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AS and A Level Sociology - H180, H580 Teaching from 2015

Sociology - H180, H580 (from 2015)

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Planning and teaching

  • A Level

  • AS Level

Planning

  • Support highlights A comprehensive collection of resources to help you quickly get up to speed in the classroom and support your students in preparing for exams. These materials will focus your teaching on individual abilities of students, help determine their capabilities and above all save you time. PDF 587KB
  • Co-teaching guide H180 H580 - This document gives suggestions on how the AS and A Level can be taught alongside each other. PDF 575KB
  • Example course plan H180 H580 - This resource shows how the specification might be translated into a one year (AS) and two year (A Level) teaching scheme. PDF 779KB

Delivery guides

Delivery guides (online)

  • 01 Socialisation, culture and identity
  • 02 Researching and understanding social inequalities
  • 03 Debates in contemporary society

Delivery guides (PDF)

  • Socialisation, culture and identity H180 H580 - This guide focuses on the core themes of socialisation, culture and identity and suggests a wide variety of associated learner activities. PDF 1MB
  • Families and relationships H180 H580 - Full of suggested classroom activities, this guide explores contemporary family structures and relationships in the UK, with a focus on the sub-topics of family diversity, including ideology of the family, and changing role and functions. PDF 1MB
  • Youth subcultures H180 H580 - This guide will help teachers plan for and teach youth subcultures by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities. PDF 2MB
  • Media H180 H580 - This guide focuses on component 01, section B, option 3 - Media. Full of suggested classroom activities, it looks at how different social groups are represented in the media and how the media affects audiences. PDF 3MB
  • Research methods and researching social inequalities H180 H580 - Delivery guide on section A - Research methods and researching social inequalities. PDF 1MB
  • Understanding social inequalities H180 H580 - Delivery guide on component 02 section B: Understanding social inequalities. PDF 1MB
  • Globalisation and the digital world H580 - This guide, with its suggested classroom activities, introduces students to the topic of globalisation. It focuses on the relationship between globalisation and digital forms of communication and on the impact of digital communications in a global context. PDF 469KB

Schemes of work

  • Scheme of work H580 - This resources provides a sample scheme of work for H580 A Level. DOC 535KB
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Teaching activities

  • Culture, norms and values H580 - This teaching activity is designed to develop and reinforce students' understanding of the key concepts of culture, norms and values. DOCX 505KB
  • Culture, norms and values presentation H580 - This presentation can be used when delivering the activity on culture, norms and values. PPTX 1MB
  • Culture, norms and values teacher instructions H580 - This document provides additional information to support the use of the activity on culture, norms and values. PDF 271KB
  • Different types of culture and cultural hybridity H580 - This teaching activity is designed to build upon the activity on culture, norms and values. DOCX 174KB
  • Different types of culture and cultural hybridity presentation H580 - This presentation can be used when delivering the activity on culture and cultural hybridity. PPT 2MB
  • Different types of culture and cultural hybridity teacher instructions H580 - This document provides additional information to support the use of the activity on culture and cultural hybridity. PDF 267KB
  • Globalisation and the digital social world H580 - This presentation is a self-study resource on globalisation and the digital social world (component 03). PPTX 1012KB
  • Identity and hybrid identity H580 - This teaching activity is designed to develop understanding of the complex area of identity. DOCX 1MB
  • Identity and hybrid identity presentation H580 - This presentation can be used when delivering the activity on identity and hybrid identity. PPT 2MB
  • Identity and hybrid identity teacher instructions H580 - This document provides additional information to support the use of the activity on identity and hybrid identity. PDF 1MB
  • Norms and values H580 - This activity focuses on the topic of norms and values in sociology. DOCX 162KB
  • Norms and values teacher instructions H580 - This document gives teachers additional background information for the norms and values activity. PDF 255KB
  • Social relationships and social media H580 - This sociology activity looks at the relationship between social relationships and social media. DOCX 248KB
  • Social relationships and social media teacher instructions H580 - This document gives teachers additional background information for the social relationships and social media activity. PDF 197KB
  • The impact of digital forms of communication on social inequality H580 - This activity considers the digital divide in the UK and in a global context. DOC 400KB
  • The impact of digital forms of communication on social inequality teacher instructions H580 - This document gives teachers additional information for the impact of digital forms of communication on social inequality activity. PDF 319KB

Topic exploration packs

  • Feminism H180 H580 - This pack introduces students to critical social theory and allows them to apply their knowledge to a range of topics within component 01. DOCX 2MB
  • Functionalism H180 H580 - This pack is full of ideas and student worksheets to support the teaching of the social theory of functionalism. DOCX 4MB
  • Marxism H580 - This pack explores the relationships between different approaches and debates in sociology focusing on Marxism PDF 2MB
  • Marxism student activity H580 - This activity explores the relationships between different approaches and debates in sociology focusing on Marxism. DOCX 68MB
  • Postmodernism H180 H580 - This topic exploration pack introduces students to postmodern theory and allows them to apply their knowledge to a range of topics within component 01. DOCX 8MB

Teacher guides

  • Skills guides
  • Suggested studies guide H180 H580 - This resource suggests a range of possible studies for AS and A Level as a starting point for planning your delivery. PDF 20MB

Podcasts

  • OCR Sociology podcasts playlist
  • Defining globalisation podcast script H580 - A script designed to be read by two students based on defining globalisation and the problems with defining globalisation DOC 161KB
  • Developments in digital forms of communication in a global society podcast script H580 - A script designed to be read by two students discussing how the digital revolution has changed the way we communicate with each other. DOC 160KB

Promoting your subject

  • Globalisation and the digital world H580 - A poster for use in classrooms or at open evenings. PDF 5MB
  • Qualification factsheet H580 - This document gives students and parents key facts about the new qualification including its content, assessment model and benefits. PDF 287KB
  • Why study Sociology? H180 H580 - A poster for use in classrooms or at open evenings. PDF 2MB

Planning

  • Co-teaching guide H180 H580 - This document gives suggestions on how the AS and A Level can be taught alongside each other. PDF 575KB
  • Example course plan H180 H580 - This resource shows how the specification might be translated into a one year (AS) and two year (A Level) teaching scheme. PDF 779KB

Delivery guides

Delivery guides (online)

  • 01 Socialisation, culture and identity
  • 02 Researching and understanding social inequalities

Delivery guides (PDF)

  • Socialisation, culture and identity H180 H580 - This guide focuses on the core themes of socialisation, culture and identity and suggests a wide variety of associated learner activities. PDF 1MB
  • Families and relationships H180 H580 - Full of suggested classroom activities, this guide explores contemporary family structures and relationships in the UK, with a focus on the sub-topics of family diversity, including ideology of the family, and changing role and functions. PDF 1MB
  • Youth subcultures H180 H580 - This guide will help teachers plan for and teach youth subcultures by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities. PDF 2MB
  • Media H180 H580 - This guide focuses on component 01, section B, option 3 - Media. Full of suggested classroom activities, it looks at how different social groups are represented in the media and how the media affects audiences. PDF 3MB
  • Research methods and researching social inequalities H180 H580 - Delivery guide on section A - Research methods and researching social inequalities. PDF 1MB
  • Understanding social inequalities H180 H580 - Delivery guide on component 02 section B: Understanding social inequalities. PDF 1MB

Schemes of work

  • Scheme of work H180 - This resources provides a sample scheme of work for H180 AS Level. DOC 349KB
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Topic exploration packs

  • Feminism H180 H580 - This pack introduces students to critical social theory and allows them to apply their knowledge to a range of topics within component 01. DOCX 2MB
  • Functionalism H180 H580 - This pack is full of ideas and student worksheets to support the teaching of the social theory of functionalism. DOCX 4MB
  • Postmodernism H180 H580 - This topic exploration pack introduces students to postmodern theory and allows them to apply their knowledge to a range of topics within component 01. DOCX 8MB

Teacher guides

  • Assessment overview of the AS Level H180 - This presentation outlines the AS assessment model and provides answers to some frequently asked questions from teachers. PPTX 2MB
  • Skills guides
  • Suggested studies guide H180 H580 - This resource suggests a range of possible studies for AS and A Level as a starting point for planning your delivery. PDF 20MB

Podcasts

  • OCR Sociology podcasts playlist

Promoting your subject

  • Why study Sociology? H180 H580 - A poster for use in classrooms or at open evenings. PDF 2MB
  • Delivery guides

    Find guidance on key concepts and creative approaches to delivery with activities in our delivery guides.

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