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AQA(A) Psychology for AS published by Hodder Education, available before Easter!

February 19, 2008

Hodder Education will be first on the market to publish AQA(A) Psychology for AS resources. Fully tailored to the new 2008 AQA(A) Psychology specification this resource is supported by Student CD-ROM and a Network Edition CD-ROM for teachers. Both the book and the supporting Dynamic Learning CD-ROMs are written by best-selling authors and trusted experts [...]

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Changes to GCSE Psychology

December 30, 2007

  The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) has this month announced plans for changes to GCSE qualifications – including psychology GCSE. Teaching of the new criteria will begin in 2009 (if you are teaching the course over two years) and the first awards will be given in 2011. The awarding bodies will have to produce [...]

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Edexcel to offer GCSE psychology

December 7, 2007

Edexcel have announced that they are to offer psychology GCSE. Currently AQA and OCR offer GCSE psychology, which is still a relatively small market. Last summer 3275 candidates sat AQA GCSE psychology and 3843 sat GCSE OCR psychology. However, looking at the Edexcel web site it does seem that they have some way to go [...]

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The future of the AEA

December 7, 2007

  Advanced Extension Awards (AEAs) were introduced in summer 2002 and were designed to challenge the most able A level students and to provide opportunities for students to show a greater depth of understanding than required at A level. The AEA is available in 19 subjects. The subjects offered for AEA have been shared across [...]

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AQA (A) still the clear league leader

November 23, 2007

  The AQA (A) specification is still the clear leader in terms of number of students sitting the different specifications. Last June (2007) 60.6% of students sitting A level psychology followed the AQA (A) specifications and 60.4% of students sitting AS psychology followed the AQA (A) route. Below are figures taken from the various awarding [...]

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Transferring from AQA to OCR is not permitted

November 16, 2007

  Individual candidates who move to another centre or who, for other reasons, have to change their course of study part way through a GCE psychology course may be eligible to transfer credit between specifications. Transfer is not automatic – an application must be made to the receiving awarding body. However, transfer is not possible [...]

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Psychseed

November 12, 2007

 Psychseed.com Psychseed aim to provide A Level Psychology (AQA A) teachers with high quality, easily accessible resources. They say that their student revision days and teacher workshops are designed to help you and your students focus on those aspects of the subject that are key to success. Psychseed offer Succeed in Psychology – A Guide [...]

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Books for AQA psychology

October 31, 2007

Nelson Thornes is the official partner for AQA psychology and they have an AS book due out for AQA (A) in March 2008. The authors are Simon Green, Rosie McGinley, Julia Willerton, Jane Willson and James Bailey There is more information here. The AQA (B) AS book is also due in March and the authors [...]

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New GCEs for 2008

October 28, 2007

This is certainly not new news for many teachers, but here are the urls for the new AS/A level specifications starting in September 2008. AQA (A) AQA (B) OCR Edexcel WJEC I know that many teachers are using the forthcoming changes to inform their decisions about which specifications they will be teaching in 2008. We [...]

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