Holistic Marking in Sociology
When the new specification for A Level Sociology was introduced in 2015, a significant change was that the mark schemes for the longer essay questions became holistic.
Female Drivers in Saudi Arabia
In late September, King Salman of Saudi Arabia changed governmental policy in the country allowing women to drive legally.
Sociologist in Focus: Antonio Gramsci (2)
Gramsci argued that hegemony is an invisible mechanism and the ruling class’s ideas permeate the whole of society, i.e., they are unquestioned and become normalised through constant exposure...
Teaching Sociological Skills: Application from an Item (2)
In the second of a series of posts focusing on application skills from an item, the secret examiner explores how students could utilise case studies that would help students improve their answers.
Teaching Sociological Skills: Application from an Item (1)
Recently, I posted about the importance of developing students skills in application for the exams. As highlighted by Tutor2U’s own analysis of the exam results, the main questions that students...
Second Year A Level Sociology Students: Listen Up! (4)
In the fourth of series of posts aimed at Year 2 A Level Sociology students, Ewan Somerville examines the importance of passion and resilience during your studies.
#Girlboss - Lonely at the Top?
In the world of equal rights debates and global issues, we often overlook the fact that gender politics is still an unresolved debate. The ‘gender pay gap’ still exists with it influencing all...
Sociologist in Focus: Antonio Gramsci (1)
Antonio Gramsci was born in Italy in 1891 and was the co-founder of the Italian Communist Party. He was imprisoned in 1928 for 20 years whilst serving as the party’s leader by Italy’s prime...
Ageism in the Workplace
An interesting video was just released on Facebook and Twitter by Sky News about ageism. This has been a new debate that has emerged due to Jason Manford's 76 year old dad looking for a job. See...
Taboo Subjects: Disability
Disability is a topic which has moved forward in recent years, the stigma attached to this type of identity has seen people become more comfortable with talking about the social issues which...
Second Year A Level Sociology Students: Listen Up! (3)
In the third of a series of posts aimed at Year 2 Sociology students, recent A Level Sociology 'graduate' Ewan Somerville explores how to bring the subject alive to achieve the higher grades in the...
What's in a Name?
Recently the BBC released an article/broadcast about the most popular baby names within the United Kingdom. The reason why this is an interesting article is the fact how traditional names have...
Challenges for Men in the 21st Century
The growing phenomena of bigorexia for men is something which has arguably only ‘popped’ up on the scene in the last 5 years, however, it has sociologically speaking been around forever.
Teaching Sociological Skills: Analysis (2)
This post is the second by the Secret Examiner looking at the exam skill of analysis. Here, they provide an example using the concept of 'labelling':
Teaching Sociological Skills: Analysis (1)
Of the assessment objectives set out by AQA, the most frustrating one for examiners and teachers must be analysis. This is because good analysis can turn a decent answer into a great one and...
Second Year Sociology Students: Listen Up! (2)
In the second of a series of posts aimed at Year 2 Sociology students, recent A Level Sociology 'graduate' Ewan Somerville delves into the murky world of exam boards.
Women in Poverty
The following video would act as a starter activity for those who teach the Work, Poverty and Welfare unit. Even though women are seemingly not more likely to experience poverty than men, there are...
Sociologist in Focus: Harriet Martineau
Martineau was born in Norwich, England in the early 19th century to progressive parents who believed that women deserved as good a quality education as men. Her interest in politics and economics...
Prince George's first day at school...
Prince George recently started attending school, much like most children across the country but this is considered news worthy. The reason why it caught my eye was due to the nature of the royal’s...
Is Britain heading towards a secular society?
An interesting article has emerged on The Guardian website about how religion has significantly decreased in modern Britain. The article is a fabulous way of demonstrating how secularisation has...
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