbook needed. Includes worksheets and end of unit assessment. Mini-whiteboards would be ideal and access to ICT is required for a couple of lessons - one laptop/computer between two students. Created inline with AQA's recommended scheme of work.
This is a lesson I use as an introduction to the AQA A-level Sociology course and to the sociological imagination or line of inquiry. The lesson includes:
an overview of the course, exam and curriculum
activities to introduce students to Sociology and sociological thinking/ inquiry.
suggested reading, podcasts, revision websites youtube channels that students can use to develop their knowledge and understanding of key ideas and concepts.
Expectations
Can be easily edited to meet your needs, e.g. specification, expectations and can also be used as an introduction to AQA GCSE Sociology .
This is a large pack of resources for learning and revision of the “Families” section of AQA Sociology GCSE. The pack includes:
The Functionalist Perspective
The Marxist Perspective
The Feminist Perspective
Different Families
Rapoport & Rapoport
Conjugal Role Relationships
Changing Families
Changing Households
Wider Family Relationships
Marriage and Divorce
Theories of Divorce
Criticisms of Families
Is the Nuclear Family Still Important?
Knowledge Organisers
Practice Exam Questions
This is the entire unit for the beliefs in society topic in A level sociology. This includes topics on:
Theories of beliefs
Ideology, science and nationalism
Social change
Religious organisations, movements and members
Religion and globalisation
Secularisation
Alternatives to secularisation
Features of the lesson includes (Not included for all lessons):
Exam practice
MWB match up
Video tasks
Explain why task
Application task
Essay plan task
These revision powerpoints are made to help with last minute revision - they are summaried to a point where it is still easily understood/able to develop. Also comes with a checklist to aid your revision.
This is followed by the A-Level - AQA - Sociology specification
This is for the theory and methods section of the papers - which comes under Paper 1 AND Paper 3
BUT - this is WITHOUT the methods - for the methods I have made a separate sociology revision powerpoint lablelled as ‘research methods’
this powerpoint includes the following topics:
Sociology and science
Objectivity and values in sociology
Functionalism
Marxism
Feminist theories
Action theories
Globalisation, modernity and postmodernity
Sociology and social policy
great resource for revision or lessons - these are quick, concise but understandable notes
covers all research methods content - WITHOUT CONTEXT!!
topics:
Types of data that sociologists use
Practical issues
Ethical issues
Theoretical issues
Research process
Experiments
Questionnaires
Interviews
Observations
Official statistics
Documents and content analysis
downloaded as a microsoft ppt - with animations
AQA A-level/AS level
A thorough and comprehensive revision booklet for the education section of the paper 1 exam, which covers all content they need to know. It includes information for students, and 7 activities ranging from crosswords to essay planning. Last year I published booklets which only included the advanced info, so I have updated them this year to include everything! They worked really well last year to make sure that students were revising early on, and I’m sure they will be as succesful this year too.
I will be using this in lessons with students- instructions on how I plan to do this are in the booklet.
May need the latest version of word or you might need to play around with the formatting. I’ve also uploaded as a pdf to avoid any trouble.
I really hope this is useful to you!
Complete set of presentations for the second unit. All have been tried and tested with real classes. Mini-whiteboards would be ideal alongside student workbooks. Created to fit with with AQA’s recommended scheme of work.
A pack of 6 worksheets to aid with revision and initial understanding of research methods in AQA GCSE Sociology. Aimed towards lower-ability pupils to help develop their understanding of different research methods and their advantages and disadvantages. Includes exam-style and knowledge-check questions. ZIP file containing print-ready PDF files.
Worksheets:
The Research Process
Quantitative Methods
Qualitative Methods
Secondary Sources
Evaluating Research
Research Ethics
A full GCSE Sociology lesson from the Social Stratification module of AQA Sociology, although compatible with other exam boards. Contains a presentation and all the resources that you would need.
Every lesson begins with a recap quiz and will have a combination of independent tasks and teacher-led discussion. There will always be a discussion of an exam question.
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Detailed but summarised notes, following the specification
Highlighted points for easy revision and better memorisation
A/A* notes- I got an A* in my a level
Real life case studies/examples researched & summarised
Created using a combination of the textbook, teacher notes, mark schemes, online resources
No need to waste time making notes- revise straight away!
Revision booklet for students to fill in and condense their knowledge of this topic. Previously my students have loved these as it has all of their knowledge in one place, and they can create their own revision guides.
For the AQA GCSE Sociology Specification
The Complete Crime and Deviance Bundle for A Level Sociology is a fully resourced, exam-focused collection that covers the entire topic in depth, helping students grasp key theories, real-world applications, and sociological debates surrounding crime, deviance, social control, and justice. This all-in-one package includes detailed PDF summaries, engaging PowerPoint presentations, podcasts, exam-style questions, and interactive quizzes for each major subtopic, making it ideal for both classroom delivery and independent study.
Core content areas include:
Theories of Crime and Deviance (Functionalism, Marxism, Neo-Marxism, Feminism, Interactionism, Right and Left Realism)
Social Distribution of Crime (CAGE: Class, Age, Gender, Ethnicity)
Globalisation, Green Crime, State Crime & Human Rights Abuses
Crime Control, Surveillance & Punishment
Social Control and Social Order
Media, Moral Panics & Crime Representation
Victimology
Corporate and White-Collar Crime
Each topic features a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation that explains key theories, concepts, and case studies (e.g. Broken Windows theory, panopticism, Zemiology, Stephen Lawrence inquiry) in an accessible, visually engaging way. The bundle also includes skills-based activities and connectives worksheets to develop analytical writing, evaluation, and theory-application skills. Tasks include concept maps, theory comparison charts, practice essays, and exam skills scaffolds tailored to 10- and 30-mark questions.
Each major section is supported by a podcast episode offering clear, student-friendly summaries and exam-focused insights. The question bank features a range of structured and extended exam-style questions with model answers, covering prompts like “Evaluate the view that crime is a product of inequality” and “Assess the effectiveness of formal and informal mechanisms of social control.” A collection of interactive quizzes helps consolidate key terms, perspectives, and case studies in a fun and dynamic way.
Altogether, this Complete Crime and Deviance Bundle equips students with the knowledge, theoretical understanding, and assessment skills necessary to confidently tackle one of the most challenging and synoptic units in A Level Sociology. It is an essential resource for both teachers and students aiming for high-level success.
This bundle contains a complete series of workbooks made for GCSE Sociology students. It includes the four new workbooks made for each of the four main sections of the course (Family, Education, Crime & Deviance, and Social Stratification) and, as a bonus resource, my very popular Research Methods workbook.
The workbooks were designed for the AQA specification and adapted for the WJEC/EDUQAS specification (two versions of each workbook are included in this resource pack).
Each of the four main workbooks contains the following:
Student Progress-Check Tasks
A Personal Learning Checklist
Activity 1 - Mind-Map Overview Task
Activity 2 - Reading Comprehension
Activity 3 - Key-Work Match & Listing Tasks
Activity 4 - Online Research Tasks
Activity 5 - Reading Comprehension
Activity 6 - Bare-bones Essay Planning Task
Activity 7 - Creative Tasks (Posters & Poetry)
Activity 8 - Investigate & Report (Newspaper Article Task)
Activity 9 - Reading Comprehension
Activity 10 - Essay-Planning Activity
Activity 11- Essay Assessment
Extension Tasks (Many!)
Each contains 25+ sides of activities and is designed to be printed as a double-sided workbook. The files are in editable Word (.doc) format in-case you wish to make any amendments (e.g. changing the exam questions).
The workbooks are not designed to be a comprehensive: they each include selected readings and cover some (not all) of the topics listed in the specification.
UPDATE: This bundle has now been enhanced with four additional workbooks: these ‘video-learning workbooks’ help students to learn from online video resources more effectively.
If you are happy with your purchase and leave a review and rating for this TES bundle, please email me ( godwin86@gmail.com ) and I will send you a FREE ‘Revision Strategy Battle Planner’ which will be useful for your Year 11 students.
Copyright Adam Godwin (2020) - strictly not for redistribution.
The Complete Media Bundle for A Level Sociology offers a full, engaging, and exam-focused set of resources covering every topic required by the specification. It enables students to master the sociological study of the media through in-depth PDF summaries, visually dynamic PowerPoint presentations, and a range of skills-based and assessment-focused materials. Core content areas include: Media Ownership and Control, The New Media, Globalisation and the Media, Media Representations (of class, gender, ethnicity, age, and disability), Media Content and Audiences, and Media Effects and Audience Theories.
Each topic is supported by comprehensive PowerPoint slides that break down theoretical perspectives (Marxist, Pluralist, Feminist, Postmodernist), key sociologists, and contemporary examples such as streaming services, citizen journalism, media moral panics, and the impact of digital algorithms on consumption. The bundle explores how media both reflects and shapes society, power structures, and identities, and how audiences actively interpret or resist media content.
To build exam confidence and critical writing skills, the pack includes connectives worksheets, skills-based activities (e.g. PEEL paragraph practice, media text analysis, theory-application tasks), and essay planning templates. Each major topic comes with a focused podcast episode, offering accessible summaries of key theories, debates, and sociological applications—ideal for independent revision or flipped learning. The question bank features a wide range of exam-style questions and model answers, including 10- and 20-mark essay questions such as “Evaluate the view that media owners control media content for ideological purposes” and “Assess the impact of new media on audience behaviour.” A series of interactive quizzes reinforces key terms, theorists, and concepts through fun and formative assessment.
Altogether, this full-course Media bundle equips students with the theoretical depth, real-world application, and analytical skill needed to excel in the media unit of A Level Sociology. It’s ideal for teachers delivering the course or students seeking a structured, content-rich, and engaging way to revise.
This bundle contains 20 lessons for the Education section of the new GCSE Sociology specification.
It is designed to be a self-contained, comprehensive and complete resource: everything a teacher/department need to teach the Education section of the course.
Each lesson comes in a .Zip file, This file contains:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality, editable, PowerPoint Presentation
-Homework
[-Most of the lessons include a worksheet (double-sided A4 or A3)]
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This is a large pack of resources for learning and revision of the “Education” section of AQA Sociology GCSE. The pack includes:
Functions of Education
Education & Capitalism
Feminist Perspective
Types of Schools
Independent vs State Education
Alternative Education
External Factors on Educational Achievement
Education Policies
Processes Within Schools
Social Class & Education
Social Class & Education - Explanations
Gender & Educational Achievement
Gender & Education - Explanations
Perspectives on School Processes
Ethnicity & Educational Achievement
Ethnicity & Education - Explanations
Practice exam questions
Knowledge organisers
A lesson on ethnicity and crime, as part of Crime and Deviance for A-level Year 13 students on the AQA Specification
Activities include:
‘Stop and search’ decision-making
Crime statistics data digging
Brixton Riots and Stephen Lawrence - video notes
Key theories discussion
Walk the line debate
NWA lyric analysis
Evaluation web
Example exam questions
Model answers
(Lesson follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)
This booklet is an introduction to Sociology for new students. It covers the specification and exam overview including some tips about how to prepare for studying Sociology. It would be ideal to be given to students at the start of the year or even before summer for them to get a better understanding of the subject.