Saturday March 5^th 2011

The ATP is running a CPD event which is open to all teachers of 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 all teachers of Psychology.  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 the following:

• Using new technologies to support teaching and facilitate learning;
• Developing Reflective Learners- increasing students’ understanding of how to improve work;
• Developing Independent Enquirers- equipping psychology students with the basic skills required to succeed in HE.

The event will be held at: -

The McAuley Catholic High School

Cantley Lane

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN3 3QF

The nearest train station is Doncaster and the school is 10 minutes away from junction 3 of the M18.

The cost of the day is £65. Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.  The day will begin with registration and coffee at 9.30am and finish at 3:30pm.  Please book your place early to avoid disappointment.

Please pay the £65 delegate fee via PayPal, on the website www.theatp.org .  In order to qualify for this bargain price you must be a member of the ATP.  Please join via www.theatp.org, if not already a member, before registering for the Event.

Any queries please contact: – eshakespeare@mcauley.org.uk

The 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

There is an exciting CPD event being held next month in Somerset, for psychology teachers interested to hear national police criminal behaviour analyst Paul Lobb speak on the past, present and future of forensic psychological profiling.

The event will be held at Millfield School, Street, Somerset on Tuesday, April 22nd, from 6:30pm.

The focus of this event will be a talk from Paul Lobb, a forensic psychologist, on criminal profiling. The cost is only £10 per person, which covers the cost of the meal following the talk. This event is non-profit making, supported by ATP and should provide an excellent networking opportunity.

For more details contact
George Smith (Millfield)
0775 446 0540
gbs@millfieldschool.com

Or

Claire Barker (Wells CS)
07749 845 218
c.barker@wells-cathedral.school.com

Here is a copy of the flyer for the event – onenightonly.pdf

Reply before 11th April to guarantee a place.

Philip Allan Updates have announced the dates and times for their workshops for the new A level specifications. They are offering workshops for teachers of the OCR, AQA (A), AQA (B), and Edexcel specifications.

Below are the latest workshops for teachers.
 

  Philip Allan Updates do provide many quality conferences for psychology teachers and students and employ some very experienced presenters. If you would like more information, have a browse of their updated website.

There are quite a few events for the 2008 specifications going on this year but so far, this one has to be easily the most interesting.

OCR is offering two free events for psychology teachers thinking of offering OCR specifications for 2008.

As well as giving an overview of the new qualification, this event will delve into some of the new core study material. Three leading psychologists, whose research is included in the core study options, will give presentations.

These include:
Professor Mark Griffiths, Professor of Gambling Studies
Professor Alexander Haslam, Professor of Social Psychology
Professor Stephen Reicher, Professor of Social Psychology

The first event is to be held in Leeds on Wednesday 30th January 2008 and the second is to held in London on Thursday 31st January 2008

You can find out more here where you can register a place. Hurry because they may run out of places.

This course looks fascinating, and should be of interest to psychology teachers wanting to extend their knowledge about human brain anatomy. The three-day programme incorporates integrated lectures and dissection-room practicals, examining human brains and includes functional anatomy of the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia and limbic system.

The course is led by Dr Paul Johns BSc BM MSc (Specialist Registrar, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square) and provides a detailed overview of human brain anatomy presented in a very clear and accessible way.

The 3-day programme will be held in the Easter holidays (2nd-4th April 2008) at the Institute of Child Health, London WC1
Go over to the web site www.neurocourses.com to find out more.

According to my email delivered on the 6th November

 “OCR have produced Schemes of Work for the revised A Level qualifications, with a new approach piloted for a range of subjects. For these, we have adopted a ‘by teachers, for teachers approach, working with teachers from a number of different centres. For each Scheme of Work that is produced, a set of accompanying sample Lesson Plans is also available. Schemes of Work and Lesson Plans can be downloaded from the OCR website”.  No surprise that Psychology is still “coming soon” 

As for their 2008 specification meetings I am tickled by the distinction made between the free half-day “Get ready event” and the full day (£130) “Get Started Event”    Free if you want to “Get ready” but it will cost you if you want to “Get Started”.  

The Science Learning Centres have a number of courses that will be of interest to psychology teachers.

Science Learning Centres provide Continuing Professional Development for everyone involved in science education, at all levels. They have a network of ten Centres across the country offering courses.

The Centres support teachers in enhancing their professional skills by learning more about contemporary scientific ideas and in experimenting with effective teaching approaches and gaining experience of modern scientific techniques.

Their aim is to improve science teaching, raise morale in the teaching profession and to inspire learners by providing them with a more exciting, intellectually stimulating and relevant science education.

Each of the Centres is equipped with new labs and ICT resources to provide advanced training. They are working with leading scientific organisations and businesses to ensure that the content delivered to the teachers is contemporary and relevant.

• For example, there is a course on Psychology and Neurobiology on the 23rd November 2007 at the Yorkshire and Humber Centre. On this course, using brain dissection, teachers will gain an understanding of how the brain works. Using 3D animations of neurones and synaptic gaps, teachers will investigate different ways of teaching neurobiology to psychology students.

• On the 7th December, there is a course on Using ILT to teach psychology at the South East Learning Centre. The aim of the day is to introduce some ways in which information technology can be used to enhance the experience of psychology students and teachers. The course will discuss the potential benefits and pitfalls of educational technology, and establish a theoretical underpinning for understanding the effective use of ILT. The course will look specifically at the use of search tools, support sites, simulations, webcams and statistical analysis software. The emphasis will be on the use of free ILT resources.

Check out the Science Learning Centre web site for more courses.