These are materials relating to the first lesson in A level Psychology. There are icebreaker activities, course outline (AQA) and information about students expectations (you need to check the answers to the psychopath/psychologist quiz!). There is a free PDF version of these materials, so try before you buy! Feedback is always welcome.

Here are several slides and handbook that relate to Research Methods. This set looks specifically at a brief introduction and the terms reliability & validity. The materials have fun examples and activities to work on in class. They also contain exam questions in the booklets that the teacher can mark and give feedback on. There are other slides and workbooks that cover the other areas of Research Methods. Message me if you have any questions.

This is a light quiz for year 12 A level Psychology students in the style of Richard Osman’s House of Games quiz show. Feel free to add/adapt the questions. It can take about 50 minutes, and you should check the actual show on TV to get the gist of it, although there are explanations of each round on the slides. Some questions are very hard, and students will need time to figure things out. All questions refer to Papers 1 & 2.

This is a slide deck AND handbook for the inferential statistic topic in A level Psychology. It has been designed to help delivery for the AQA specification. So covers the following tests: Sign, Chi Sq, Wilcoxen, Mann Whitney, T Tests, Spearman and Pearson’s. I have included some stuff of the rationale of stats tests. The materials have fun examples and activities to work on in class. They contain several past exam questions in the booklets that the teacher can mark and give feedback. There are also worked examples that can take your students through each stats test and the critical value tables to work from (although remember they do not have to work them out by hand in the exam). I can provide slides that take students through the working of each stats tests on request. Happy to hear your comments and suggestions.

This is a slide deck & handbook designed for the AQA A level Psychology specification. It includes activities, past exam questions and homework for A level students to complete. Could double as a flipped learning tool in case you need students to work from home. It covers the definitions and characteristics on the three disorders needed to be covered on the AQA A level Psychology specification. Happy to hear your views and suggestions. Let me know if there are any questions you have

Slides and Handbook for the Descriptive Stats in Research Methods for A level Psychology. The materials have fun examples and activities to work on in class. They also contain exam questions in the booklets that the teacher can mark and give feedback on. There are also worked examples that can take your students through working out central tendency, Standard Deviation and levels of data. There are other slides and workbooks that cover the other areas of Research Methods. Message me if you have any questions and/or suggestions.

Slides and a complimentary handbook for the Cognitive Approach section in Paper 2 of the AQA A level Psychology specification that includes the assumptions and background of cognitive psychology. There is a handbook that relates to this information that includes activities and exam style questions. This can be used in class, or as flipped learning for students to complete remotely. In class this should cover 5-8 hours teaching time. This is designed for the AQA A level syllabus, but can be adapted for other specifications. If you have any feedback or advice I would be happy to hear from you.

These are the materials I use in the first few lessons to A level Psychology. It starts with a general ice breaker, looking at key ideas in PSychology, Psychopath v Psychologist game, Kahoot link, visual illusions and ending with the birthday game - ideal for larger classes (23+) There is a PowerPoint slides should be used with the information relating to the AQA specification. There is other general information about how I teach the course and a work book that the students can take away. There is a Skills for Psychology Workbook in this pack - this is a set of key ideas and terms that students should know at the start of the course. Also some practice literacy and numeracy skills at this early stage. The editable slides and workbooks and you can adapt for your own teaching.

Over 100 pages of revision exercises in one booklet aimed at A level Psychology students working towards the AQA Psychology specification. It contains a variety of activities to be completed day by day over a two to three week period. There is a set activity to complete each day with focus on exam style questions. The elected topics for paper 3 are: Relationships, Eating Behaviour and Addiction. You can of course substitute these questions with your own elected topic areas.

Slides & Handbook for the Cognitive approach to treating depression including the ABC model, REBT and CBT. Includes past questions, fun activities and quizes to check learning.

Slides and a complimentary handbook for the Humanistic Approach in Paper 2 of the AQA A level Psychology specification that includes the assumptions and background of Maslow and Rogers theory. There is a handbook that relates to this information that includes activities and exam style questions. This can be used in class, or as flipped learning for students to complete remotely. In class this should cover 3-5 hours teaching time. This is designed for the AQA A level syllabus, but can be adapted for other specifications. If you have any feedback or advice I would be happy to hear from you

Slides and a complimentary handbook for the Approaches section in Paper 2 of the AQA A level Psychology specification that include the Behaviourist approach. There is a handbook that relates to this information that includes activities and exam style questions. This can be used in class, or as flipped learning for students to complete remotely. In class this should cover 5-8 hours teaching time. This is designed for the AQA A level syllabus, but can be adapted for other specifications. If you have any feedback or advice I would be happy to hear from you.

Here are several slides and handbook that relate to Research Methods. This set looks specifically at the various types of experimental and non experimental research methods (e.g. laboratory, field, natural, observational techniques, questionnaires, interviews and correlations). The materials have fun examples and activities to work on in class. They also contain exam questions in the booklets that the teacher can mark and give feedback on. There are other slides and workbooks that cover the other areas of Research Methods. Message me if you have any questions.

This is a comprehensive revision booklet for A level Psychology students studying the AQA specification. I have used an exam focus where past questions build up from 1 mark (multi choice), through to 2 - 3 marks, 4 markers and then extended 8 mark and then 16 mark questions. There are tips to help weaker students to complete the questions, and enough examples to keep the high achievers flying high. It covers all Paper 1 and Paper 2 topic areas, and I have included some Paper 3 questions with a focus on Relationships, Schizophrenia and Forensics.

Slides for the introduction to Approaches section that include Wundt’s Introspection. There is a handbook that relates to this information that includes activities and exam style questions. YOu can find this with the Psychodynamic approach materials. This is designed for the AQA A level syllabus, but can be adapted for other specifications. If you have any feedback or advice I would be happy to hear from you.

Here is a set of slides I used to conduct a taster session (AQA - but can be adapted) I structured the session around memory (3 experiments). Students do not have to interact, but you will have to explain the theory. The experiments run through automatically - I do advise that you run the slides before presenting on line. (I have added a link at the end to youtube where I speak over the slides and you can run the slides as a recording - but be aware this is for applicant to my college - I will update this if requested)

This is a work book and slides for students who are halfway through their A level Psychology course. It is not too content or work heavy for them, as it is merely a tool used to keep their interest over the long break. You may want to set them more specific work. I have added the Introduction to A2 work book as well. Please feel free to ask any questions or comment.

Slides and workbooks for A level students following the AQA A level syllabus. They contain past exam questions, activities and advice. There are Kahoot links and youtube clips. These are PowerPoint and Word document files that you can edit. There are free versions of these as PDF files in case you would like to ‘try before you buy’ but they will not allow for all the features to run. Advice and comments welcome

These are the materials I use in the first lesson to A level Psychology. There is a PowerPoint slide with some games and information about the course and a work book that the students can take away. The editable slides and workbooks are available for a small fee. These are PDF files.

This is one of a series of workbooks that allow students to work through the key themes and ideas of the approaches topic for AQA Psychology A level. There are several activities and past questions for students to complete. Should take about 5 hours of teaching time to complete. Works well with the PowerPoint presentations from the same author.