I am Head of Social Sciences at a Cambridgeshire School. Last year we achieved 80%+ A*-C in Sociology GCSE and over half of our students achieved A*/A at A Level.
Currently teaching OCR Sociology A Level and WJEC GCSE Sociology.
Any questions, message me.
I am Head of Social Sciences at a Cambridgeshire School. Last year we achieved 80%+ A*-C in Sociology GCSE and over half of our students achieved A*/A at A Level.
Currently teaching OCR Sociology A Level and WJEC GCSE Sociology.
Any questions, message me.
The activity gets students to apply their knowledge of the bottom up approach, investigative psychology and geographical profiling to 2 crimes cases.
They have a 2 maps, 2 lists of crimes. They have to work out, using geogprahical profiling:
If it is a marauder/commuter (they would need to have been taught this but most teachers do as part of geographical profiling).
Where their home base is
Building up an offender profile based on the evidence they have.
This resource includes:
2 maps (best printed A3 doubled sided) - publisher
2 lists of crimes (best printed A4 double sided) - word - be careful, teacher answers are on the last page.
Powerpoint introduction and instructions for the activity.
This took my 4 classes 20-30 minutes. They loved doing it and it will definitely become a staple of my teaching. It is based in Peterborough but will work anywhere. Best taught straight after the AO1 on geographical profiling and before AO3.
As the title suggests. Statements about individualist or collectivist cultures for students to sort into two columns.
Good way of getting them to understand the difference between the two.
I use for GCSE Sociology (Family topic)
OCR A Level Sociology. Crime and Deviance revision sheet. Overview of theories, names, concepts etc.
Took a long time to make!
I also have one available for Sociology of the Family, see other resources.
Please feel free to review and give feedback on how to improve.
Students were extremely happy with this resource, probably more so than any other as it helped them visualise where theory relate to one another.
This sheet contains a huge number of names as a spider diagram, Laid out a students wanted, where each theorist falls and under which topic.
Took an extremely long time to make!
3 booklets containing information about essay structure for each question type, lists of questions for each question type, and specification overview.
All three exams are covered in the three booklets. Questions have been taken from elsewhere or thought up by myself.
We print each booklet in different colours. Front page will need to be changed to suit the school and examination date. All in PDF format, sorry I don’t seem to have the publisher/word versions any more.
Please note: This is NOT a content revision booklet, it is just for structure of exam questions, specification overview and practice questions.
Took roughly 8 hours to make the booklets.
Last year over half our students achieved A*/A in A Level Sociology (2 were predicted an A/A*).
All the resources you need for a Sociology theories display.
I have included:
4 theory overview sheets (Marxism, Feminism, Functionalism and New Right). On each of those sheets is some information regarding: Theory’s view about society, key sociologists linked to that theory, views on the family and views on crime. These can be changed if you study a different topic as they are in publisher format. I’ve also made them in Word format following constructive feedback!
I have also included pictures and pieces of information, quotes etc that I used for my display. I do not own the rights to the pictures and so to make it clear, you are paying for the overview sheets and the information I have produced.
I have included the picture about how I laid it out, but you may wish to lay it out differently. I also backed on different coloured paper to highlight the different theories. Currently working on Interactionism and Postmodernism.
Alternatively/additionally, you can print off just the overview sheets to hand out to students.
Took roughly 6 hours to do make all of the resources so asking for £8. Once it’s all up though it will last for years and won’t need updating.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Activity to label structure of a neuron.
Colour coded table including part, description and function.
Cut and stick exercise.
Made for A Level Psychology but no reason it couldn't be used for other sciences.
(Answers included)
Essay planning booklet for WJEC Sociology GCSE Crime and Deviance
Includes:
List of past questions
Questions I have come up with (around 15-20)
Planning sheet with the title of each essay question on
An example mark scheme.
Tips on essay structure.
Our feedback sheet which I have after every essay page.
I tend to have a front cover (attached), followed by the past questions and my questions, then have a question plan sheet, followed by space (lined paper sheet), followed by a feedback sheet.
Students find these extremely helpful. Can be done in class and/or at home.
I have a booklet for crime and deviance and a booklet for the family
Please note this does not have topic info in, use the book for that.
This is for the OLD WJEC GCSE Sociology Course A*-U
I have created a revision booklet for Paper 1 OCR GCSE Psychology 9-1 (new spec).
This has a variety of activities to help students revise the content for:
Criminal Psychology
Development
Psychological Problems
There is no research methods in this booklet. I have decided against putting it in this booklet as I feel it would be best as a stand alone booklet due to the fact it is in both papers. There are many research methods booklets available and little changes in research methods so people will want to use their own.
Also, I have NOT included the studies in here. The reason is that I have a separate studies booklet that I get my students to fill in across the 2 years for homework. I have included this for you to use (if you wish). This is a page for each study for students to fill in.
There are a variety of crosswords, word searches, gap fills, cryptograms, double puzzles and others. The criticisms involve note taking. There is also a front cover, you may wish to do your own, hence why it is at the end.
A side note: I am a teacher (not a full time author, or part time for that matter), just like you! It has taken me roughly 20 hours to make this booklet, if you are expecting a bound revision booklet then please look elsewhere. This is mainly to help students revisit content alongside the Billingham book. Equally you are paying to be able to print as many copies of this for your own students as you like. Please do not reupload!
Many thanks! If you have any questions please feel free to message me.
I will eventually produce a booklet for Paper 2.
Essay planning booklet for WJEC Sociology GCSE Family.
Includes:
List of past questions
Questions I have come up with (around 15-20)
Planning sheet with the title of each essay question on
An example mark scheme.
Tips on essay structure.
Our feedback sheet which I have after every essay page.
I tend to have a front cover (attached), followed by the past questions and my questions, then have a question plan sheet, followed by space (lined paper sheet), followed by a feedback sheet.
Students find these extremely helpful. Can be done in class and/or at home.
I have a booklet for crime and deviance and a booklet for the family
Please note this does not have topic info in, use the book for that.
The file includes the following:
Blank board games sheet. (publisher)
Sociology themed game counters (publisher)
Instructions for students to make the board game (powerpoint)
Question cards templates for students to cut out. (word)
Students enjoy making their own games. I give each group a topic (The family or crime and deviance for example) and get them to make a game based around this.
Give each group scissors, glue, an A3 game board on card and the resources and they make it. It may take 2-3 lessons but well worth it. Students then get the opportunity to play theirs and others in the lesson after. Great way of students to check understanding of topics and turn the learning on its head. Students have to go through the book to formulate questions, Great for revision without them even realising it!
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.
Can be used in any subject but the counters are specific to Sociology.
Revision book for Understanding Social Structures (compulsory core 2). This is for the WJEC exam board.
Can be used in conjunction with the WJEC GCSE Sociology book.
Some activities and note taking sections for students to complete. There is also an exam tips section as well as a key terms section for students to fill in.
I also have a revision book for Understanding Social Processes.
No revision books exist for WJEC GCSE Sociology so I made this.
Students have found this very useful.
7 files to help teach research methods.
There are no powerpoints in this file.
The file includes a worksheet on access (gatekeepers) where students have to come up with the gatekeeper for the situation.
A worksheet where students are given ways in which values (bias) can enter research and they have to think of ways this could impact on their research.
A double page activity sheet on positivism to highlight its scientific approach etc.
A Twitter sheet for students to outline what each methodological perspective may tweet about when it comes to research #quantitative etc.
A sampling activity where students think about the best sampling type for each piece of research.
A blank tables for students to fill in about four approaches to methodology (positivist, interpretivist, realist and feminist)
Another blank table for students to fill in about different types of observations.
2 revision booklets for the 2 compulsory core sections of the WJEC GCSE Sociolohy course. Also includes a theory overview task sheet on functionalism, new right, Marxism and feminism, task to complete on each theory to give them a brief overview of each theory's ideas about society
4 carousel activities (1 at each station) for students to complete to work out positives and negatives of the biological explanation of unipolar depression.
This is a sorting activity. Students put into groups and have to sort the slips into Approach, Name and Year, Aim, Procedure (1,2, or 3 slips), Results (1, 2 or 3 slips), Group design, Research method, 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage. There are also 7 red herrings that don't fit in any of the groups.
To help students, keep checking their red herring pile. Tell them if they are right or wrong on the red herrings every so often.
Students had great fun doing this. I put up a prize for the winning team. Took around 45 mins but students enjoyed it and took a lot from it.
There are two attached files: one in colour for the teacher to distinguish between the different approaches) and one in black and white for students to sort through.
Great for paper 3, comparing the different approaches and classic studies. It covers, Sherif, Baddeley, Raine, Watson and Rayner and Rosenhan
Any questions, message me. Thanks
Revision booklets for Compulsory Core 1, 2, Essay Practice and planning booklets for the Family and Crime and Deviance. Overview of the theories of the family and activity sheet for overview of the theories. For individual descriptions of each please see the individual items in my shop. This is for the OLD WJEC Sociology Course A*-U
A great way of recapping and checking knowledge on measurements of crime.
Connect 4 style game based on statements about the three measurements of crime.
Includes:
Statements (Which need to be cut up)
Connect 4 game board
Connect 4 powerpoint instructions.
Works best in groups of 3.
If you want to make it last longer increase the number they need to get in a row.
Give each pupil a different colour pen/pencil/highlighter/felt tip.
Students enjoy this. Usually takes around 20-30 mins.
Two worksheets on white collar vs blue collar crime.
One is a notetaking sheet outlining the differences between the two types of crime using the WJEC GCSE Sociology book to help them (could use any book though that outlines the differences between the two)
The other sheet gets students thinking about types of crime that could be committed within each job role (focusing on white collar crime).
Made for GCSE but could be adapted/used for A Level as a quick activity.
See individual descriptions of documents in my shop but includes:
Essay planning book for The Family and Crime and Deviance
An overview of the theories of the family
Blue collar & White collar crime sheet.
Sociological theories task sheet.
This is for the OLD WJEC Sociology GCSE Specification A*-U