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Resources from a Head of Psychology teaching Edexcel A Level and GCSE Psychology, with previous experience teaching BTEC Tech Award Level 1/2 Health and Social Care

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Resources from a Head of Psychology teaching Edexcel A Level and GCSE Psychology, with previous experience teaching BTEC Tech Award Level 1/2 Health and Social Care
Edexcel GCSE and A Level Psychology unit learning journey
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Individual unit learning journeys - GCSE and A Level Psychology - Edexcel This is a PowerPoint of slides which contain unit overviews for both **GCSE 9-1 Edexcel Psychology and Edexcel A Level Psychology. ** Each slide contains the unit name, a visual overview of the main topics and a description of the “journey” within the unit - what the students will study, the main focus of the unit and how the knowledge can be used in further study. Each slide could be displayed to students at the beginning of the unit, the slides could be printed for a pack at the front of students’ exercise books/folders, or the slides could be printed for a classroom display and displayed in the sequence of teaching. The optional units included are sleep and dreaming and criminal psychology for GCSE, and criminological psychology for A Level.
Edexcel A Level Psychology Skill Descriptors A3 posters
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Edexcel A Level Psychology Skill Descriptors A3 posters

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This is a detailed document to highlight AO1 AO2 and AO3 skill descriptors, separated into different tiers for years 12 and 13 students. The resource contains mark scheme information alongside student friendly descriptions and examples. This could be displayed in the classroom or printed for students’ exercise books and folders. This is suitable for Edexcel A Level Psychology.
Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Psychology course promotion bundle
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Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Psychology course promotion bundle

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This bundle is suitable for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Psychology specification and includes the following: Assembly PowerPoint to promote the GCSE course to year 8/9 students Taster session PowerPoint used in conjunction with a “brain hat” activity (brain hat worksheet not included as this is not mine - but easily found online for free) Subject overview leaflets to hand out during options evenings, taster sessions or assemblies Options evening display resources Full descriptions of each resource: ITEM 1: Assembly PowerPoint to promote the GCSE course to year 8/9 students PowerPoint presentation for a brief overview of the course and student suitability for GCSE 9-1 Edexcel Psychology. This PowerPoint could be used for a year 8 or 9 assembly, or could be used at the beginning of a GCSE Psychology taster session. ITEM 2: Taster session PowerPoint used in conjunction with a “brain hat” activity (brain hat worksheet not included as this is not mine - but easily found online for free) This is a PowerPoint to support a “taster” session with year 8 or 9 students, before they choose to study Psychology at GCSE level. This PowerPoint is suitable for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Psychology specification. The PowerPoint encourages students to define Psychology themselves, discusses a definition of Psychology, briefly overviews the course topics and structure and then supports students to engage with a brain hat creation activity. *Please note that the 3D brain hat worksheet is not included in this resource, as this is not my work - but it is readily available for free online from a quick search. * Please note that an extension activity directs students to use the Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Psychology textbook - this can easily be removed if you do not have the textbooks accessible for students. ITEM 3: Subject overview leaflets to hand out during options evenings, taster sessions or assemblies ITEM 4: Options evening display resources This is a selection of printable pages to create a options evening display to advertise GCSE 9-1 Edexcel Psychology to year 8/9 students/parents thinking of studying the course. The document includes: An overview A4 page for each unit (criminal and sleep optional units included here) A4 brain image (or can be printed in A3) and unit titles (could be stuck around the brain image with string) QR code for the Pearson GCSE Psychology website Quotes about why students choose to study Psychology A4 page overview of what Psychology is A4 page about what the course requires A4 page about assessment GCSE Psychology labels Just print, laminate and you’re ready to go!
Edexcel A Level Psychology taster transition introduction session x3 social cognitive learning
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Edexcel A Level Psychology taster transition introduction session x3 social cognitive learning

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PowerPoints for three one-hour lessons to introduce year 11 students to the topics covered within A Level Psychology and an accompanying scheme of work. The resources were created with reference to Edexcel, however the general themes will be relevant to most specifications and the PowerPoint can be edited as required. These PowerPoints have been used both in the classroom with students working in small groups, supported by current A Level students, and virtually during lockdown with students working independently and emailing the teacher their research proposals. LESSON 1 - Social Psychology An overview of obedience and Milgram’s research and students design their own obedience study LESSON 2 - Cognitive Psychology A memory test and discussion of eyewitness testimony applications and students design their own memory study LESSON 3 - Learning Theories An overview of Bandura’s bobo doll study and students design their own social learning theory study
Edexcel A Level Psychology Command Words Glossary
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Edexcel A Level Psychology Command Words Glossary

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A two-page document to define the command words used for Edexcel AS/A Level Psychology. The document contains the definitions provided by Edexcel alongside student-friendly breakdown of what this requires from them and examples. This could be printed and stuck at the front of students’ books/folders for easy reference.
Edexcel A Level Psychology revision quiz cards
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Edexcel A Level Psychology revision quiz cards

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Question and answer revision quiz cards relating to content from Edexcel A Level Psychology - Social Cognitive Biological Learning Clinical Criminological Research methods Can easily be adapted if you have studied different optional content.
Edexcel A Level Psychology Clinical Psychology revision quiz cards
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Edexcel A Level Psychology Clinical Psychology revision quiz cards

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Question and answer revision quiz cards relating to content from Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 2 - Clinical Psychology: Schizophrenia Anorexia Studies - Guardia, Carlsson, Rosenhan Other - four Ds of diagnosis, classification systems DSM/ICD, diagnosis reliability/validity/cultural impacts, research methods, Bradshaw (case study), Vallentine (interview), practical, key question Can easily be adapted if you have studied different optional content.
A Level Psychology 3x induction trial introduction lessons Edexcel
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A Level Psychology 3x induction trial introduction lessons Edexcel

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Edexcel A Level Psychology (but by editing just a couple of overview slides these lessons could be suitable for any specification that covers Milgram and obedience, memory and SLT/Bandura). 3 induction lessons for year 11 students interested in taking A Level Psychology. These can be delivered face to face or used for virtual/blended learning. Also includes scheme of work for the 3 lessons. Lesson 1 - Social (obedience) Discussion about obedience and why it occurs Overview of Milgram’s research Students design and evaluate an obedience study Lesson 2 - Learning theories (SLT) Discussion about whether video games cause aggression Overview of Bandura’s research Students design and evaluate a learning theories study Lesson 3 - Cognitive (memory) Selective attention videos Memory experiment Students design and evaluate a memory study In the past I have delivered these sessions getting current year 12/13 students to support year 11 students in designing their own research in small groups. This has worked extremely well, as the current students can support and encourage consideration of samples, variables etc.
Psychology GCSE A Level Learning Journey
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Psychology GCSE A Level Learning Journey

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This PowerPoint is a visual learning journey to display to students to help them to articulate their “learning journey” of Psychology. The resource covers KS3, 4 and 5 and can easily be adapted as required to suit your school’s programme of study. The individual topics covered in this resource relate to Edexcel GCSE and A Level Psychology, but again, these can be edited to suit different units for other specifications.
Psychology Learning Journey Bundle
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Psychology Learning Journey Bundle

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Bundle contains: Visual learning journey poster covering KS3, 4 and 5 Edexcel Psychology GCSE and A Level unit learning journey overviews
Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Psychology subject information leaflet
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Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Psychology subject information leaflet

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This is an information leaflet for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Psychology specification and can be used as a hand-out for students/parents at GCSE options evenings or taster sessions with year 8/9 students. The leaflet can be edited with your school name and teacher contact details. It contains an overview of what Psychology is, how the course is assessed, the topics covered, course requirements, course suitability and where to get more information. The leaflet also contains a QR code for students/parents to easily access Pearson’s Edexcel GCSE Psychology qualification website. It can easily be printed two per page for handy small A5 leaflets.
Edexcel A Level Psychology Criminological Psychology Revision quiz cards
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Edexcel A Level Psychology Criminological Psychology Revision quiz cards

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Question and answer revision quiz cards relating to content from Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 2 - Criminological Psychology: Theories of crime Understanding the offender Treatments for offenders Jury decision making Eye witness testimony Loftus and Palmer Howells Practical investigation Key question Can easily be adapted if you have studied different optional content.
A Level GCSE Psychology study theory revision framework
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A Level GCSE Psychology study theory revision framework

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Designed for Edexcel A Level Psychology, but could be used for any Psychology specification at A Level or GCSE - Edexcel, AQA, OCR etc. Study revision framework- Description: aim, procedure, results, conclusion Evaluation: generalisability, reliability, applications, validity, ethics Conclusion (practice for essay style conclusion - adaptable for different specifications) Theory revision framework- Description: claims, components Evaluation: supporting evidence, opposing evidence, different theory, application Conclusion (practice for essay style conclusion - adaptable for different specifications) I send students these blank frameworks at the beginning of the year and leave a master copy in my classroom for students to print/photocopy enough for the year. They complete these frameworks either in lesson whilst learning a theory/study, or as a homework revision consolidation task. It encourages students to be concise whilst note taking, but ensures all essential criteria for the exam are covered.
Edexcel A Level Psychology Criminological explanations of crime overview lesson
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Edexcel A Level Psychology Criminological explanations of crime overview lesson

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Designed for Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 2 Criminological Psychology revision. Students are required to work in groups to circulate around different crime scenarios and they have to select the most appropriate explanation to explain the behaviour, and evaluate its usefulness in relation to the scenario, practicing description, application and evaluation skills AO1/AO2/AO3. Contains: PowerPoint Essay titles Word document