educational achievement? social class differences in higher education. 2. Explain how internal factors may cause external factors and how external factors may cause internal factors. Decide whether you think internal or external factors are the cause of social class differences in educational achievement. 3. Evaluate the claim that factors within school are the main cause of social class differences in educational achievement. Teacher 2 Topic 2 Social policies. Is the state a friend or foe of the family? Assessment 1: End of topic test. This will take the format of unseen examination questions. Two 10 mark questions and one 20 mark question 1. Research task: Investigating the impact of China’s one –child policy. Google classroom for instructions 2. Make sure you have clear and correct notes on the topics covered in class. Ensure you can define all key terms used in the lessons. Week 7 Teacher 1 How do external factors explain ethnic differences in educational achievement? 1. Pre-reading: read about internal explanations for ethnic differences in educational achievement. Summarise the sociologists and their points. 2. For the following ethnic groups, note how each of these three factors • Intellectual and linguistic skills • Attitudes and values • Family structure and parental support may affect achievement. [Note: not all factors may affect all groups.] a) White working-class pupils b) Pakistani pupils c) Indian pupils d) Black pupils e) Chinese pupils
3. Create a debate table, outline the reasons or social class differences in educational achievement. Teacher 2 Assessment feedback How have successive government policies, since the 1970s, affected families? 1. Research activity: How do current policies affect the family? Google classroom for instructions. 2. Make sure you have clear and correct notes on the topics covered in class. Ensure you can define all key terms used in the lessons. Week 8 Teacher 1 How do internal factors explain ethnic differences in educational achievement? 1. Pre-reading: read about reasons for girls’ improvement in educational achievement. 2. Create a debate table, outlining the reasons for ethnic differences in educational achievement. 3. Applying material from Item B, analyse two factors inside school that lead to ethnic differences in educational achievement. 10 marks Teacher 2 How do different perspectives view laws and social policies? 1.EQ: Outline and explain two social policies or laws that have affected the position of children in the family (10 marks) 2. Make sure you have clear and correct notes on the topics covered in class. Ensure you can define all key terms used in the lessons. Week 9 Teacher 1 How do we explain gender differences in educational achievement? Assessment 2: 10 mark and 30 mark 1 .Analyse two factors which may affect girls’ educational achievement. 10 marks 2. For each of your subjects, find out from the teacher or someone in each class how many boys and how many girls
Teacher 2 What are the trends in divorce rates? 1. Read ‘Changing Family Patterns’ and answer the questions on the worksheet. See google classroom. Make sure you have clear and correct notes on the topics covered in class. Ensure you can define all key terms used in the lessons. Week 13 Teacher 1 Has social policy improved education? 1. Write: Using item A and your own knowledge from elsewhere, assess the impact of government policies on inequality of educational achievement between social groups. 30 marks 2.Update folder based on folder check 3. Revise for assessment Teacher 2 What are the causes of the changing divorce rates? 1. Research activity: The impact of divorce on children-watch TED talk and answer the questions on worksheet. See google classroom for link and worksheet. 2. Make sure you have clear and correct notes on the topics covered in class. Ensure you can define all key terms used in the lessons. Week 14 Teacher 1 What do sociologists have to consider before conducting sociological research? 1. Complete sheet analysing real life sociological research examples. 2. Create a flow chart illustrating the research process in sociology 3. Revise for assessment Teacher 2 Are lone parents bad for society? 1. EQ: Outline and explain two ways in which lone parents have a negative impact on society. (10 marks)
Teacher 2 Topic 4: Changing patterns and experiences of childhood Is childhood a social construct? Assessment 3: End of topic test. This will take the format of unseen examination questions. Two 10 mark questions and one 20 mark question. 1. Research task into child labour laws around the world. See google classroom for details. 2. Make sure you have clear and correct notes on the topics covered in class. Ensure you can define all key terms used in the lessons. Week 19 Teacher 1 How useful are experiments in sociological research? 1. Complete questions about the use of natural experiments to investigate schools. 2. Create a mindmap outlining the pros and cons of using experiments for different topics within education. 3. Prepare for assessment next week. Teacher 2 Assessment feedback What evidence is there that childhood changes over time and across cultures? 1. Use feedback to redraft any answers that did not meet your target grade. 2. Make sure you have clear and correct notes on the topics covered in class. Ensure you can define all key terms used in the lessons. Week 20 Teacher 1 How useful are official statistics to sociologists completing sociological research? Assessment 4: 1x10 mark, 1x20 mark 1. Complete a table outlining the PET strengths and limitations of the different primary methods. 2. Evaluate the usefulness of official statistics in sociological research. 20 marks 3. Organise folder for research methods. Teacher 2 Is society for all children? 1. Research activity: The cost of child centeredness. See google classroom for details 2. Make sure you have clear and correct notes on the topics covered in class. Ensure you can