1. Date: Thursday, 06 December 2018
Key Question: What are the patterns of academic achievement and the explanations for these?
Starter: Match up the different types of school with the definitions. Which type of school are we?
TIF: Can you name one of each type of school in our local area?
Homework: Complete the Education section of Getting-in.com. Work through the revision slides & complete the Test questions at the end ready to hand in on Monday 15
5 minutes

2. Comprehensive Specialist Special Academy Faith Independent Grammar
State-run schools for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
State schools that have handed power and control over to a board of trustees or sponsor
State-run schools that receive additional funding to support a subject of expertise e.g. sports or languages
State-run schools reflecting a particular religion in their curriculum, admissions criteria and staffing policies.
State-run selective schools based on academic ability.
State-run school aiming to educate all students, regardless of background or ability, under one roof.
Private school with the freedom to set their own curriculum and policies.
Comprehensive
Specialist
Special
Academy
Faith
Independent
Grammar

3. Market place – Factors affecting academic achievement
Stage 1 – Preparation. Each group reads resource material and converts it into a poster
Stage 2 – Market. Stall holder stays with poster, to explain poster to visiting researchers. Researchers go to find other information and make notes.
Stage 3 – Teaching. The researchers teach the stallholder and the others what they have found out
Stage 4 – Quiz. By now you all know everything and are ready for the test
10 min
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10 min

4. Predictions… C H E S S
Class
Home
Ethnicity
Sex (Gender)
School

5. 10 min
Stage 1 – Preparation. Each group reads resource material and converts it into a poster
Rules for the poster: No more than ten words. Unlimited numbers, initial letters, symbols, diagrams, cartoons, etc.
10 minutes

6. 5 min
Stage 2 – Market. Stall holder stays with poster, to explain poster to visitors. Researchers go to find other information and make notes.
5 minutes

7. 5 min
Stage 4 – Teaching. The researchers teach the stallholder and others what they have found out
5 minutes

8. Stage 5 – By now you know everything and are ready for the test
10 min
Stage 5 – By now you know everything and are ready for the test
Done under test conditions. No notes or posters allowed
10 minutes

9. Quiz
1. Explain what sociologists mean by the hidden curriculum (4) 2. Explain what sociologists mean by material deprivation (4) 3. Explain what sociologists mean by labelling (4) 4. Explain what sociologists mean by cultural deprivation (4)
Don’t forget to give examples e.g. how each of these factors can affect academic achievement for a particular subculture

10. 5 min
Stage 6 – group answers. Compare your answers and come up with a set of group answers.
5 minutes

11. Each of you has been given a factor that may affect educational success. On the back of your card, write a paragraph explaining why and how that particular factor can affect academic achievement

12. Discuss how far sociologists would agree that _____________ affects academic achievement
Find two people with different factors to your own.
Decide which of your factors is the strongest argument.
Rewrite the exam question above to include your factor.
Add a short introduction and a conclusion to create a 12 mark answer (as well as phrases to link paragraphs)
TIF: can you add any more keywords, evidence, data or studies to make this an A/A* answer?

13. Material deprivation

14. Parental attitude

15. Cultural deprivation

16. Labelling

17. Socialization

18. Hidden curriculum

19. Job market