Blog and updates
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6 May 2016
AS Psychology: Cognitive Revision Lesson PowerPoint & Handout
Haven't got time to plan a revision lesson? Download our free cognitive psychology revision PowerPoint and handout, which covers most of the key content in approximately one hour.
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6 May 2016
AS Psychology: Download a Free Set of Psychopathology Revision Flashcards
Getting students to revise can be difficult. One great revision strategy is to use flashcards. Here is a set of psychopathology revision flashcards that your students can use to outline the key...
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5 May 2016
AS Psychology: Attachment Revision PowerPoint & Handout
Here's our second revision lesson, to help prepare you and your students for their AS exams. Download our free attachment revision PowerPoint and handout, which covers most of the key concepts in...
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30 Mar 2016
Mental Health - Time To Act?
An impassioned video here from a sufferer of acute anxiety, arguing the case for much greater investment in mental health services and support in the UK.
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29 Mar 2016
OCD - Shared Experiences
The Independent reports here on an increasingly popular online community where people with OCD can share their experiences. Well worth a read for all students wanting to deepen their understanding...
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22 Feb 2016
Four Corners! One Brilliant Teaching Strategy!
This is a brilliant teaching resource that encourages higher order thinking and evaluation. It's also a fantastic way to engage your students in collaborative learning.
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19 Feb 2016
Want to increase your chances of recalling information?
Research has shown that if you want to increase your chances of recalling information, you need to be in a context that is similar to that of where you learnt the information you wish to recall.
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18 Feb 2016
Delaying Gratification: Could you? Can your students?
The marshmallow test - an excellent lesson starter to focus students' minds at exam time. And great for introducing the concepts of the id and ego!
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17 Feb 2016
Wordsnake! Key Theorists in Psychology
Here's a fantastic teaching resource to introduce the key theorists in psychology to your students.
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16 Feb 2016
Great lesson starter for obedience!
Here's a fantastic way to introduce the topic of obedience to your students.
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29 Jan 2016
Talkabout! A quick and easy lesson starter
Quiz shows are a massive source of inspiration to me when it comes to starters and plenaries. Here’s one I used regularly that's based on a popular 90's quiz show - it's perfect for the classroom.
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22 Jan 2016
Revision Techniques: Memory Strategies for the Classroom
Few of us would argue that the volume of research and theory that students have to learn is challenging - as exams loom, how about sharing some memory strategies with your students?
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15 Jan 2016
AQA Year 1 (AS) A Level Psychology Workshop Sessions
The session content for our upcoming AQA Year 1 (AS) A Level Psychology Workshops is outlined below.
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5 Jan 2016
Aphasia - The Man Who Can Only Say Yes and No
A fascinating case study here about a man suffering from severe Aphasia, a condition that affects some patients after they have suffered a stroke.
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29 Dec 2015
CBT Can Help With Dental Phobia
Fear of dental treatment is a pretty common phobia and the traditional approach has been to use sedation procedures to help patients through their treatment. However it seems that an alternative...
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29 Dec 2015
Anxiety - the Life-Saving Sixth Sense?
A terrific article here on anxiety, reporting on recent research that suggests that anxiety can be a lifesaver!
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23 Dec 2015
Eyewitness Testimony - How Reliable Would You Be?
Some terrific teaching resources included in this BBC resource on the reliability of witnesses. It turns out stress is a key factor affecting the reliability of eyewitness testimony (EWT).
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21 Dec 2015
What Happens to Your Brain When You Make a Memory?
A highly accessible overview of key concepts in memory here from the Guardian.
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20 Nov 2015
Treating Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Around 1 in 2 of us will go through a traumatic experience of some kind during our lives. For around 1 in 6 the symptoms of trauma will barely fade.
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