Education workbook - A level Sociology

AQA A-Level Sociology — Education Complete Student Workbook (Year 12)
A comprehensive, exam-ready student workbook covering the full AQA A-Level Sociology Education topic (Component 1: Education with Theory & Methods).
This resource is designed to be used alongside teaching or independently for revision. It combines clear content notes, theorist revision tables, evaluation boxes, and AQA-style exam questions with model answers and mark scheme guidance all in one polished, print-ready document.
What’s included:

Role and functions of education (Durkheim, Parsons, Davis & Moore)
Functionalist, Marxist, New Right, Feminist and Interactionist perspectives
Social class and educational achievement — internal and external factors, Bourdieu
Gender and educational achievement — the gender gap, subject choice, laddish subcultures
Ethnicity and educational achievement — Gillborn, institutional racism, ethnocentric curriculum
Education and the economy — human capital, vocational education
Marketisation, selection and privatisation — Ball, Gewirtz, Chubb & Moe
Full exam practice section — AQA question types, command word guide, keyword glossary

Exam questions included for every section, ranging from 4-mark outline questions up to full 30-mark essay questions, each with detailed model answer guidance and mark scheme band descriptors.
Suitable for: Year 12 A-Level Sociology students / independent revision / cover lessons / homework booklets
Format: Word document (.docx) fully editable so you can adapt it for your class