Ken Browne
@browneken.bsky.social
Author: An Introduction to Sociology (GCSE); Sociology for AQA Vols.1&2 for AS & A-level+Revision Guides 1&2 (all Polity Press). Posts on sociology, politics and other contemporary issues.
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Ken Browne
@browneken.bsky.social
· Jan 31
Useful hashtags to use to show items relevant to AS/A level sociology.
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@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social Some updated teaching notes on Conservative Education Policies 2015-2024 earlhamsociologypages.uk/education-po...
Education Policies 2015-2023 Section One – Earlham Sociology and Politics Pages
earlhamsociologypages.uk
September 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social Some updated teaching notes on Conservative Education Policies 2015-2024 earlhamsociologypages.uk/education-po...
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@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social Quite a lot of useful information and links in this item on boys and education researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CD...
researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk
July 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social Quite a lot of useful information and links in this item on boys and education researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CD...
Latest CSEW Crime Statistics from ONS July 2025 www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Crime in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics
Crime against households and people aged 16 years and over, using data from police recorded crime and the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
www.ons.gov.uk
July 30, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Latest CSEW Crime Statistics from ONS July 2025 www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
#SOCCD Fear of crime is a useful political tool, even if the data doesn’t back it up theconversation.com/fear-of-crim...
Fear of crime is a useful political tool, even if the data doesn’t back it up
People’s fears of crime are shaped by the political context in which they grew up.
theconversation.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#SOCCD Fear of crime is a useful political tool, even if the data doesn’t back it up theconversation.com/fear-of-crim...
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@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social #SOCED Some teaching notes on the New Right and Education. [Could do with a summary!] earlhamsociologypages.uk/new-right-pe...
Functions of Education: New Right Perspective – Earlham Sociology and Politics Pages
earlhamsociologypages.uk
July 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social #SOCED Some teaching notes on the New Right and Education. [Could do with a summary!] earlhamsociologypages.uk/new-right-pe...
#SOCFAM Latest from ONS on Families and Households. www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Families and households in the UK - Office for National Statistics
Estimates of families (with and without children) and household types, including people living alone in the UK in 2024.
www.ons.gov.uk
July 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
#SOCFAM Latest from ONS on Families and Households. www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
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@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social #SOCSD The Equality Trust Very useful website for students of Social Stratification and Differentiation equalitytrust.org.uk/focus-areas/
Focus Areas - Equality Trust
The Equality Trust researches and campaigns across many topics relating to our inequalities of wealth and power. This includes researching the causes and impacts of inequality, developing policies, hi...
equalitytrust.org.uk
July 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social #SOCSD The Equality Trust Very useful website for students of Social Stratification and Differentiation equalitytrust.org.uk/focus-areas/
#SOCCD Ethnicity and crime www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Black children arrested in London ‘15% more likely to be criminalised’ than white children
Report finds black offenders less likely to receive mentoring to help them avoid getting criminal record at early age
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
#SOCCD Ethnicity and crime www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social #SOCED
Some teaching notes on Free Schools earlhamsociologypages.uk/free-schools/
Some teaching notes on Free Schools earlhamsociologypages.uk/free-schools/
Free Schools – Earlham Sociology and Politics Pages
earlhamsociologypages.uk
June 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social #SOCED
Some teaching notes on Free Schools earlhamsociologypages.uk/free-schools/
Some teaching notes on Free Schools earlhamsociologypages.uk/free-schools/
#SOCBiS #SOCRM Good for secularisation debate and methodological problems involved in measuring it. Is there really a religious revival in England? Why I’m sceptical of a new report theconversation.com/is-there-rea...
Is there really a religious revival in England? Why I’m sceptical of a new report
In Anglican and Catholic churches, average weekly attendance is down about 20% from pre-pandemic levels.
theconversation.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:54 AM
#SOCBiS #SOCRM Good for secularisation debate and methodological problems involved in measuring it. Is there really a religious revival in England? Why I’m sceptical of a new report theconversation.com/is-there-rea...
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@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social Very useful data although quite difficult to summarise for exam. purposes
NEW: Intersectionality and STEM subjects at Key Stage 5
We look at the numbers of students studying STEM subjects by gender, ethnicity and disadvantage.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/06/inte...
We look at the numbers of students studying STEM subjects by gender, ethnicity and disadvantage.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/06/inte...
Intersectionality and STEM subjects at Key Stage 5 - FFT Education Datalab
We look at the numbers of students studying STEM subjects by gender, ethnicity and disadvantage.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
June 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social Very useful data although quite difficult to summarise for exam. purposes
#SOCM A reckoning is coming. The role of the Western media in facilitating Israel's genocide in Gaza. Brilliant example of bias in the media. open.substack.com/pub/owenjone...
A reckoning is coming: My speech at the Amnesty Media Awards
I told Western journalists complicit in Israel's genocide that they will pay for what they have done
open.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
#SOCM A reckoning is coming. The role of the Western media in facilitating Israel's genocide in Gaza. Brilliant example of bias in the media. open.substack.com/pub/owenjone...
#SOCED #SOCSD A detailed look at the geography of opportunity and social mobility in England, examining how socio-economic background, geography and opportunity interact. www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
The Opportunity Index - The Sutton Trust
An unprecedented insight into the geography of opportunity and social mobility in England.
www.suttontrust.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#SOCED #SOCSD A detailed look at the geography of opportunity and social mobility in England, examining how socio-economic background, geography and opportunity interact. www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
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@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social #SOCED As you probably know Diane Reay has published a new edition of Miseducation... here is her recent article about it blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
May 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social #SOCED As you probably know Diane Reay has published a new edition of Miseducation... here is her recent article about it blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
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Here's why boycotting Eurovision matters
May 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Here's why boycotting Eurovision matters
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@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social #SOCED #SOCSD
Striking regional disparities in social mobility highlighted by the @suttontrust.bsky.social in their "Opportunity Index" out yesterday.
The top 20 constituencies and 42 out of the top 50 in the index and all in London.
Link to report and interactive graphic: www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
The top 20 constituencies and 42 out of the top 50 in the index and all in London.
Link to report and interactive graphic: www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
The Opportunity Index - The Sutton Trust
An unprecedented insight into the geography of opportunity and social mobility in England.
www.suttontrust.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social #SOCED See link to open access article. Very useful
From #Identities' latest symposium:
'Comparative perspectives on Black youth: challenging the deficit cultural politics of race'
By Derron Wallace
Read with #OpenAccess:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social
'Comparative perspectives on Black youth: challenging the deficit cultural politics of race'
By Derron Wallace
Read with #OpenAccess:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social #SOCED See link to open access article. Very useful
#SOCCD Roundup of latest crime statistics from ONS content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKO...
Crime and Justice newsletter May 2025
content.govdelivery.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
#SOCCD Roundup of latest crime statistics from ONS content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKO...
Labour heads for catastrophe
www.owenjones.news/p/labour-hea...
www.owenjones.news/p/labour-hea...
Labour heads for catastrophe
Some of us warned that Starmerism would prove a disaster in power. Well, we were right
www.owenjones.news
May 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Labour heads for catastrophe
www.owenjones.news/p/labour-hea...
www.owenjones.news/p/labour-hea...
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@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social #SOCED Guardian coverage of study of educational attainment of poorer, high ability UK children www.theguardian.com/education/ar...
Poorer high-ability UK children fall behind peers at school from age of 11
Study finds critical period between ages of 11 and 14 is when ‘things seem to start going wrong’ compared with wealthier group
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social #SOCED Guardian coverage of study of educational attainment of poorer, high ability UK children www.theguardian.com/education/ar...
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@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social
Very detailed data on recent trends in gender gap at GCSE level ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/04/how-...
Very detailed data on recent trends in gender gap at GCSE level ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/04/how-...
How did the gender gap in top GCSE grades change during the pandemic? - FFT Education Datalab
A subject-by-subject breakdown of gender gaps before, during and after the pandemic.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
April 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
@norfolkfran.bsky.social @hecticteacher.bsky.social @thesociologyguy.bsky.social @browneken.bsky.social
Very detailed data on recent trends in gender gap at GCSE level ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/04/how-...
Very detailed data on recent trends in gender gap at GCSE level ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/04/how-...
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UK educational policy has taken steps to promote equality of opportunity, especially through funding, curriculum reform, and targeted programmes. However, many sociologists argue that deep-rooted structural inequalities based on class, gender, and ethnicity persist. #soced #sociology 3/3
April 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
UK educational policy has taken steps to promote equality of opportunity, especially through funding, curriculum reform, and targeted programmes. However, many sociologists argue that deep-rooted structural inequalities based on class, gender, and ethnicity persist. #soced #sociology 3/3
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Reminder that Sarah and I will be doing a research methods revision blast tomorrow afternoon @2pm over on tutor2u you tube channel and website. FREE to join and take part. #sociology #socrm
April 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Reminder that Sarah and I will be doing a research methods revision blast tomorrow afternoon @2pm over on tutor2u you tube channel and website. FREE to join and take part. #sociology #socrm
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Different sociological perspectives offer different views on how government policies influence family life. Sociologists have researched how policies impact family structures, roles, and inequalities. #sociology #aqaalevelsociology #socfam 3/3
April 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Different sociological perspectives offer different views on how government policies influence family life. Sociologists have researched how policies impact family structures, roles, and inequalities. #sociology #aqaalevelsociology #socfam 3/3
