Is it worth doing a degree? (2018 update)
U.K. universities typically charge £9250 year for most Higher Education degree courses, which means a total cost of £27 750 […]
education
Sociological perspectives on the role and functions of education in society; the significance of in-school processes such as teacher labelling and subcultures for pupil identities; explanations for differences in educational achievement by social class, gender and ethnicity; the impact of education policies of marketization, selection and privatisation, and the globalization of education
The Unconditional Expansion of Universities
There has been a staggering 2000% increase in unconditional university offers awarded to students in the last five years, between
Why are schools ‘off-rolling’ more students before their GCSEs?
Why are schools off-rolling more students just before their GCSEs?
How I would’ve answered the AQA A level sociology of education exam, June 2018
A few hints and tips on how I would have answered yesterday’s exam.
education, Work and the welfare state
Sociological perspectives on the relationship between education and work
Functionalism Main post on the functionalist perspective on education. Education teaches us specialist skills for work – At school, individuals
A level sociology exam practice, education, Exams and revision advice
Applying material from Item A, analyse two reasons why some pupils join pupil subcultures (10)
This is one of the 10 mark analyse questions appearing on one of the AQA’s specimin papers, below I’ve simply
Careers and alternative careers, education
Is University overrated?
According to in the Economist, we are engaged in a pointless academic arms race, with more and more students going
Playing the SENCO Game…
According to the latest Department for Education data, the number of pupils receiving extra time in exams in England and
Big data, education
Problems with the fusion of big data and education
The first problem is that it will be more difficult for us to forget and escape our past…. While we
education
School Types in England and Wales – Statistical Overview…
As of 2017, there were over 250 000 children in ‘Converter Academies’, 86, 000 students in sponsored academies, and 170