Workshop Schedule
Day 1 Workshop | Thursday 9th April
10-11.15am Families & Households - Key debates
Functionalism Vs Marxism Vs Feminism
Changing family structure
Personal Life Perspective & Postmodernism
11.30-12.30pm Education - Power, class & achievement
Internal Vs External factors affecting achievement
Cultural capital, material deprivation and labelling
Marketisation policies and inequality
1.30-2.45pm Crime & Deviance
Strain theory, Subcultural theory & Interactionism
Left & Right Realism
Crime Statistics and victimisation
3-4pm Research Methods
Strengths and limitations for key research methods
Methods in Context
Top tips!
Day 2 Workshop | Friday 10th April
10-11.15am Understanding the mark scheme
What AO1, AO2 and AO3 mean
Common mistakes students make
How to balance knowledge Vs evaluation
11.30-12.30am Structuring high mark answers
Structures for 10 mark questions
Structures for 20/30 mark questions
1.30-2.45pm Synoptic skills
What synoptic knowledge means in Sociology
Linking Education, Families, Crime & Deviance
Using theory across topics
3-4pm Examiner insights and practice
Breaking down exam questions and items
Planning answers quickly in the exam
Key tips, advice and ways to revise.
How to improve timings in the exam!