Current Topics

See Current Topics for the units currently being taught to year 12 and 13. If you want other units of work use the menu above, or latest blog posts below.

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This blog is used as a place for the students of Mrs Pepper to find resources used in class as well as supporting material and links for further study. The site can be used by any students or teachers following the new 2015 Linear AQA Specification for Psychology but there…Continue reading “Welcome”

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Paper 3: Schizophrenia

Paper 3: Issues and options in psychology What’s assessed? Compulsory content of Issues and Debates plus Optional Content (our centre…

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Paper 2: Research Methods

Paper 2: Research Methods What’s assessed? Compulsory content of Approaches, Biopsychology and Research Methods. How is it assessed? Written exam:…

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Paper 2: Approaches

Paper 2: Psychology in context What’s assessed? Compulsory content of Approaches, Biopsychology and Research Methods. How is it assessed? Written…

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Supercurricular

Super-Curricular: BPS Research Digest

13 Jul 201812 Jul 2018

A good (and very easy) thing to follow for supercurricular ideas is the British Psychological Society. This will give you plenty of ideas for careers, research and university choices. They…

Planning & Pedagogy

About our Essay Planning

12 Jun 201811 Sep 2018

I am a strong advocate of essay planning. I have been since the start of my career as it is the basis of how I build a lesson. I start…

Revising Aggression

Revising of any topic in PSY3 is crucial as I find students will often neglect it. They have false confidence that they know it because it is relatively recent in…

Revising Schizophrenia

Revising of any topic in PSY3 is crucial as I find students will often neglect it. they have false confidence that they know it because it is relatively recent in…

Revising Research Methods

29 Apr 201829 Apr 2018

In my opinion it is very important to revise research methods thoroughly as it's worth so many more marks than any other area. It is double weighted within PSY2 and…

Protected: Question Paper Booklets

20 Apr 201822 Apr 2018

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Protected: Approaches DTT End of Unit

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Diagnosis, Therapy, Test – Marking Feedback: Approaches

31 Jan 201822 Feb 2018

Below you will find all the marking codes used specifically in approaches homework. In order to use this, locate the QR code on your work which will have a diagnosis…

PSY3 – Schizophrenia: Lesson 02

25 Jan 201825 Jan 2018

Schizophrenia Diagnosis Now we know what positive and negative symptoms are we need to dig a bit deeper into the 4 main symptoms which constitute a diagnosis and would affect…

PSY3 – Schizophrenia: Lesson 01

Schizophrenia Introduction Before we start the content of Schizophrenia it is important for you to look at what it is and break down some myths surrounding the disorder. Therefore we…