Exam board: AQA
Level & subject: GCSE 9-1 Sociology
First teaching: September 2017
Next exams: June 2023

Teach the 2017 AQA specification with confidence using our wide range of ready-made activities and additional exam practice support.

  • A broad range of activities all clearly mapped to lessons in the Student Book offering support and flexibility in teaching the course
  • Clear teacher notes as well as differentiation suggestions and additional extension tasks for each activity to equip you to teach students of all abilities
  • Ready-made worksheets which can be photocopied from the book or edited and printed from the CD rom
  • Exam practice activities for every AQA topic to prepare students for their assessment throughout the course
  • Progress checklists to encourage students to take responsibility for their learning
  • Recommended answers for all activities to save you time in marking
  • Fully matched to the 2017 AQA specification to allow complete course coverage
  • Detailed scheme of work which maps all content to the AQA specification and provides a full list of lessons and activities
  • Written and reviewed by an author team with significant teaching and examining experience

Exam board: AQA
Level & subject: GCSE 9-1 Sociology
First teaching: September 2017
Next exams: June 2023

Get your students engaging with the 2017 specification: all the knowledge and skills students need to succeed set out in clear, approachable lessons packed full of activities and support.

The third edition of this trusted textbook has been fully updated to provide complete coverage of the 2017 AQA Sociology specification, with fresh, contemporary case studies, engaging activities and a focus on research skills, theory and making connections between topics.

  • Fully matched to the 2017 AQA specification including coverage of all key terms and concepts
  • New ‘Focus on theory’ activities get students thinking about the various theories and approaches in sociology
  • New ‘Focus on skills’ discussion and written activities equip students with the skills they need for their exams
  • New ‘Focus on research’ activities have been carefully developed to equip students to hone their research skills for example by designing research or answering questions on an extract from a piece of research
  • Coverage of all key sociologists in the 2017 specification readings clearly highlighted in the ‘Focus on key thinkers’ feature
  • Exam-style questions, sample answers and helpful examiner commentary for each AQA topic show students how to do well in exams and avoid common pitfalls
  • Clear differentiation for each lesson including stretch and challenge activities to provide support for students of all abilities
  • Students are encouraged to identify links between topics and perspectives, and reflect upon them with our new ‘Making connections’ feature
  • Written by an author team with significant teaching and examining experience
  • Accompanying Teacher Guide provides additional activities and exam-focussed support for every chapter in the Student Book.