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AQA GCSE Psychology

What do I need to know about the synoptic element of the new GCSE Psychology specifications?

September 6, 2017August 23, 2017Oxford Psychology Team
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As the summer holidays rapidly become a distant memory and we find ourselves dealing with all that another busy school year brings, this September will also see many of you starting to teach a new GCSE Psychology specification. There are potentially many questions that you may have when faced with the newness and the unknown […]

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Preparing to teach the studies in the new GCSE Psychology specifications

July 4, 2017Oxford Psychology Team 1 Comment
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By now you are probably acutely aware of the fact that GCSE Psychology is changing and I’m sure many of you are busy planning and preparing for teaching the new specifications when your students return in September. So while you are working hard on writing your new schemes of work, planning lessons and developing resources, […]

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Specification change for GCSE Psychology

April 26, 2017September 8, 2017Oxford Psychology Team
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GCSE Psychology is changing! Final exams for the current specifications will take place in June 2018. This means that from September 2017, we will all be ‘getting to grips with’ the requirements of the new reformed specifications. ‘So why are we changing?’ I hear you ask! The new GCSE Psychology specifications have come about as […]

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