1. L CC S
CEP P L CD M H EC MD GG HC
PTO NR RC DG

2. RAPID RECALL
GIST/WISE
READING CHAMPIONS
TRIPARITE SATS
NATIONAL CURRICULUM
SINGLE SEX SCHOOLING
PATRRIACHY
MISOGYNY
METOO
RADICAL FEMINISM
GENDER EQUALITY

3. The Gender Gap – External Factors
The BIG Idea
The Gender Gap – External Factors
Be able to describe the patterns of gender differences in educational achievement.
Understand and be able to evaluate the explanations for these differences.
We are Learning to...
Specification: Different sociological explanations of gender differences in educational achievement in relation to external factors, e..g changes in the family and labour market affecting women and men and the influence of feminist ideas.
In today’s lesson...
GREAT LEARNING...
Grade B
Be able to identify and describe more than one possible reason for the gender gap in education, including a clear description of a relevant study or a sociological concept which supports your points.
EVEN BETTER...
Grade A
Be able to identify and describe a range of possible reasons for the gender gap in education, including clear descriptions of at least two relevant studies or sociological concepts which supports your points, using sociological vocabulary and modern examples to demonstrate your learning.
GOOD Learning...
Grade C
Be able to identify and describe one possible reason for the gender gap in education, making a brief reference to a study or a sociological concept to support your point.

4. Summarise the Official Statistics of the gender gap in achievement for GCSE & University Attendance.
Stretch: add a third from textbook page 51.

5. Explanations for the Gender Gap in Educational Achievement
Why do think girls out perform boys? THINK/PAIR/SHARE.
Complete Part One of Worksheet

6. Key Study Focus: Sue Sharpe
Prioritise these ambitions
Love
Marriage
Career
Money
Babies
Partner
Job
Research Method
Interviews with girls.
Same interviews used in 1970 and 1990 (Longitudinal Study)

7. Key Study Focus: Sue Sharpe
According to Sharpe, there has been a growth in the number of financial independent women in their twenties and thirties who are pursuing careers rather than settling down in long-term relationships and having children. She found that many recognised their future life would be one of combining the double shift of paid work and domestic responsibilities. She showed that young women today are more confident, assertive and ambitious compared with 20 years ago, striving for gender equality and fulfilment in employment. Research into the meanings and motivations that girls bring to education shows that girls appear to be more committed, work harder and have clearer long-term ambitions than boys.
A01 – Knowledge & Understanding
A02 – Interpretation & Application

8. Other ‘External’ Explanations
A01 – Make notes on studies / examples / laws which might help explain ‘the gender gap.’ 2 sentences per section. Page 52
How might feminism have helped improve girls’ educational achievement?
How might changes in the family effect girls’ attitude to education?
How might changes in employment affect how girls do at school?
How might changes in girls’ ambitions affect how they do at school?
A02 – Describe how each of these factors has a positive effect on girls achievement. 1 sentence.

9. “What factors outside of the school system do sociologists believe can explain the persistence of the gender gap in educational achievement?”
GOOD Learning...C
Be able to identify and describe one possible reason for the gender gap in education, making a brief reference to a study or a sociological concept to support your point.
In Pairs / Small Groups – discuss the following questions:
What was the evidence showing for gender differences in achievement? (A01)
What were the 4 external factors covered today? (A01)
Explain how one of them can have a positive impact on female achievement. (A02)
Which external factor has the most influence on female achievement and why? (A03)
Which external factor has the least influence on female achievement and why? (A03)
How can we link what we have learnt to the topics of Education Policies, Theories of Education, or Class Differences in achievement? (A03)
Thinking about next lesson, what could be some internal factors ? (A03)
GREAT LEARNING...B
Be able to identify and describe more than one possible reason for the gender gap in education, including a clear description of a relevant study or a sociological concept which supports your points.
PEER ASSESSMENT
EVEN BETTER...A
Be able to identify and describe a range of possible reasons for the gender gap in education, including clear descriptions of at least two relevant studies or sociological concepts which supports your points, using sociological vocabulary and modern examples to demonstrate your learning.

10. Homework
Summarise the key findings from p , with the title ‘ Reasons for a Gender Gap’.