Education in Society - Functionalists, the New Right and Marxists

UPDATED FEBRUARY 2025!

This collection of lessons (spanning 3-6 hours of classroom instruction, featuring 44 slides) includes captivating, exam-focused activities that you can easily adapt to meet the specific needs of your group. It covers (with an emphasis on both AO1 and AO2/3):

1. The Functionalist Perspective,
2. The Neoliberal / New Right perspective on education, and
3. The Marxist View.

Extension tasks are included, making this lesson series compatible with any major exam board! Plenaries and example questions are also provided.

Additionally, there are links to three short video clips (approximately 1.5-3 minutes each) and a link to a free pdf booklet, which can help you introduce your learning objectives and track your students’ progress throughout the lessons (even if your Scheme of Work isn’t AQA-based!). This material can be taught alongside any AS/A-level Sociology textbook.

Having been tested in the classroom, this resource is designed to save you countless hours of preparation time!