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
Episode 38 | Making Theory More Engaging with Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss
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 engag…
Episode 37 | Changing to Culture and Identity, with Katie Tyler
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.
Episode 36 | The Last Few Weeks Before the Exam with Duncan Hall
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.
Episode 35 | Teaching Feminism, with Aqsa Mayet and Aaron Paper
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.
Episode 34 | Recruiting Boys into Sociology, with Tony O'Brien and Rupert Sheard
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.
Episode 33 | Embedding Tech into Sociology, with Sarah Butler
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.
Episode 32 | GCSE Sociology with Vicki Woolven
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 …
Episode 31 | Effective Revision and Exam Preparation with Kate Flatley
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 though…
Episode 30 | Switching Careers with Miss A
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.
Episode 29 | Pedagogy Trends - Fad or Favourite? With Steph Nichols
Experienced teacher Steph Nichols joined Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss recent trends in pedagogy and which ones might be here to stay.
Episode 28 | Effectively Teaching Ethnicity with Corinne Juerakhan
Experienced sociology teacher Corinne joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss how we teach about ethnicity in our sociology lessons.
Episode 27 | Tackling 10 Markers with Peter Covington
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.
Episode 26 | Approaching Revision in Sociology with Duncan Hall
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 student…
Episode 25 | Helping students transition to university, with Dr Caroline Oliver
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.
Episode 24 | Stretching and Challenging Learners, with Karen
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…
Episode 23 | Flipped Learning with Katie Tyler
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.
Episode 22 | Writing UCAS statements, with Kerry Stoten
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 gene…
Episode 21 | Managing different size departments, with Yasser
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 challeng…
Episode 20 | How to come back to the classroom after a career break, with Kathrynn Lanaway
Kathrynn Lanaway joined Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss her experiences of returning to the Sociology classroom after a career break.
Episode 19 | Christmas Special!
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.