Sociology Staffroom
Join Katie from tutor2u Sociology and our special guests for lively discussion, support and encouragement for all GCSE & A-Level Sociology teachers. The Sociology Staffroom podcast is suitable for every Sociology teacher. Whether you're an Early Career Teacher, have taught for many years, or somewhere in between!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Season 4 | Episode 1 | Researching Racism and Anti-Racism, with Dr Aaron Winter
In the first episode of the new season, public sociologist Aaron Winter, from Lancaster University, joins Katie in the sociology staffroom to discuss his research on racism and anti-racism, as well a…
Season 3 | Episode 15 | Ethnicity, Gender and Education with Professor Heidi Mirza
Professor Heidi Mirza, author of many books and articles on ethnicity, race, gender, education, families, inequalities and intersectionality, joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom for the last episo…
Season 3 | Episode 14 | Researching Inequality, with Professor Lucinda Platt
Professor Lucinda Platt, from the LSE, joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss her research across a wide range of topics relating to inequality, poverty, social mobility, migration, inters…
Season 3 | Episode 13 | Education and Sustainability, with Dr Katy Wheeler
Senior lecturer in Sociology at the University of Essex, Dr Katy Wheeler, joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss her research into how sustainability and environmental issues are taught in…
Season 3 | Episode 12 | Sociology and Education with Diane Reay
Professor Diane Reay from Cambridge University joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss her research into education and social class, and her thoughts on the impact of recent policies on stu…
Season 3 | Episode 11 | "Teaching controversy: navigating British Values and political neutrality in the classroom", with Andrew Jones
Assistant headteacher, PhD student and experienced sociology teacher, Andrew Jones, returns to the Sociology Staffroom to discuss how teachers of sociology (and other subjects) can maintain political…
Season 3 | Episode 10 | Gender, employment, social policy and inequality, with Dr Helen Kowalewska
Sociology lecturer at the University of Bath, Helen Kowalewska, joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss her research into the impact of social policy on women and gender inequality. They di…
Season 3 | Episode 9 | Personal and Family Relationships with Dr Katherine Davies
Dr Katherine Davies, from the University of Sheffield, joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to talk about her research into siblings and other family and friendship relationships, as well as her wo…
Season 3 | Episode 8 | Qualitative Research & Legal Aid with Dr Emma Cooke
Criminologist and sociologist from the University of Kent, Dr Emma Cooke, joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to talk about her journey into the subject and her research into the criminal justice …
Season 3 | Episode 7 | Key words in essay questions with Duncan Hall
The Sociology Staffroom returns in a new "every other week" schedule with lots of great guests scheduled. In this episode, the subject lead for Sociology at tutor2u, Duncan Hall, joins Katie in the S…
Season 3 | Episode 6 | Interactive Lessons with Richard Brinkley
Experienced sociology teacher Richard Brinkley joins Duncan in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss how to make lessons more interactive, including some great ideas!
Season 3 | Episode 5 | Engaging GCSE Sociology Pupils, with Rhiannon Watson
Experienced social science teacher Rhiannon Watson joins her old Sociology teacher Katie Tyler in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss issues relating to GCSE Sociology and how to engage and inspire th…
Season 3 | Episode 4 | Applying the science of the brain to Sociology, with Zenab Farag
Experienced sociology teacher, Zenab, joins Katie in the Sociology staffroom to discuss how we can apply various aspects of brain science to our teaching as well as exploring some popular misconcepti…
Season 3 | Episode 3 | September Teacher Panel Discussion
In this episode, a teacher panel (consisting of Anna Lise White, Craig Gelling and Duncan Hall) discussed a range of issues relating to the start of a new term, mostly ones raised by teachers in the …
Season 3 | Episode 2 | Sociology & Literacy, with Richard Brinkley
Experienced sociology teacher Richard Brinkley joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to talk about the important links between sociology and literacy.
Season 3 | Episode 1 | Managing your ECT year, with Lizzie Skinner
ECT social science teacher Lizzie Skinner joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss her experiences of ECT 1.
Episode 35 | Reflections on Season 2 with Katie and Duncan
Regular host Katie Tyler and subject lead for Sociology at tutor2u, Duncan Hall, look back on what's been a fascinating second "season" of the Sociology Staffroom and forwards to what's coming in Sep…
Episode 34 | Improving and Updating our Subject Knowledge, with Fran Nantongwe
Experienced teacher Fran (otherwise known as Norfolk Fran) joins Katie to discuss ways to check, develop and update our Sociology subject knowledge.
Episode 33 | Supporting High Achievers with Liv Le Poidevin
Experienced sociology teacher Liv joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss how to support, stretch and challenge high achievers in A Level Sociology.
Episode 32 | Multicultural awareness with Anna Lise White
Experienced Sociology teacher Anna Lise returns to the Sociology Staffroom to talk to Katie about the importance of multicultural awareness in Sociology teaching.