With the support of JISC (part of the Higher Education Funding Council of England) www.theFaculties.org has made approximately 300 films of lecturers speaking on themes and topics from the A-level curriculum.
More than 30 of those themes are in Psychology – see www.thepsychologyfaculty.org More will follow in the coming weeks. The videos also offer advice to A-level students about where they might study Psychology at University, and about the careers that can follow their degree. .
Although this resource has only just been launched it is promised that in time it will cover the entire UK A-level curriculum. It is possible on the site for Psychology teachers and students to suggest further topics and ways in which the expertise of academic Psychologists can be employed in the secondary school classroom.
www.thepsychologyfaculty.org
The ATP annual conference will be held on 6th-8th July 2012 at Aston University, Birmingham.
The ATP Conference 2012 has held prices fo members.
Offering fantastic networking opportunities, the chance to meet with your exam board representatives as well as providing inspiring CPD breakout events and keynote speakers, the ATP Conference offers great value for money.
If the full conference is beyond your budget, the ATP also offer day rates.
As Aston University is close to Birmingham City Centre it has excellent road and rail links.
Your ATP Needs You
Can you offer a workshop or symposium at Aston ATP conference next July? Do you consistently get good AS results? Do you have lessons that inspire your students? Have you got great ways of teaching the more ‘dry’ topics? Or maybe there is something important that you feel needs airing? If so, then consider sharing your ideas with colleagues.
If you are interested and would like to discuss it further, then email: info@theatp.org. If you are new to presenting, we can offer support and guidance. Remember, you don’t have to go it alone – workshops are often very effective when presented by two or more colleagues.
Meeting your CPD needs
The ATP want to continue to inspire you and provide you with the best CPD event possible. Is there a workshop that you would love to see on next year’s programme? A burning issue in psychology that you want to debate? Then contact us and we will do our very best to arrange it.
See more here www.atpconference.org.uk
Email: info@theatp.org
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Love and attraction’ and ‘How e-fits help to identify offenders’ are just two of the topics being discussed at the BPS annual event ‘Psychology4students’ on Thursday 1 December at Watford Colosseum and Wednesday 23 November at the University of Central Lancashire.
As well as 5 keynote lectures by established UK Psychologists, attendees will have the opportunity to take part in mini workshops including ‘revision techniques’ and ‘developing evaluation skills’. Students will also have the opportunity to speak to local University students to find out ‘What it’s really like at University?’
This year will see the BPS launch the interactive demonstration fair. Taking place over an extended lunch break, the BPS have invited local Universities and Division’s of the Society to showcase their current research, get the students involved and be available for questions.
It is a great opportunity to give students a glimpse into the exciting world of Psychology.
Tickets are only £16 (including a packed lunch). For every 10 places booked the BPS provide one free tutor place.
For more information about the speakers and how to book please visit:
www.bps.org.uk/p4sn (North)
www.bps.org.uk/p4ss (South)
Email: p4s@bps.org.uk
The blog for the Complete Companion which provides extra stuff that they cannot squeeze into their books as well as providing extra resources, updates on research and answers to questions, now has a forum.
The forum allows further discussion of AQA A related issues; especially important as we are seeing much change in the specifications.
Check it out here
http://www.oxfordschoolblogs.co.uk/psychcompanion/blog/community/
NST was established in 1967 and is now the UK’s leading educational travel company for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges.
As the largest tour operator for schools, and colleges they offer the very best prices in the educational travel market, whilst providing the very highest levels of customer service, giving you the peace of mind you want, when organising travel for a group of young people.
NST are now offering tours for psychology students including trips to London, Vienna, Krakow and China.
For example, their tour to London is an ideal way to boost AO1 and AO2 grades. They can tailor an itinerary to your group’s exact requirements, including travel, accommodation, visits and meals. From the Freud Museum and Tavistock Centre, to health-related and crime and punishment visits, you can cover a wide range of key study topics in and around central London.
The tour of Vienna provides a visit that’s not to be missed in a tour of Freud’s apartment and office. The Nazi invasion in 1938, and the ensuing destruction of the city’s sizeable Jewish community, also enable consideration of the prejudices and conformity that took place in several key sites within this truly cultural city.
NST have worked closely with Jenny Toal to ensure that experiences match studying in the classroom and provide expert guide lectures as part of the itinerary.
For more information visit http://nstgroup.co.uk/?OBH=64&ID=41&OBT=6
And to download the new psychology brochure click here
The Association for the Teaching of Psychology Annual Conference is to be held at the University of Hertfordshire, 8th to 10th July, 2011.
The conference will run in its usual residential format opening at 12.30 on Friday 8th July and closing at 2.00 on Sunday 10th July. Alongside the conference will also be one-day CPD events.
On Friday 8th and Saturday 9th there will be one-day CPD programmes that will run in parallel with the main conference.
The conference will provide a wide range of CPD opportunities for teachers including,
- Updating key areas in psychology
- Sharing good practice with colleagues
- Seminars with examiners from the Awarding Bodies
- Displays and demonstrations from educational publishers
- Using technology in teaching
Fees for full residential attendance at the full conference start from £275 and single day CPD events are available from only £140.
Bookings can be made through The British Psychological Society shop (link through the
conference website).
Boardworks.co.uk is giving away free (Christmas related) resources for stress and the social readjustment rating scale.
The resources include an interactive table that students can use to work out their total Life Change Unit score across different scenarios, and an accompanying worksheet to use with the activity about the stress Christmas can bring.
http://www.boardworks.co.uk/as-psychology_464/product-blog
Members of the BPS are invited to make nominations for this inaugural annual award that recognises and celebrates unusually significant and sustained contributions to psychology education.
The award will confer free life membership of the Society and a commemorative certificate will be presented at the Society’s Annual Conference.
The award is formally for ‘distinguished lifetime achievement within psychology education’. Criteria should be interpreted broadly and might include any of the following by way of example
- A sustained and inspiring commitment to the teaching of psychology and the individual needs of psychology students.
- Sustained and outstanding contributions to curriculum development.
- A pioneering and sustained contribution to psychology education that has benefited and raised the profile of the discipline in general and of psychology as a science.
- A sustained contribution to psychology education that has made a wider contribution to psychology.
For more information follow this link
http://www.bps.org.uk/the-society/organisation-and-governance/psychology-education-board/awards/awards_home.cfm
Here are the previous winners (Excellence in Teaching of Psychology Award)
2009 – Dr David Groome & Professor Alex Haslam/Professor Steve Reicher
2008 – Dorothy Coombs
2007 – Jill Arnold
2006 – Dr Clare Wood
2005 – Prof Mark Griffiths and Dr Andy Field
