Festive Lesson Quiz Pack 2021 - A-Level Sociology (Year 12)
Here are two subject-specific PowerPoint-based quizzes to use in the last few days of a challenging term! Each quiz uses a set of our ever-popular livestream activities all packaged up in a festive...
Festive Lesson Quiz Pack 2021 - A-Level Sociology (Year 13)
Here are two subject-specific PowerPoint-based quizzes to use in the last few days of a challenging term! Each quiz uses a set of our ever-popular livestream activities all packaged up in a festive...
Sociology Live Revision Sessions This Half-Term
The second half of our series of regular livestreamed revision sessions for GCSE & A-Level Sociology resumes next week.
This video contains an interview with the Welsh actor, Michael Sheen who has launched a scheme to support working class creatives. The video could be used for Work, Poverty and Welfare (social...
Why declining birth rates are good news for life on Earth
This opinion piece discusses the decline in birth rates across many countries around the world.
UK employers struggle with worst labour shortage since 1997
Here is an article that could be used for the Work, Poverty and Welfare unit about labour shortages in certain sectors in the UK.
Debate: Where does the racism targeted at England’s footballers leave the UK’s ‘culture war’?
This video from Channel 4 News contains a debate about recent examples of racism that was targeted at some of the English football team during and following the recent Euro 2020 championship.The...
Is it possible to make the internet safe for children?
This podcast examines how various agencies are trying to make the internet safer for children.
Mass extinction: what can stop it?
This video from The Economist examines the role of how technology could help save threatened species. The video could be used for the Global Development unit.
In May this year, China announced that families would be allowed to have up to three children (without penalties).
Spermageddon: The Male Fertility Crisis
It is believed that sperm rates have declined significantly in many Western countries over the last century. This video examines this issue and some of the reasons behind this.
Gang behind huge cyber-attack demands $70m in Bitcoin
A gang has demanded $70m (£50.5m) to be paid in Bitcoin in return for a decryptor that would allow victims to access their files.
An inquiry by the Health Foundation has found that people living in some of England's poorest areas are more likely to die than in the wealthiest areas.
Being proud of going to state school
Here is another article that could be used for the Education unit focusing on interviews with students who attended state schools.
UK deaths outnumber births for first time in 40 years
There were more deaths registered in the UK than births last year for the first time since the mid-1970s.
According to UCAS, there are a third fewer students applying to study English at university this coming academic year.
High-profile women want action to stop online abuse
A number of high-profile women have signed an open letter asking social media platforms to make changes in how they tackle online abuse.
This article examines the rise of video doorbells that can be installed on the doors of homes.
In praise of fathers: the making of the modern dad
This article was also shared on the Tutor2u Facebook Sociology group.
According to a study by Cambridge University, social media posts are more likely to go viral if they are negative rather than positive (related to politics).