Sociology Thursday, May 23, 2013 WOW! Sociology is a brand new CPD course that follows the popular format used in our sell-out course for Economics & Business Studies. WOW! Sociology 2014 will provide teaching colleagues with a fantastic collection of resources that can be used immediately in the GCSE and A level Sociology classroom. We've asked a superb team of experienced and passionate Sociology teachers to develop their best-ever lesson resources for GCSE and A Level Sociology. The result is a superb collection of teaching resources that students will find engaging, challenging and enjoyable. Further information about the contributors and resources provided on the course will be added to this blog entry in the near future. You can make provisional bookings for the inaugural WOW! Thursday, April 04, 2013 Here's an interesting news story about how sub cultures are to receive greater protection from hate crime in the Manchester area. Follow this link for more information. Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Business Subjects | AS and A-level | Business Studies Some GCSEs and A-levels are changing for first teaching in September 2015, with the Government introducing new regulations about subject content and assessment. Our new AS and A-level specifications for Economics and Business will be available to download after 11am on 12 June. A-level Business Studies helps students: develop a critical understanding of organisations, the markets they serve and the process of adding valuebe aware that business behaviour can be studied from the perspectives of a range of stakeholdersacquire a range of skills including decision-making and problem-solvingbe aware of the current structure of business and business practice. This four-unit specification requires students to develop their ability to acquire a range of important and transferable skills including data skills, presenting arguments, making judgments and conducting research. A-level consultations have been launched. Specification
Business Studies Monday, April 07, 2014 A great BBC article and video highlighting why China’s domestic mobile phone companies are now the greatest threat to Apple and Samsung’s success. The extracts below will add weight to any argument that foreign mobile companies will struggle to succeed in the Chinese market. Shenzhen, once a fishing village is now referred to as China’s Silicon Valley. In the interview with Shi Lirong, Global President of ZTE (now the most innovative company in the world, filing 50,000 international patents last year), he lays out his three-pronged strategy of customer-focused innovation, recruitment of the best staff from around the world and the development of business partnerships. Very impressive stuff! Following on from Jim's blog updating us on Starbucks strategy, here is another great 4 minute CNN video interview with Howard Schultz in which he talks about his app that allows customers to order on-line. Saturday, April 05, 2014 Here is the article - well worth a read. Risk Taking
Socialisation Socialization is the process whereby we learn to become competent members of a group. Primary socialization is the learning we experience from the people who raise us. In order for children to grow and thrive, caregivers must satisfy their physical needs, including food, clothing, and shelter. Caregivers must also teach children what they need to know in order to function as members of a society, including norms, values, and language. Developmental Stages Researchers have different theories about how children learn about themselves and their roles in society. Freud’s Theory of Personality Development Austrian physician Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, believed that basic biological instincts combine with societal factors to shape personalities. Id: According to Freud, the id develops first. Mead’s Theory of Social Behaviorism Sociologist George Herbert Mead believed that people develop self-images through interactions with other people. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Stage Age 1. 2. 3. 4.