Introducing Research Methods: 3 New Films

This new 3-part series of films is designed to introduce A-level / High School students to research methods in a way that explains their importance to our general understanding of Psychology. 1. Why Study Research Methods? (3 mins) Surveys have shown that research methods is students least favourite topic. So why do we have to […]

What Method Would You Use?

We’re currently editing a new series of Psychology Research Methods films designed to introduce students to ideas like why we need research methods, the range of different methods available and, most importantly, how to apply our knowledge of methods to resolve different kinds of research problems. As is usual in the editing process stuff that […]

Sociology Summer Transition Work

If you’re looking around for some inspiration for “Transition Work” you can set your prospective students over the coming summer months, look no further. Or rather, start here and then I’ll suggest ways you can look further afield. It seems like every couple of years I get around to thinking about those long, hot, summer […]

Research Methods: Consuming Passions?

Some time ago I was asked by a publisher (who shall remain nameless because I’ve mercifully forgotten their actual name) to run an introductory computing course for sociology teachers. I initially agreed because it was a topic that interested me and the money they were paying was okay. Always the most important consideration. Or so […]

GCSE Sociology Revision Booklets

From time-to-time I come across GCSE Sociology resources that I think are worth passing-on to teachers and students and these two documents are no exception. Because if they were I wouldn’t be linking to them. Obviously. The first is a Revision Pack created by C Pym of Whalley Range High School. It covers the 2022 […]

Collections 1 | Learning Mats

A Collection of Learning Mat posts that makes it easier for you to find whatever it is you may be looking for (as long as, in this instance, it’s some variation of Learning Mats).

The Dead Grandmother Problem | 2: Some Lessons

A few years ago (4 to be precise) I did a post on Mike Adams’ “Dead Grandmother Problem” and I’ve finally got around to updating it with some Methods-related suggestions about how you could use “The Problem” in the classroom.

Revision Workouts

Revision Workouts are structured revision tasks you can use throughout a course. The examples provided are for Sociology but the blank Workouts can be used for any subject that uses Assessment Objectives.

AICE Sociology

School website featuring resources for Introductory Sociology, Research Methods and Family Life.

Roadmap Templates

A range of PowerPoint templates to help you create your own Sociology / Psychology Roadmaps.

Psychology Film Club

Membership of the Psychology Film Club (just £25 + VAT per year) gives you unfettered (not a word you see very often) access to a wide selection of our films specifically tailored to the needs of A-level teachers and students. Membership gives you complete on-demand access to the films across all devices (desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile…), plus automatic access to […]

Ghostsites: Wathistory

WatHistory is a YouTube site I’ve been meaning to write about but, for whatever reason, never got around to doing so until now. I guess I was inspired by the sociology ghostsites theme because this site seems to have something of a chequered history. Although the Twitter account ceased trading in 2018 and the .com website may never […]

Methods in Context: Crime in England and Wales

Keeping abreast of the various statistical sources and data on crime can be both time-consuming and somewhat confusing for teachers and students – both in terms of the volume of data and the reliability and validity of different data sources. For these reasons the Office for National Statistics statistical bulletin is a brilliant resource for […]

Revision Tools: Personal Learning Checklists

Personal Learning Checklists (PLCs) are a useful revision tool for both students and teachers because they allow both to identify areas of strength and weakness in an overall revision strategy: students, for example, have a list of everything they’re expected to know by way of preparation for their exams and teachers can identify any areas […]