Profesdor Richard Gregory
June 12th, 2010With great sadness Richard Gregory (1923 – 2010) died on May 17, 2010
You can read more about Richard by following this link to Cara’s blog on the Folens site.
Eyewitness, produced by the BBC and Open University
June 12th, 2010Now available to purchase from Uniview Worldwide. This product has immediately made it to number one in their best selling titles list. Plus at £15.00 per title, this compares favourably with many other professionally produced productions, being original, easy to follow and enlightening.
During the filming volunteers are exposed to two mock crimes and become key eyewitnesses. We follow the participants as they relate what they each saw and explore the fallibility of human memory and highlight how memory can be contaminated into remembering events or details that never existed.
Through the witnesses we see first hand how Greater Manchester Police would investigate these crimes in reality, and explore pioneering techniques used to retrieve the memories of victims to serious crimes.
The film includes several activities that can easily be reconstructed in class to allow students to experience for themselves how we all struggle when it comes to encoding, processing and recalling seemingly simple information. Using psychology experts viewers are offered a real insight into the way our brain forms and stores memories as well as accessing the information when required. MRI scanning reveals the activity in participants’ brains as they are asked to recall experiences.
Using several case studies the films explore how the brain recognises faces as a whole entity rather than a collection of individual features and the impact this knowledge has had on the way police forces draw up a list of similar looking suspects. Judicial systems have long relied heavily on eyewitness testimony, but recent research and the rise in the use of DNA has highlighted how precarious this reliance can be. Dr Becky Milne is involved in the ongoing development of the cognitive interview, which applies current psychological knowledge to modern police investigation methods
During episode one, participants witness a fatal stabbing, whereby they recall details of the scenes they were exposed to. Episode two explores whether participants fair any better when exposed to a violent crime second time around in a botched armed robbery. Whereas episode three then focuses on examples of real life cases from individuals who have witnessed violent crimes, as they unravel their true stories.
Win a free 3 day pass to the ATP conference
May 19th, 2010To celebrate Uniview’s commitment and partnership with the ATP, they are offering one lucky teacher the opportunity to visit the three-day annual conference absolutely free of charge (value of over £250).
In order to win this fantastic competition Uniview are looking for a brand new Psychology poster design to add to their ever expanding collection to be launched at the ATP conference in Keele this July.
This prize includes:
Includes ensuite B&B accommodation Friday 2 and Saturday 3 July
Lunch on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Evening meals on Friday and Saturday
Refreshments
Entrance to all ATP workshops, lectures and exhibitions
Access to online materials before and after the conference.
Winning resource, name and institution unveiled at the ATP conference this July among hundreds of Psychology professionals.
Winning name credited on the psychology poster for display across institutions worldwide.
See here for more details http://www.uniview.co.uk/acatalog/psyposterdesigncomp.html
The closing date is 7th June 2010
ATP Conference 2010
November 29th, 2009The 28th annual ATP conference 2010 will be be held at Keele University – Friday 2nd July to Sunday 4th July. The theme is Teaching Psychology: changing lives, changing minds.
The conference is for teachers of psychology and will offer updating sessions on psychology, presentations and workshops on teaching and learning, and opportunities to share good practice.
See you there.
Kraków 2010 – southwestconferences.co.uk
November 22nd, 2009SouthWestConferences are offering an interesting INSET opportunity for teachers.
All inclusive price £410 (plus VAT)
- Return flight to Krakow from Bristol, Liverpool or Gatwick.
- Transfer to and from the hotel.
- Bed and breakfast in the Hotel Qubus (4 star hotel with sauna, swimming pool, free wireless), sharing a twin room.
- Dinner Friday and Saturday (alcoholic drinks not included!).
- Lunch on Saturday.
- Guided tours of Auschwitz and the Schindler factory/Jewish district.
- Lectures/workshops on Friday evening and Saturday morning.
More details are here.
NQT/New to Teaching Psychology CPD Event Saturday March 6th 2010
November 22nd, 2009The ATP is running a CPD event for NQTs and those new to teaching Psychology. The aim of the day is to provide high quality, low cost CPD for Psychology teachers.
The day will consist of interactive workshops given by experienced teachers and examiners on a variety of topics relevant to NQTs. There will be plenty of opportunity to network with like minded professionals. The exact programme is still to be finalised, but will contain workshops on issues such as effective lesson planning, using interactive resources, questioning, Assessment for Learning, teaching research methods etc. A website forum has been set up for suggestions.
The event will be held at: -
The Polesworth School
Dordon Road
Dordon
Tamworth
Staffs
B78 1QT
The nearest train station is Tamworth and the school is 5 minutes away from junction 10 of the M42.
The very reasonable cost of £30 will include refreshments and a light lunch. The day will begin with registration and coffee at 9.30am and finish at 3pm. Please book your place early to avoid disappointment.
Please pay £30 delegate fee via PayPal. In order to qualify for this bargain price you must be a member of the ATP. Please join here if not already a member, before registering for NQT/New to teaching Psychology CPD Event. Any queries please contact d.gajic@sky.com
The New Psychology A* for 2010
September 15th, 2009To gain an A* grade for psychology, students will have to firstly obtain a grade A overall at A level, and secondly obtain 180 out of 200 on the uniform mark scale (UMS) for the combined scores of the two A2 units.
The A* grade will not be awarded at AS level because, it is argued by OFQAUL, the more challenging material is introduced at A2 only.
OCR A2 Events
April 30th, 2009
OCR has announced that it is to run two ‘Lead the Way’ events which will focus on the two new A2 units G543 and G544.
There will be sessions with the Principal Examiners focusing on aspects of the new A2 specification but the theme for the afternoon is “Psychology in Action”. Experts from the fields of forensic, clinical, sport and educational psychology have been invited to speak with the aim that it will broaden teachers’ understanding of the applied section of the course.
There are two dates
London (22nd May)
Leeds (5th June).
The early booking rate is £205 and more details and booking forms can be found here.
Insight Conferences
August 26th, 2008This autumn Insight Conferences will be running their Exploring Crime Conference in the following Venues
Manchester Town Hall 5th November
Salford University 13th November
London Westminster Hall 24th November
Birmingham University 26th November
The cost is £20 per delegate
Teachers accompanying a school/college party attend free of charge.
Check out Insight Conferences for more details.
ATP Conference 2008 – University of Lincoln
June 21st, 2008
If you are going to the ATP conference at the University of Lincoln next month, you will probably want to check out the recently updated list of workshops. The keynote speakers have also been finalised and there is further information about timings, accommodation and travel available on the web site www.atpconference.org.uk
If you have not booked yet I have been told that there are still a few places available.
I am looking forward to it.