This writing frame was created to help students that struggle to structure an essay at AS/A2 level. It provides a scaffolding with brief instructions about what should be done next in the essay. It was designed with AQA syllabus but would easily transfer to other exam boards when essay questions are used. It's fully customisable and can be changed as you see fit. It works exceptionally well with U-D grade students that need to bump up their grade; it has been tried and tested and works well with these students.

This is a full lesson which comes with complete powerpoint (timings included), differentiated sociologist chart, and tasks throughout to maintain engagement. It has all information on slides for those that also like to teach from the front - print slides out as a handout to give as core notes for pupils. All tasks are fully adaptable to ability in class and timings can be flexible with this lesson. The lesson covers Hervieu-Leger (2000; 2006) and Lyon (2000) and gives room for more able students to identify wider studies which can support or negate these theories at the same time as weaker students being able to go in depth with the main studies required from the topic. The lesson plan is incorporated into the PowerPoint. **N.B: The background to the slides, for some reason, does not upload with the transparency setting it was created with - to change this, right click on one of the slides and change the settings to the background**

Four sheets that can be deployed as an activity within a lesson, for revision or as a homework. The task requires students to read through the information and then complete the worksheet which helps ensure the right information is noted down. The task culminates with an essay style question which can be adapted to any of the exam boards for A Level or GCSE. Compatible with WJEC/Eduqas, AQA, and OCR. Please leave a comment if you enjoy the resource and let me know if there are any others that you would like.

van Ijzendoorn & Kroonberg is the main study in this lesson. This lesson follows the AQA A Level specification – however, the lesson can be adapted easily for other specifications. This is a fully adaptable lesson that employs a discovery learning approach. My lessons can require a variety of methods which can include group and independent research. The teacher is recommended to use good questioning or watch students present back. This resource is part of a permanently discounted bundle for the topic of attachment. If you have any issues, feel free to get in touch by commenting. Please note: if the background has not automatically saved into the background of the PPT, then use the image that comes with this lesson.

This is a fully planned lesson which includes a lesson plan, powerpoint, activities and stretch and challenge material. This was successfully deployed, by myself, as part of an interview and includes the ‘mini teach’ section for an interview. The lesson was fed back as outstanding. There is plenty of opportunity to adapt this to any of the examination boards but this was designed as part of the AQA Specification for Philosophy A Level. Please be sure to leave a comment and review if you use it.

A complete lesson plan with PowerPoint, worksheets, stretch and challenge material and differentiated tasks. This lesson goes through definitions of religion, introducing sociologists to A2 students that research into this area. There is an extended amount of sociologists included here which are not included on the specification, as well as those that are included. By the end of this lesson, pupils will be able to articulate the different definitions of religion and link them to sociologists that proposed them. Equally, students will be equipped to make their own definitions and have an in-depth knowledge of Ao2 evaluative points about definitions of religion.

This lesson is a quick lesson that is designed to give pupils an introduction to political ideology at A2. This can be adapted to suit GCSE as well as AS level. The lesson contains hyperlinks to exam examples and extension reading tasks. Also, there is a brief lecture aspect to the presentation which looks at the history of ideology. There is also a worksheet that accompanies this lesson. This worksheet is easily adaptable for differentiation which can be done by the teacher tailoring it to their class. Set at the lowest available cost to reflect that differentiation needs to be done by the downloader and there is not a lesson plan (which is a separate document to the PPT) that accompanies this resource.

This is a full lesson for the development of Liberalism which is part of the political ideologies topic for A2 with Edexcel. This is a fully adaptable resource to suit the needs of any teacher and already has some differentiated resources available for use. This would also be suitable for GCSE but would language used would need editing and tasks would need to be reviewed. This package includes a PowerPoint, lesson plan, worksheet, and differentiated activity. As part of the presentation there is also a 'mini-lecture' aspect which has all the information necessary on the slides. Please do rate and review if you purchase; if you have any suggestions also please let me know via comments or contact me on Twitter.

This is a complete lesson about the Feminist Theory of Religion. This covers the essentials of what must be covered for the A Level exam with AQA Sociology and there is plenty of room left to add sociologists that are in line with your personal subject knowledge. The lesson package has a fully adaptable lesson plan, powerpoint, differentiated worksheet and mini activity ideas. It is adaptable for GCSE lessons by changing wording, and removing the evaluative task at the end; however, this is aimed at A Level students at all grades. This also has a good overlap with Religious Studies and has adaptable parts. It is suggested that you place students into pairs at the start of the lesson as there are several group tasks. Please do review this if you have the time.

This resource is a complete lesson which is fully adaptable; the content is specifically about Marxism and Sociology. This is a good overview, with extension work, of the perspective of Marxism in regards to religion. There is a worksheet, a differentiated activity, whole lesson presentation (with hyperlink to a good video resource), and an extended reading task for G&T. This is aimed at students at the beginning of A2 but could be easily adapted for those doing GCSE. The lesson range covers target grades of A*- E. It is recomended that you check the differentiated task before using to ensure that it is the right level for your pupils; equally, do also check the PPT and ensure that you have the resources needed (tablets, interactive whiteboard/projector). I hope your pupils get the most they can out of this lesson and if you have any feedback then please do comment and review. Thanks.

This lesson introduces the definitions of democracy and looks at the importance of democracy too. It has a full lesson/lecture on the PowerPoint and comes with a simple worksheet. This is a short introduction lesson and can be incorporated into a longer lesson or stand alone as a 35min period. The tasks are simple and adaptable and eases the students in to the nature of the topic. Designed for AS Government & Politics but easily adaptable for Citizenship, Sociology or other Social Science subjects.

This lesson is designed to take students through Grace Davie's theory 'Belief Without Belonging'. The lesson involves an independent research task which has a skeleton structure to it, making it fully adaptable to the needs of the class by the teacher. There is also a ready made 'pairs' game which helps revise previous content - this would make an excellent starter. There is a differentiated sociologist chart to be filled in as part of a class task. All timings for the lesson are incorporated into the PowerPoint - this lesson has been designed to be fully adaptable to any length of time. Equally, there is a suggested homework task at the end for your students. I hope you enjoy this lesson, please do leave feedback.

This is a complete lecture/lesson for Religious Market Theory. Timings and tasks are included as part of the PowerPoint and there is a differentiated sociologist chart for students to use. Students, as part of this lesson, should be taking notes. However, weaker students can benefit from having this PowerPoint as a hand out on which they can also make notes - the information is there. The lesson is adaptable to meet the needs of your students and you can add your own subject knowledge as part of this. It's easy to edit. ** N.B. The background does not save with the transparency settings changed. Right click and set transparency to 75% for good effect. **

This is a lesson for Sociology AS Level Research Methods - on Questionnaires. This is a fully planned lesson, with resources, and timings are adaptable to suit the needs of the learners. There is a pairing revision task on P.E.T. issues as a starter. It also includes a differentiated Sociologist Chart which can be used with students that struggle to take notes at appropriate pace set by the teacher. Positivism & Interpretivism is also covered in this lesson. This lesson can be adapted for the use of Psychology Research Methods too. Please let me know what you thought of the lesson and leave feedback.

This lesson is fully customizable and can be adapted to suit the learners needs. All activities are included as part of this lesson, although it may be good to use a text book in support. The lesson is designed for any resources you might have on this area to also be able to be used. It's the full topic range, with activities, for A2 research methods. This is part 1 of an introduction to this module. Please rate and comment :)

This is a full lecture on the Bible as a source of authority. It contains an overview of everything that the students will need to know about the Bible in order to access top marks in the exam. Please note: this lesson should be followed up with another lesson of activities. This would easily be adaptable for other exam boards but was taught as part of an AQA specification.

This is a whole lesson planned for revising the content of the topic of God whilst also focusing on essay writing. Written as part of AQA scheme of work but easily adaptable to other exam boards. Included is a writing frame (normally sold separately) which helps students structure their essays. - This is a differentiation tool. This lesson was used by myself as part of a formal observation and is OFSTED ready. It's fully customizable and also employs paired and group work. Use of ICT is good, it also has quirky Star Wars characters in it which can be edited out. The background is winter themed - again, easily changed and content remains the same.

This was a lecture delivered to FE students on Natural Moral Law as part of the Religious Studies A Level. There is a quick activity that is also part of the lesson but is easy to adapt out of it. Equally, this lecture could easily be adaptable to all specs in RS and some Moral Philosophy but was originally taught as part of an AQA A Level RS.

This is designed to help develop the written skills of Religious Studies students when using A02. If you want some ideas on how to deploy this in a lesson, please get in contact.

A simple structured sheet that will help ensure that students understand the difference in their AO1 and AO2 when receiving feedback from their teachers.