Tag: teaching

  • Why are Teachers Striking?

    Over 90% of National Education Union Members who were balloted voted for a series of six days of strikes which start today (1st February 2023) and go on approximately every two weeks until the 15th of March. The main reason teachers are striking is over poor pay and long working hours, which are the main…

  • Good Resources for Teaching the Sociology of Sex and Gender

    An introduction to sex, gender and gender identity  The resources below have been selected to help A-level sociology students and teachers studying (and teaching) an introduction to the concepts of sex and gender in the very first weeks of the two year course. However the material below should also be useful across the entire two…

  • Resources for Wealth, Poverty, Income Inequality and Social Class

    good resources for teaching wealth, poverty, income inequality and social class. Useful further reading for students studying A-level sociology!

  • How will teachers cope with longer school days?

    Most schools in England and Wales re-open today after effectively being closed for two months. There are talks of school days being extended and the summer holidays being cut to allow those students who need it to catch up. The problem is, are teachers going to cope with this? When stress levels are already a…

  • Starters for A-level Sociology

    A few of my favourite starters for A-level Sociology Lessons: Draw Society While the drawing task may seem a little juvenile, it is typically quite revealing – you usually get a mixture of pictures which show harmony and conflict/ division and some which are ‘whole society’, while others more individualised, but most of them tend…

  • A-level sociology families and households: course summary, schemes of work and lesson plans

    I’ve been consolidating my A-level sociology planning recently, and I’ve concluded it’s useful to have several different versions of module summaries and schemes of work, as below: A mind map overview/ summary A Power Point overview/ summary A brief scheme of work A long scheme of work Detailed individual lesson plans. All of these are…

  • A-level sociology of education: course summary, schemes of work and lesson plans

    I’ve been consolidating my A-level sociology planning recently, and I’ve concluded it’s useful to have several different versions of module summaries and schemes of work, as below: A mind map overview/ summary A Power Point overview/ summary A brief scheme of work A long scheme of work Detailed individual lesson plans. All of these are…

  • Sociology of Education Teaching Resources

    Teaching resources for A-level sociology!

  • Families and Households Revision Work Packs and Power Points for Sale

    I’ve just released some extensive revision workbooks and Power Points for sale as part of my sociology teaching resources subscription package, available for only £9.99 a month!   This teaching resource bundle contains work books and Power Points covering the entire content of education and research methods of the AQA’s A-level sociology specification. The resources…

  • Education and research methods Revision Work Packs and Power Points for Sale

    I’ve just released some extensive revision workbooks and Power Points for sale as part of my sociology teaching resources subscription package, available for only £9.99 a month! This teaching resource bundle contains work books and Power Points covering the entire content of education and research methods of the AQA’s A-level sociology specification. The resources should…