AS Level  and A2 Level Sociology : The Sociology of Education

 I hope that all students of the Sociology of Education at AS and A2 Levels will find these resources useful but they should check with their teachers as to the precise contents of their chosen Examination Board Specification and remember also the variations in the weightings of assessment objectives within AS and A2  examinations and between AS and A2 examinations.

Part One: PowerPoint Presentations

Functions of Formal Education Systems

Tripartite and Comprehensive Secondary Education

Thatcherism and Education Policy 

Educational Achievement and Social Class

"Race", Ethnicity and Educational Achievement

Gender Differences in Educational Achievement

Part Two: Teaching Notes

Conservative-Lib Dem Education Policies [External Links Only]  NEW

Compensatory Education  NEW

Private Education

"Race" Ethnicity and Educational Achievement

Educational Achievement and Social Class: the data

Educational Achievement and Social Class: IQ, Subculture and Material Circumstances

Educational Achievement and Social Class: The Schools

Gender Differences in Educational Achievement: Some Explanations

Gender and Educational Achievement: Some More Detailed Data

From Tripartite to Comprehensive Secondary Education

Conservatism, Thatcherism, the New Right and Education Policy 1979-1997

Part Three: Essays

Education Policy and Pupil Achievement   NEW

Poverty and Educational Achievement

Working class subculture and educational achievement

Labelling theory and educational achievement

The functions of formal education systems

Education and the Economy    [Revised Feb 2010]

Part Four : Assignments and Discussion Topics

Assignments1-3: : Educational Achievement and Social Class