In light of what has been going on in the world, I have been working on pulling together a PowerPoint looking at how the Black Lives Matter movement ties in with some of what we do in Psychology. There are four main sections to this presentation: accessibility of mental health services, schemas, bias in research and BAME Psychologists. Each section has information and tasks which can completed. This was aimed at my sixth form students studying A Level Psychology and was an optional resource for them to look through during lockdown.

This group of resources has been created for use as induction to science work for year 6 students preparing for secondary school. They can generally be used by KS2 and KS3 students (years 3 to 8) though. Grow a Rainbow: In Science, one of the things we learn about is chromatography. We have a method here that you can use to grow a rainbow using the chromatography method.

A complete revision pack for revision of the Attachment unit in AQA Psychology A Level. For each lesson there is a slide of quick questions, a slide of key information, a slide with a past exam question, a slide with the mark scheme and a slide for essay planning. Those lessons not being assessed in 2022 are clearly marked. If you like the format of this session, please check out my ‘Forensic Psychology Revision Session’ resource.

This is based on the Collins AQA GCSE (9-1) Text books. It includes what pages are relevant for those on Triple Science (higher tier) , what required practicals are and key vocabulary for each topic. I use these as a introduction to new topics and throughout the unit. Students are able to tick lessons as they complete them and ensure they know the required vocabulary. They help students to target their revision and understand what they need to do to catch up if they miss lessons.

This group of resources has been created for use as induction to science work for year 6 students preparing for secondary school. They can generally be used by KS2 and KS3 students (years 3 to 8) though. Rainbow in a Jar: In Science, one of the things we learn is density in solids and liquids. Some liquids don’t mix because they are more or less dense than others. By colouring them with dye, you can create a rainbow!

This is a lesson designed to be woven into GCSE Science to help students apply their learning and think more about how their learning works in other ways. This lesson is designed to slot in the homeostasis or the inheritance, variation and evolution topics. It is designed to help students to understand the area in more depth and apply science to their life. It also aims to give an appreciation of how varied science can be – it’s not all biology, chemistry and physics! This lesson can also be used as a taster session for Psychology or as an introduction to Psychology following the completion of GCSEs.

A lesson aimed at KS3 with a group-work task and peer review.

This is a task sheet designed to last an entire lesson. I developed this for cover work but have also used this in a teacher led lesson. The sheet contains the key information for the lesson and a variety of tasks for the students to complete. The tasks follow a difficulty level ladder based on Blooms but adapted to the Science classroom: Recall (simplest) Understand Apply Analyse Evaluate Create (hardest) The lessons follow the Collins KS3 book scheme.

A series of short recall questions covering the whole A Level Approaches in Psychology unit (AS and A2). Uploaded in both powerpoint and word documents for use either in class or at home.

A lesson to cover the ways of studying the brain part of the Biopsychology topic in A Level Psychology. This series includes links to videos, kahoots, quizzes and extra information. Can be used by students as revision or taught in class. Written to show students what they should know as a result of their GCSE science, recapping and building upon this knowledge. Covers both the AS Level and A Level specification.

A lesson for KS3 students looking at understanding relative motion. Differentiated tasks for completion on slides.

This is a complete lesson looking at diversity within psychology. If focuses on BAME, disability and LGBTQ+. Personally I am uploading this for students to do as a self-taught lesson but this would be easily deliverable in the classroom too. No worksheets are needed.

A complete revision pack for revision of the Biopsychology unit in AQA Psychology A Level. For each lesson there is a slide of quick questions, a slide of key information, a slide with a past exam question and a slide with the mark scheme.

Updated checklist for the 2022 exams, clearly showing what is and what is not being assessed

A complete revision pack for revision of the Forensic Psychology unit in AQA Psychology A Level. For each lesson there is a slide of quick questions, a slide of key information, a slide with a past exam question, a slide with the mark scheme and a slide for essay planning. Those lessons not being assessed in 2022 are clearly marked.

Revision notes/knowledge organiser to cover the 2022 Combined Science Biology material to be assessed at higher tier. Unassessed material removed and key for assessment material highlighted clearly.

This is based on the Collins AQA GCSE (9-1) Text books. It includes what pages are relevant for those on Foundation Science, Trilogy (foundation tier) , what required practicals are and key vocabulary for each topic. I use these as a introduction to new topics and throughout the unit. Students are able to tick lessons as they complete them and ensure they know the required vocabulary. They help students to target their revision and understand what they need to do to catch up if they miss lessons.

Aimed at higher tier Triple Science students. Looking at ionic, covalent and metallic bonding. In my class the students answer on mini-whiteboards.

Lesson slides looking at the cross-section of a leaf and how leaves are adapted to increase photosynthesis.

A learning mat covering acids, alkali’s, neutralisation and indicators.