Key takeaways
Learn the layout of each exam paper.
Get to know the style of questions that will be asked.
Find out how to answer questions on sociological methods.
Host: Brian is a History and Sociology teacher with 26 years experience. He is also an examiner with two exam boards, so he likes to focus on material and techniques that will best help students when it comes to exam time.Taking a look at past papers is an incredibly valuable way to measure how ready you are for an exam or assessment. By using past examples you can get a sense of what assessors will be asking so you can fully prepare. In this lesson, students will be going through a past exam paper for GCSE Sociology on 'Sociology of Education' looking at how to answer exam questions
This is a unique chance to get first hand insight into how examiners read and mark exams which can hugely help students consider what is important when they take their exams and when considering how teachers will assess their work.
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Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is suitable for any student studying Sociology for GCSE in Years 10 or 11.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.