1. Teacher’s Desk Abdirahman Jaganiya Hanad Jihan Dahyon Miriam Lazaro
Adam
Chanelle
Sandy
Kelvin
Georgia
Abdi.B
Kavish
Jinesh
Gianluca
Michael
Abi
Adarsh
Solomon
Bernard
Kyle
Ashlee
Abdillahi
Dillan
Usaama
Cameron
Brandon
Ghilman
Teacher’s Desk
Lesley
David

2. A community founded on Hope, Love and Trust
Word of the week: Please
Oh God, help us to respect ourselves. Help us to be strong in making good choices. Help us to remember that you value us enough to dwell with us.
Amen
A community founded on Hope, Love and Trust

3. Remember key terms = marks
Today’s key assessment terms:
Repackaging
Linking
Signposting
Social Terms
Do Now!
You have five minutes to complete the crossword which tests your knowledge of key terms and definitions.
Remember key terms = marks
Ten minutes

4. Across
4. the name of the system which included grammar, secondary modern and technical schools
8. the process whereby students feel like they cannot achieve due to regular negative feedback by teachers
9. the organisation used to inspect schools
Down
1. these are figures which the government use to assess a school's effectiveness
2. the name given to the teaching of values and norms within the education system
3. the process by which stereotypes are applied to members of ethnic minorities regarding their potential educational achievement
5. when the curriculum alienates members of ethnic minorities due to it's white British content
6. when students are put onto distinct pathways within education from an early age and these pathways cannot be altered
7. a school set up by a community of parent group which does not have to follow the national curriculum

5. B673: Sociology of Education
Lesson 7: Preparing for assessment – part 2
Key Words:
Bourgeoisie
Proletariat
Marxism
Functionalism
Two minutes
Learning objective: Can I explain how social class impacts on educational outcomes?

6. Learning outcomes… E/D Grade
You describe what the key issues are relating to social class and educational achievement. You use one or two other key terms linked to this. You also make some simple references to social theory and one or two sociological terms.
C/B Grade
You explain how social class links to educational outcomes. You make good points most involving key sociological terms, which are developed clearly. You make some strong links to relevant sociological theories.
A/A* Grade
You explain in detail the link between educational outcomes and social class. You use a range of good points involving key terms, all of which are developed. You make strong links to relevant sociological theories. You take a balanced approach social class and education.
Two minutes

7. Social Class Tended to attend Private Schools
Upper Class
Tended to attend Private Schools
Middle Class
Tended to attend Grammar Schools – paid for tuition helped students achieve the 11+ exams
Working Class
Tended to attend Technical Schools or Secondary Moderns
Ten minutes with five minute interval with key points to person next to you. Key area, signposting, prompt question etc.

8. Social Class
Socialised with idea of having to work hard to do well. This is called ‘deferred gratification’. More likely to pay for extra tuition, and take an active interest in child’s studies. Attendance at parents evening is the norm and cultural capital is higher.
Cultural Capital – is access to more books in the household, trips to galleries and theatre, computer to use, family members who have high educational experience
Middle Class
Ten minutes with five minute interval with key points to person next to you. Key area, signposting, prompt question etc.

9. Social Class
Education is free so this should not impact on achievement. However, families normally have had a poor experience of education so do not engage. Less choosy on schools.
Work more unsociable hours so cannot attend parents eve, be at home to supervise homework etc.
Cannot afford ‘cultural capital’. The dialect of working class is frowned upon. Schools are by their nature middle class.
Labelling of working class students or ‘chavs’. Self-fulfilling prophecy… students to become hairdressers/builders etc
Working Class
Ten minutes with five minute interval with key points to person next to you. Key area, signposting, prompt question etc.

10. Closing the educational gap
Making a difference
In 2012, only 36.3% of disadvantaged students eligible for free school meals achieved five or more A*–C grades at GCSE including English and maths - the national average is 58.8%.
By the age of 14, young people from the poorest backgrounds are on average two years academically behind their counterparts from the most affluent areas.
The chance of getting into a good university is 25 times higher for independent school students than those from disadvantaged backgrounds at state schools.
Around seven out of ten of the poorest children still leave school without five good GCSEs
Closing the educational gap
Ten minutes with five minute interval with key points to person next to you. Key area, signposting, prompt question etc.

11. Making a difference
Research shows that strong leadership and dedicated and well prepared teachers are needed to change the culture of underachievement in the most deprived areas of the UK. Two organisations in particular are organised with the intention of readdressing this imbalance.
An accelerated headship scheme, which identifies exceptional teachers with potential to become headteachers of schools in challenging circumstances within 5 years.
Ten minutes with five minute interval with key points to person next to you. Key area, signposting, prompt question etc.
An accelerated teacher training programme which places the brightest university graduates in schools in challenging circumstances with exceptional training to ensure they become outstanding teachers

12. Learning outcomes… E/D Grade
You describe what the key issues are relating to social class and educational achievement. You use one or two other key terms linked to this. You also make some simple references to social theory and one or two sociological terms.
C/B Grade
You explain how social class links to educational outcomes. You make good points most involving key sociological terms, which are developed clearly. You make some strong links to relevant sociological theories.
A/A* Grade
You explain in detail the link between educational outcomes and social class. You use a range of good points involving key terms, all of which are developed. You make strong links to relevant sociological theories. You take a balanced approach social class and education.
Two minutes