Sociology

Sociology – Keeping students challenged

Looking for ways to raise the level of challenge in your Sociology teaching? Esther Zarifi outlines some strategies Read More

Sociology – Class activities to beat the New Year slump!

The start of the spring term is always tricky- the sixth form tend to be a combination of stressed about UCAS and sluggish from the holidays Read More

Secondary Sociology – 10 favourite Youtube clips

Ten Favourite Sociology YouTube Clips  “Can we watch a video miss?” A fairly common request in my lessons that really means “I want to get out of doing any work today”. The students have a point. Sometimes. We all need the occasional break in the lesson, especially they teachers. Short… Read More

All A Level – Independent Learning

‘The Sixth Form Catch-22’: A Logical Paradox at A Level Pascal’s Wager is a familiar staple of A Level reasoning, but it seems I have entered my own wager with another Catch-22 type situation, not such an ultimate existential problem, granted, but one which is very real in the experience… Read More

Secondary Sociology – Sociological Settler Activities

The settler is essentially a thought-based prelude to a starter activity.  In my practice, it’s usually something projected on the interactive white board as students enter the class.  Not only does a good settler maximise a patch of dead time whilst students get seated and get out their books etc,… Read More

A Level Sociology – Gender and Identity video

Sociologists are very interested in gender and gender socialisation.  They look at ways in which people learn behaviours associated with different genders.  They have also researched whether a person’s gender can affect the types of opportunities they have in their lives. This is a useful video to introduce… Read More