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What’s so difficult about Psychology?

March 23, 2018March 23, 2018Oxford Psychology Team

Every student of Psychology finds at least something difficult! It can be hard for teachers to put themselves ‘into the students’ shoes’ and understand their problems with ‘learning’. I got some insight into this when I spent several years at a local college doing a part-time course in a second language and taking GCSE and […]

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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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Is it ever OK to swear in professional life?

June 5, 2017June 6, 2017Oxford Psychology Team
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As I write, a story is doing the rounds of the broadsheet and tabloid media that Prime Minister Theresa May is set to sack Chancellor Philip Hammond after the 8th June election because of disagreements that are so profound the Chancellor has been heard to swear in the midst of heated debates in the cabinet. […]

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How to make a teacher scream –  5 surefire ways for students to lose marks

May 10, 2017August 21, 2017Oxford Psychology Team
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We psychology teachers are very patient people. We know that for every theory that seems like common sense, there is another that is confusing and counter-intuitive. We also recognise that it takes time to develop a precise understanding of the terminology that will become familiar to every student that completes the A Level course. Terminology […]

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