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In the final blog in our GCSE Science series on evolution, we look at more recent, genetic, evidence for evolution. Explaining evolution 10 – Recent evidence to support evolution As mentioned in ‘Explaining Evolution 2 – Early observation’ some fossil, geological, anatomical and behavioural evidence was available to Darwin and his colleagues in formulating the theory […]

Blog 9 in our GCSE Science series on evolution looks at Darwin’s Finches. Explaining evolution 9 – Darwin’s finches The AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus poses the question: ‘How do new species of plants and animals develop?’  The finches of the Galapagos Islands (or Darwin’s finches) are a good example of how evolution explains the […]

Oxford Open Learning is delighted to announce the release of its brand new IGCSE Science (Double Award) distance learning course. The Edexcel IGCSE Science qualification is a double award.  This means that it is worth two IGCSEs. The Edexcel IGCSE Science specification (syllabus) includes the Paper 1 material from the Biology, Chemistry and Physics IGCSE […]

As part of its planned expansion of GCSE and IGCSE subject choices for home educated students, Oxford Home Schooling has now launched its brand new GCSE course in Religious Studies. Developed to the requirements of the AQA GCSE Religious Studies B specification, Ethics, Philosophy and Religion in Society, the course offers students a rich opportunity […]

In the light of the recent UK riots, one of Oxford Open Learning’s tutors considers the impact of social networks on the riots. The “Social Network” Riots: Sociological and Psychological Views on the Involvement of Social Networking in Last Month’s Riots We commented in the last blog looking at the riots from a sociological angle […]

In the light of the recent UK riots, one of Oxford Open Learning’s tutors considers events from a sociological perspective. The Riots – A Sociological Perspective In the previous psychology blog promted by the recent riots in UK cities we looked at some reasons that have been given for why people who wouldn’t be expected […]

In the light of the recent UK riots, one of Oxford Open Learning’s tutors considers events from a psychological perspective. The Riots – A Psychological Perspective People who riot are different people aren’t they? Not everyone will riot?  There is a suggestion that individuals who you would not expect to riot can get dragged into […]

This new series of blogs on education in GCSE Sociology builds on the ideas in the previous series, Key concepts in education. The first blog looks at the structure of the education system. The Structure of The Education System Both the A level and GCSE Sociology courses cover education, but the type and quantity of information covered […]

The 4th blog in our GCSE and A Level Sociology series on Key concepts in education looks at two diferent approaches to education. Marxist and functionalist approaches We have already talked about some of the other key concepts in education in sociology, but now we will consider two of the important approaches to education – the […]

The 8th blog in the Explaining evolution series aimed at those studying, or interested in studying, GCSE Science looks at the evidence for evolution. Explaining evolution 8 – Evidence for Evolution At the time of the formulation of evolutionary theory, scientific evidence supporting it was sparse but since that time there has been a continual feed of […]