Welcome to Sociology with Mrs Ashford

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The Rules Refer to handbook – but basically Attendance and punctuality Meet assessment deadlines (see schedule in handbook) Make good use of my feedback – use feedback sheets and set targets No Phones, no food, no disruptive chat !

You tell me Give me feedback on lessons and how you are feeling about the subject Tell me how you would like to learn Ask questions if you are unsure The classroom is the place to make mistakes!

‘Flipped’ learning In Social Sciences we aim to use the principles of ‘flipped’ learning In Social Sciences we aim to use the principles of ‘flipped’ learning This means that homelearning will be pre- reading before lessons and will be essential as we will not be lecturing on every detail. This means that homelearning will be pre- reading before lessons and will be essential as we will not be lecturing on every detail. This means that more time can be spent helping you to UNDERSTAND the material and write good essays on it in class. This means that more time can be spent helping you to UNDERSTAND the material and write good essays on it in class.

Marking and feedback See assessment schedule in handbook Feedback sheets given with every essay. Feel free to discuss your feedback with me. Target for improvement should be written on assessment schedule.

Good and bad points of studying Sociology You will greatly enhance your communication skills, (both written and verbal) You will greatly enhance your communication skills, (both written and verbal) You will gain a far wider understanding of the world and the country in which you live,This should enable you to appreciate far more about information that you read or see on TV You will gain a far wider understanding of the world and the country in which you live,This should enable you to appreciate far more about information that you read or see on TV You will gain a political awareness that you have probably not yet covered in your education to date You will gain a political awareness that you have probably not yet covered in your education to date you are expected to learn much new terminology alongside new theories and key research studies you are expected to learn much new terminology alongside new theories and key research studies You are expected to consider things with a great deal of sensitivity and maturity You are expected to consider things with a great deal of sensitivity and maturity

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