11th ATPS annual conference

Dunblane – Saturday 4th February 2012.

The 11th ATPS annual conference will take place on the 4th of February 2012 at Victoria Halls in Dunblane. Please book early. The theme is Curriculum for Excellence and the challenges this brings to the teaching of Psychology. The association AGM will take place during the day.

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Psychology Conference for A Level Students

Edinburgh – Thursday 24 November 2011

Science and Pseudoscience - this conference aims to educate, entertain and enthuse your students, facilitating their understanding of science and increasing their motivation for studying Psychology!

Top class speakers including Professor Richard Wiseman talking about the psychology of magic and the luck factor, Andrew Newton presenting an astonishing demonstration of hypnosis, as well as Phil Banyard, Mike Cardwell and Cara Flanagan.

Cost – tickets £20 each, plus 1 free for every 10 students.

Contact cara.flanagan@btopenworld.com
or
07710 534418

2011 ATPS 10th Anniversary Conference

Many thanks to the members who attended the ATPS conference on 5 Feb - it was a highly successful event. Plenary topics included cognitive biases in anxiety, collaborative learning, sharing of materials, and the use of blogs and ICT in Psychology teaching.
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Committee Changes

Morag Williamson and Jan Crawford have both left the committee due to the demands of their other commitments. We would like to thank them for all of their work for ATPS over the years. Pam Currie has been co-opted to replace Morag as Treasurer, so many thanks to her for taking on this role.

Teaching Psychology in Schools and Colleges

The ATPS, which is the Scottish branch of the ATP, is a support organisation for all teachers and lecturers of psychology in Scotland.

We seek to encourage co-operation, communication and good practice, to provide professional support, and to represent and promote the status of psychology teaching as a profession.

Report on teacher qualifications meeting

A round–table discussion on professional qualifications for psychology teachers was held on Saturday 6th February 2010 at Stirling University as part of the ATPS 9th Annual Conference. Chaired by Bridget Hanna of the British Psychological Society, participants included representatives of the Scottish Government, HMIE, education faculties and SQA, as well as the psychology teaching associations in Scotland (ATPS), the UK (ATP) and Europe (EFPTA). ATPS pressed the case for teaching qualifications (i.e. BEd and PGDE) in Psychology as a main subject on an equal footing with other major teaching subjects. The session was attended by an audience of ATPS members who were all practising teachers and lecturers in Psychology in Scottish schools and colleges.

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ATPS 9th Annual Conference 2010

The ATPS 9th Annual Conference was held on Saturday 6th February 2010 at Stirling Management Centre. Highlights included a round-table discussion on psychology teaching qualifications and training, a session on the new generation of NQs & the Curriculum for Excellence, and a plenary on eating disorders.
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