This is a component guide for BTEC Tech Award Health and Social Care Level 1/2 - Component 1 Human Lifespan Development, Learning Aim A Understand human growth and development across life stages and the factors that affect it. The document contains: Assessment criteria Command word definitions Assignment brief task instructions (from BTEC) Title page and introduction guidance Section 1 guidance - growth and development over time A.1P1/A.1M1/A.2P1 Section 2 guidance - factors affecting development A.1P2/A.1M2/A.2P2 Section 3 guidance - comparing the impact of factors across three life stages A.2M1/A.2D1 Section 4 guidance - assessing the changing impact of factors across three life stages A.2D1 Learning aim A checklist Marking guidelines (from BTEC) The booklet contains checklists for what students need to include alongside tips and example paragraphs for guidance. Please note that this document is intended as an overview of the work that students are required to produce for their portfolio work. This is not a booklet that would teach students the component taught content. This will support students in ensuring they have covered the required content when writing up their portfolio submission.

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.

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.

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.

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!

This is a component guide for BTEC Tech Award Health and Social Care Level 1/2 - Component 1 Human Lifespan Development, Learning Aim B Investigate how individuals deal with life events. The document contains: Assessment criteria Command word definitions Assignment brief task instructions (from BTEC) Interviewing friends/family guidance Interview consent forms Section 1 guidance - explanation of life events and their impact B.1P3/B.1M3/B.2P3 Section 2 guidance - explanation of support given B.1P4/B.1M4/B.2P4 Section 3 guidance - comparing and assessing adaptations and the role of support B.2M2/B.2D2 Learning aim B checklist Marking guidelines (from BTEC) The booklet contains checklists for what students need to include alongside tips and example paragraphs for guidance. Please note that this document is intended as an overview of the work that students are required to produce for their portfolio work. This is not a booklet that would teach students the component taught content. This will support students in ensuring they have covered the required content when writing up their portfolio submission.

Question and answer revision quiz cards relating to content from Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 1 and/or Edexcel AS Psychology Paper 1 - Social Psychology. Can easily be adapted if you have studied different optional content.

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.

Question and answer revision quiz cards relating to content from Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 3 - Research Methods

Question and answer revision quiz cards relating to content from Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 1 and/or Edexcel AS Psychology Paper 1 - Cognitive Psychology. Can easily be adapted if you have studied different optional content.

Question and answer revision quiz cards relating to content from Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 1 and/or Edexcel AS Psychology Paper 2 - Biological Psychology. Can easily be adapted if you have studied different optional content.

Symptom definition and definition cards for schizophrenia and anorexia, to support Edexcel A Level Psychology Clinical Psychology. This can be used as a matching card sort game, a pair-match game or just as revision cards

Question and answer revision quiz cards relating to content from Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 1 and/or Edexcel AS Psychology Paper 2 - Learning theories Can easily be adapted if you have studied different optional content.

Bing card for a getting to know you activity. Students are each given an identical bingo card and have to talk with one another to identify a student that meets the criteria for each box - ideally, a different student per box. Winner is the fastest to complete their bingo card. Reviewing the “answers” as a class facilitates students sharing more information about themselves.

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.

Unit checklists for Edexcel A Level (or AS) Psychology - can be given to students when beginning each unit, to be used as a checklist to cross off when they have studied each topic. Or could be used as a revision tracker. Includes unit checklists for: Social Cognitive Biological Learning Clinical Criminal

Glossary for components and key terminology for Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 2: Clinical and Criminological Psychology.

A comprehensive revision guide for Edexcel GCSE Psychology: Paper 1: Topic 3: Psychological Problems. Unit checklist Content summaries Key term glossaries Links to websites and videos for support/stretch and challenge

A comprehensive revision guide for Edexcel GCSE Psychology: Paper 1: Topic 4: The Brain and Neuropsychology. Unit checklist Content summaries Key term glossaries Links to websites and videos for support/stretch and challenge Knowledge questions

A comprehensive revision guide for Edexcel GCSE Psychology: Paper 2: Topic 9: Sleep and Dreaming. Unit checklist Content summaries Key term glossaries Links to websites and videos for support/stretch and challenge