Sociology Staffroom

Experienced sociology teacher John Harvey joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss teaching Social Action theory, a topic that is sometimes considered tricky by students and non-specialist teachers (and others!)

Sociology teacher Jon Hamer joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss their use of AI tools like ChatGPT and how it can be a useful teaching tool, as well as some of the potential pitfalls of the technology.

Dr Maria do Mar Pereira from the University of Warwick joins Katie in the Sociology staffroom for a genuinely fascinating, wide-ranging discussion about the importance of sociology, teaching about gender, conducting ethnographic research, etc. Definitely not to be missed!

Dr Eric Hsu and Dr Louis Everuss, from the University of South Australia, join Katie in the Sociology staffroom to discuss their love of sociological theory and how they go about making it more engaging and fun. They are the hosts of the number one sociology podcast "The Sociology of Everything" . Lots of great episodes to share with students already: They also make reference to this article durin...

Our usual host Katie is the guest today, joining Duncan in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss changing optional topics, and particularly the pros and cons of swapping to Culture & Identity.

Duncan once again joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom, this time to discuss how to make the best use of those last few weeks before the exams start.

Experienced Sociology teachers, Aqsa and Aaron, join Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss teaching the challenges and opportunities of teaching about feminism in sociology lessons.

Experienced Sociology teachers Tony and Rupert join Katie in the Sociology staffroom to discuss recruiting more boys to study Sociology, whether it's important and how it can be done.

Experienced head of Sociology & Psychology and "tech geek", Sarah Butler, joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss how best to make use of technology in the Sociology classroom.

Lead for Key Stage 4 Humanities at tutor2u, Vicki Woolven, joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to talk all things GCSE Sociology: what are the unique challenges to teaching this subject or adding it to your curriculum offering?

Experienced sociology teacher, manager and Youtuber Kate Flatley returns to the Sociology Staffroom to discuss effective revision and exam preparation for A Level Sociology students, including thoughts about retrieval practice and assessment. Unmissable advice!

Sociology teacher Miss A joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss her experience of changing from a career in corporate law to the sociology classroom.

Experienced teacher Steph Nichols joined Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss recent trends in pedagogy and which ones might be here to stay.

Experienced sociology teacher Corinne joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss how we teach about ethnicity in our sociology lessons.

Experienced sociology teacher Peter Covington joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss ways in which we can help our students score higher marks in the 10 mark exam questions.

Experienced sociology teacher and subject lead at tutor2u joined Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to talk all things revision. What does it look like? What does it start? How can we best help students? This and more are discussed in this lively chat.

Dr Caroline Oliver, Associate Professor of Sociology at the Institute for Education at UCL, joined Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss preparing students to study sociology at university.

Experienced sociology teacher and head of department Karen joins Katie in the Sociology staffroom to discuss how to stretch and challenge learners in our sociology classes, and what that really means.

Roles are reversed as Katie takes her place in the podcast guest seat alongside Duncan to discuss the benefits of flipped learning and how she uses it in her Sociology lessons.

Experienced sociology teacher (and UCAS coordinator!) Kerry joined Katie in the Sociology staffroom for some useful tips and ideas about managing UCAS statements for Sociology students, and more generally.

Experienced sociology teacher and head of department, Yasser, joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to talk about his experiences in difference size departments and overcoming the different challenges this presents.

Kathrynn Lanaway joined Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss her experiences of returning to the Sociology classroom after a career break.

Duncan and Katie meet up in the Sociology Staffroom for a seasonal special, to share some of their highlights from the first term's episodes of the podcast.

Experienced sociology teacher and department head (as well as former government press officer) Mel Porter joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to talk about how best to incorporate the news into Sociology teaching, and why it can be such a good idea to do so.

Experienced sociology teacher Craig Gelling - AKA the Sociology Guy - joined Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to talk about Methods in Context and how to get the best out of our students for these tricky questions.