Why is planning so important for effective teaching?
Professor Chris Kyriacou I have spent more than 30 years teaching about and doing research on what constitutes ‘effective’ teaching. Over the years I have become more and more convinced that the key to...
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Andy Chandler-Grevatt Back to School. The end of the summer break and the new term. New students, new timetable, new you? What will you do differently this school year? An often neglected part of our...
View ArticlePlanning Ahead: How to find a work-life balance as a teacher
By Gemma Bott At last the final half term of the year has arrived. The time of year when you can get caught up with all of those jobs you’ve been putting off or just not had time to do. For secondary...
View ArticleWhat can we learn from the AQA A Level Psychology 2019 Examiner’s Reports?
The examiners were pleased that students had been well prepared for the specification, and had gained considerable knowledge. There were some concerns about the accuracy of material students are coming...
View ArticlePractising Retrieval
How many of our students rely mainly on reading through notes or revision guides, thinking this is how to revise? Unfortunately they are practising recognition, not free recall, and it can be very...
View ArticleGetting ready for A level Psychology
Psychology is a brand new subject for most students. There is a large amount of new vocabulary to get used to, as well as new ways of thinking. I’ve put together some resources which will help students...
View ArticleStudent Research in the time of Covid
Psychology A Level teacher, examiner and text book author, Rachel Moody discusses her experience of teaching research methods during Covid and how she even benefited from the flexible,...
View ArticleRecent Revisions to The Complete Companions for AQA Psychology
Oxford University Press is committed to keeping our resources are up to date and ensuring that they are inclusive. With this in mind, the Oxford Psychology Team have made some recent revisions to the...
View ArticleHow to revise A Level Psychology: Social Influence and Psychopathology
Teacher and author Ad McLaughlin shares advice on how to revise for A Level Psychology using her curated revision playlist of videos focusing on the 2022 AQA Advanced information topics. The post How...
View ArticleInclusive Classrooms: Encouraging difficult conversations in the psychology...
Practical strategies that you can implement to help champion a decolonial and compassionate approach to GCSE and A-Level Psychology. The post Inclusive Classrooms: Encouraging difficult conversations...
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