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SUMMER & AUTUMN 2019 PSYCHOLOGY TEACHER COURSES Call 01625 532974 or book online at keynote.org.uk @KeynoteCourses
COMING UP THIS JUNE… CONFERENCE ASPIRING TO EXCELLENCE: LEADING A HIGH ASPIRING TO PERFORMING DEPARTMENT EXCELLENCE: LEADING A HIGH PERFORMING Wednesday 26 June 2019 | Central London DEPARTMENT CODE 7530 There is much change happening for subject Heads of Departments and Wednesday 26 June 2019 Central London Faculties with the new directives, in terms of the increased responsibility Join us for this conference, where our expert speakers and of the role and increased contributions to implementing school principles, practitioners will offer insights into the most important issues, the challenges and approaches of leading high performing departments, and to make those essential changes to drive policies and directions. This event explores department curriculum design good departments to outstanding. The event will first address the latest changes that will directly affect Heads of Departments, before exploring department and delivery, developing your staff, ethical leadership, setting appropriate curriculum design and delivery, developing your staff, ethical leadership of your department, setting appropriate levels of challenge for students in your department and leading your levels of challenge for students in your department and leading your department to overall excellence. department to overall excellence. Call 01625 532974 or book online at keynote.org.uk @KeynoteCourses CODE 7530 CONFERENCE 11TH ANNUAL SIXTH FORM LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 11TH ANNUAL SIXTH FORM Friday 21 June 2019 | Central London LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE CODE 7510 Sixth Forms are facing increasing and significantly different challenges, London: Friday 21 June 2019 as the landscape in which they operate changes. Join us at this important 1st Delegate Rate £369+VAT 2nd Delegate Rate £339+VAT conference in which you will explore the questions around what a rich 16 – 19 3rd Delegate Rate £319+VAT curriculum should look like, hear from leading experts who are innovatively driving improvements in student outcomes, and take away strategies that KEYNOTE SPEAKERS lead towards Ofsted compliance. INCLUDE: Bill Watkin Chief Executive, Sixth Form Colleges KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Association Tim Oates CBE Group director of assessment research and development, Cambridge Assessment Bill Watkin Call 01625 532974 or book online at keynote.org.uk @KeynoteCourses Anne King Principal Moor Park Sixth Form College, Preston Chief Executive, Sixth Form Colleges Association Tim Oates CBE Group director of assessment research and development, CODE 7510 Cambridge Assessment Kevin Watson Principal BSix, Brooke House Sixth Form College Call 01625 532974 or book online at keynote.org.uk @KeynoteCourses
CONFERENCE THE FUTURE OF THE CURRICULUM THE FUTURE OF THE CURRICULUM Friday 14 June 2019 | Central London CONFERENCE There is renewed interest in, and indeed widespread support among school leaders for the CODE 7528 Friday 14 June 2019 | Central London inspectorate’s plans to focus more on the quality of the curriculum and less on performance 1st Delegate Rate £369+VAT data in its inspections. Join us at this vital conference where you will explore powerful 2nd Delegate Rate £339+VAT 3rd Delegate Rate £319+VAT curriculum thinking, examine the new challenges for leaders in developing curriculum expertise within schools and analyse how to ensure curriculum progress in every subject. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Summer Turner Matthew Purves Deputy Director, Schools, Ofsted Shaun Allison Head of Curriculum Development, The Inspiration Trust Research Lead at Durrington High School Matt Bromley Call 01625 532974 or book online at keynote.org.uk Educational Consultant, @KeynoteCourses Bromley Education Matthew Purves Call 01625 532974 or book online at keynote.org.uk @KeynoteCourses Deputy Director for Schools, Ofsted Shaun Allison Research Lead at Durrington High School CODE 7528 CONFERENCE INCLUSION Improving Alternative Provision and Inclusion INCLUSION Strategies to Reduce Exclusion CONFERENCE: Improving Alternative Provision and Inclusion Strategies to Reduce Thursday 27 June 2019 | Central London Exclusion CODE 7529 The rate and number of exclusions from school has risen significantly in the last two years. Join Thursday 27 June 2019 | Central London us at this crucial conference to examine a range of inclusion strategies, value-driven leadership 1st Delegate Rate £369+VAT 2nd Delegate Rate £339+VAT approaches to exclusion and successful methods for improving Alternative Provision which 3rd Delegate Rate £319+VAT motivates students back into mainstream education. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: INCLUDE: Tom Bennett Founder ResearchEd and Government Tom Bennett Behaviour Czar Dave Whitaker Founder ResearchEd and Government Behaviour Czar Headteachers’ Roundtable and Executive Principal, Springwell Alternative Academy Call 01625 532974 or book online at keynote.org.uk Kiran Gill @KeynoteCourses Call 01625 532974 or book online at keynote.org.uk CEO and Founder, The Difference @KeynoteCourses Dave Whitaker Headteachers’ Roundtable and Executive Principal, Springwell Alternative Academy Kiran Gill CEO and Founder, The Difference CODE 7529 CONFERENCE METACOGNITION Developing Metacognition in a Knowledge METACOGNITION Rich Curriculum CONFERENCE: Developing Metacognition in a Knowledge Rich Curriculum Friday 28 June 2019 | Central London CODE 7526 Friday 28 June 2019 | Central London Every school places high value on ensuring that they are able to produce learners who are 1st Delegate Rate £369+VAT motivated and able to take the lead in developing and evaluating their own learning whilst 2nd Delegate Rate £339+VAT 3rd Delegate Rate £319+VAT gaining a rich and ambitious curriculum experience. This vital conference will explore the place of metacognition in a knowledge rich curriculum and leadership strategies to reshape teaching KEYNOTE SPEAKERS approaches through metacognition to improve student performance and attainment. INCLUDE: Phil Naylor ResearchEd and Blackpool Research KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: school Anne De A’Echevarria Author, director of Thinkwell and visiting Phil Naylor fellow Newcastle University Julie Watson Call 01625 532974 or book online at keynote.org.uk Metacognition Lead at Huntingdon ResearchEd and Blackpool Research school @KeynoteCourses Call 01625 532974 or book online at keynote.org.uk Research School @KeynoteCourses Anne De A’Echevarria Author, director of Thinkwell and visiting fellow Newcastle University Julie Watson CODE 7526 Metacognition Lead at Huntingdon Research School
CONTENTS PSYCHOLOGY Code Title Page A LEVEL 7260 Attaining A and A* in A Level Psychology 5 7549 Getting through the A-level Psychology content 6 7523 Keeping A level Psychology students on track 7 7441 Raising Achievement in Statistics and Research Methods in A Level Psychology 8 7440 Improving the results of lower attaining A level Psychology students 9 7551 Improving Teaching and Learning in AQA A level Psychology Paper 1: Introductory Topics in 10 Psychology 7263 Achieving A and A* in AQA A-level Psychology 11 7056 Outstanding Achievement in Edexcel A level Psychology 12 GCSE 7120 Successfully teaching the 9-1 AQA GCSE Psychology 13 7442 Achieving Grades 7-9 in GCSE Psychology 14 7445 Success with your Grade 4 and 5 students in GCSE Psychology 15 SOCIOLOGY 7225 Getting to Grips with AQA A Level Sociology 16 7224 How to Maximise the Performance of all Students in A level Sociology 17 WEBINARS 7408 AQA A Level Psychology Paper 1 18 7409 AQA A Level Psychology Paper 2 18 7410 AQA A Level Psychology Paper 3 Issues and Debates 18 Biographies 19
ATTAINING A AND A* IN A LEVEL LOCATION/DATE A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY London Monday 17 June 2019 CODE 7260 Tuesday 26 November 2019 ABOUT THIS COURSE COURSE LEADER This intensive new course is designed for all teachers of A level Psychology, regardless of Emma Shakespeare has examination board. Together we will investigate the skills that high ability students need been teaching and achieving to attain high grades and learn new practical strategies to challenge and extend talented consistently Sig+ outcomes psychology students. We will also analyse the summer exam feedback and student responses in Psychology at both GCSE so that delegates leave with a range of effective teaching techniques to increase A*/A and A Level for over 12 years. attainment. Finally, we will look beyond the course to focus on preparing talented psychology She is currently Assistant students for university. Headteacher in charge of School Improvement at a large Secondary School. PROGRAMME TIME Going beyond target grades; what does research evidence tell us? 10.00 – 10.30am WHO SHOULD l What do ‘gifted’, ‘talented’ and ‘able’ mean? ATTEND? l Why do we have to challenge our most able students? l All teachers of Psychology l How should we be challenging them? Methods to maintain thinking and progress at the looking for innovative highest levels teaching ideas and resources How are A/A* grades achieved? 10.30 – 11.15am l Heads of Department l Feedback: looking back at the summer exams. What went well? What did examiners look l New teachers of Psychology for at the top levels? l Non Specialist teachers l Missing out on the A/A* grades: common mistakes and key issues l Work through A/A* responses and those that are not A/A*: candidate style answers and BENEFITS OF commentaries, with a focus on developing high quality responses ATTENDING l Curriculum and teaching and learning adaptations in response to the exam feedback, to improve A-A* attainment within your cohort l Increase awareness of what teachers should aim to Discussion: coffee break 11.15 – 11.30am achieve with the most able Psychologists Evidence-based practice; developing A/A* AO2 application skills 11.30 – 12.15pm l Develop greater l What does an A* AO2 response look like? understanding of what l Strategies to improve AO2 application skills for topic areas and designing research examiners are looking for questions in Grade A/A* responses l Developing synopticity to support students in linking knowledge from across the and take away a range Psychology specification and produce excellent responses of innovative ideas and l Helping learners to interpret the questions and produce concise answers resources to help students Lunch and informal discussion 12.15 – 1.15pm reach these levels l Give students the key AO2 Evidence-based practice; developing A/A* AO3 evaluation 1.15 – 2.00pm skills and exam techniques and analysis skills to apply their knowledge to l What does evaluation in a top level essay look like? novel situation questions l Strategies and resources to develop AO3 evaluation as a skill and to ensure students get and the AO3 evaluation the high grades element of essays l Evaluating theories Vs approaches Vs studies Vs treatments: the key links and differences l Tools for engaging high Exploring and solving the challenges for A/A* psychology students 2.00 – 3.00pm ability students with the l Differentiating for A/A* students in a mixed ability Psychology class exam criteria to understand l Sustaining engagement over two years both within and outside the classroom what is needed in A* l Balancing exam technique and specification requirements whilst fostering passion for answers, and for embedding Psychology high level thinking l Building resilience and a growth mind set in order to support the transition from GCSE to throughout the A-level A Level and prepare for Higher Education course l Learn how to cultivate a Sustaining learning 3.00 – 3.30pm growth mind set and develop l Reflecting on learning resilience so that high ability l Action planning to apply evidence-based practice in own setting and talented psychology l Evaluations students achieve their A/A* Final Top Tips, questions and depart 3.30 – 3.45pm potential IN SCHOOL INFO This course, tailored to suit, can be delivered in your school. Discuss this further with our CPD team on 01625 532974 or online@keynote.org.uk COST: £269+VAT 5
GETTING THROUGH THE A-LEVEL NEW A LEVEL COURSE LOCATION/DATE PSYCHOLOGY CONTENT London Friday 12 July 2019 CODE 7549 Tuesday 29 October 2019 ABOUT THIS COURSE COURSE LEADER New for July 2019, this course will take you through the most important aspects of delivering Emma Shakespeare has AQA A level Psychology. It will explore the baseline knowledge, understanding and skills students been teaching and achieving should start the course with from their GCSEs (even if they have not studied psychology before) consistently Sig+ outcomes and how to sequence the AQA specification in order to enable learners to cumulatively develop in Psychology at both GCSE knowledge and skills. Strategies to make useful connections to prior learning, different subjects and A Level for over 12 years. and a range of psychology topic areas will be shared, as well as tips on using the spaced learning She is currently Assistant method to develop deep understanding of research methods and scientific processes over time. Headteacher in charge of Delegates will be taken through worked examples of student work from across the grade range School Improvement at a large for a range of topic areas so that understanding of different attainment levels is acquired. The Secondary School. course will explore methods to deliver the most challenging areas (including inferential statistics, issues and debates and biopsychology) and develop extended writing. It will also focus on how to WHO SHOULD differentiate psychology teaching in order to meet the needs of learners so that all can access the ATTEND? content and make good progress. l New teachers of AQA A level Psychology PROGRAMME TIME l Experienced teachers Effective A level Psychology Curriculum Design 10.00 – 11.00am delivering AQA A level l Why is curriculum design important even at Key Stage 5? Links to Ofsted 2019 framework. Psychology for the first time l Connecting and activating psychological knowledge and skills and skill-sets l Baseline: What do psychology students already know and what can they do? BENEFITS OF l Sequencing topics within the wider teaching of A Level Psychology ATTENDING l Embedding retrieval practice in order to increase learners’ progress l Gain understanding of what work from the across the Discussion: coffee break 11.00 – 11.15am grade range looks like, with Prioritising weighting; planning and delivering research methods, 11.15 – 12.15pm examples to use in your scientific processes and inferential statistics classroom l Integrating research methods, scientific processes and mathematical requirements l Develop your ability to throughout the two year course deliver the most challenging l Using spaced learning and retrieval practice to maintain progress and ensure students are areas, including inferential where they should be in Years 12 and 13 statistics and biopsychology l Resources and practical strategies to deliver research methods, scientific processes and l Take away a range of inferential statistics in order to boost learner attainment strategies to differentiate l Differentiating delivery of research methods, scientific processes and inferential statistics psychology teaching so that l Analyse marking and worked assessment examples to confirm what makes for higher quality your classroom challenges responses and engages every student Lunch and informal discussion 12.15 – 1.15pm l Develop understanding of effective psychology Application and Analysis skill development for top marks 1.15 – 1.45pm curriculum design and create l Integrating skills teaching with content to improve students’ wider understanding a curriculum map l Building Application and Analytical/Interpretative/Evaluative skills across the linear course l Obtain a range of with conceptual understanding connection and activation AQA A Level Psychology Teaching and Learning Toolkit 1.45 – 2.45pm strategies to embed links l Innovative resources to deliver topic areas: Magpie into your teaching l Resources, strategies and tips to deliver the most difficult topic areas, including l Gain insight into spaced biopsychology and issues and debates learning and strategies l Why these are challenging and how you can plan your course to teach them at the most and resources to use this appropriate points method to deliver the research methods, scientific Assessing the AQA A Level Psychology course 2.45 – 3.30pm processes and inferential l Responsive teaching: embedding formative assessment throughout the Psychology statistics topics curriculum l Reliable assessment: standardisation, moderation and worked examples from across the l Explore a toolkit of electronic topic areas strategies and resources to immediately deliver aspects Moving forward with Action planning 3.30 – 3.45pm of a range of topic areas from all three papers IN SCHOOL INFO This course, tailored to suit, can be delivered in your school. Discuss this further with our CPD team on 01625 532974 or online@keynote.org.uk COST: £269+VAT 6
KEEPING A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS NEW A LEVEL COURSE LOCATION/DATE ON TRACK London Tuesday 2 July 2019 CODE 7523 Friday 18 October 2019 ABOUT THIS COURSE COURSE LEADER This course demonstrates and shares ideas and techniques for maximising the performance Louisa Rogers is a highly of students, especially those looking to achieve grades A* to C in their final A level Psychology experienced teacher of examinations. Increasing value added for students it includes simple but effective methods Psychology in both state to encourage students to perform well in exams, new teaching approaches and techniques and independent sectors, to stretch and develop the best students and keep the teachers’ workload manageable and and an experienced A level realistic. Led by an experienced examiner and teacher, the course demonstrates how to stop Psychology examiner for both talented A-level Psychologists from missing out on the grades that they should achieve, through AQA and Pearsons. Student classroom practise and exam preparation methods. results in her department are an A*-C pass rate of 82%, with value added in summer 2018 PROGRAMME TIME achieving a 26% increase. Organisation is key: structure, timing of the course and boosting 10.00 – 11.00am all students’ results WHO SHOULD l Successful approaches for teaching Psychology at A-level that keep students from ATTEND? underperforming l All teachers of A level ● l Feedback and examples from previous exams on student’s performance in exam conditions at grades A* through to grade C Psychology ● l Boosting each student’s performance throughout the two year course. This includes a ➢l Non specialist teachers of scheme of work structured to complete teaching content by February half term. A level Psychology ● l Structured booklets, past-papers and model answers on how to answer 4 mark, 8 mark and 16 mark questions. BENEFITS OF ● l Starter and plenary activities that work and constantly track students’ learning in Psychology ATTENDING Discussion: coffee break 11.00 – 11.15am l T ● ake away successful methods which keep Methods to boost results 11.15 – 12.15pm A level Psychology students Teaching methods that work in Biopsychology (paper 2) from slipping and failing l Focus on each individual student and where they ‘sit’ at the start of the A-level course to achieve the results they l ● Regular assessment and tracking of students’ for increased teacher insight and boosting should students’ drive to perform ● l Methods to boost individual results focusing on increasing each student by one grade as well ● Aim to increase each l as top grades (A-A*). student result by one grade l ● Successful approaches and methods when teaching biopsychology to a mixed ability range above predictions l ● Booklets and content will be supplied to complement teaching biopsychology. ● Gain techniques focusing l ● Exam questions, model answers tips on marking efficiently and generating effective on time management feedback and increased student confidence Lunch and informal discussion 12.15 – 1.15pm ● Analyse the focus used by l Methods to boost results 1.15 – 2.30pm experienced examiners so Methods that work for teaching Gender and Schizophrenia (paper 3). Focus on Issues and you can help your students debates and ensuring all students perform in the synoptic element of Paper 3. to meet these l Stretch, motivate, challenge and differentiate in A- level Psychology? Using Paper 3 content ● Increase value added l to demonstrate these teaching methods. results for each student ● l Breaking the content down for students to it is more achievable and less overwhelming. l ● Using peer assessment in conjunction with model answers l ● Content focus here will specifically be on Gender and schizophrenia as topic areas. There will also be a focus on Issue and debates and ways to overcome student concern on this section. Discussion: afternoon tea 2.30 – 2.40pm Exam focus 2.40 – 3.45pm l Teaching Unit 2 first to ensure students have theory knowledge before introducing topics such as memory and social influence. l Focus on approaches and biopsychology and the way these run through the course l Focus on teaching paper 1 content such as Social Influence, attachment and memory. Examples given from exam specification and model answers. Techniques on how to integrate these answers into the lesson. IN SCHOOL INFO This course, tailored to suit, can be delivered in your school. Discuss this further with our CPD team on 01625 532974 or online@keynote.org.uk COST: £269+VAT 7
RAISING ACHIEVEMENT IN STATISTICS AND A LEVEL LOCATION/DATE RESEARCH METHODS IN A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY London Friday 28 June 2019 CODE 7441 Friday 6 December 2019 ABOUT THIS COURSE COURSE LEADER The 2018 report on the examination described excellent use of statistics as the gateway to high Helen Kitching has over 17 marks on A level Psychology. Combined with the crucial area of research methods, successful years’ experience teaching analysis, evaluation and application of these skills are vital to succeeding in A level Psychology, GCSE Psychology. She is but are challenging areas for a significant number of students. This course, will provide new currently advising the exam teaching approaches, ideas and resources which ensure that students of all abilities gain a real boards on the changes grasp of these skills and are able to utilise them fully in their examinations, leading to better to the GCSE Psychology results in their final A level Psychology examinations. specifications. PROGRAMME TIME WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Where and why students struggle on statistics and research 10.00 – 11.00am l All teachers of A level methods Psychology Key messages from the 2018 exams l Reviewing the feedback from 2018 about how the highest and lowest attaining students l Heads of Department performed in statistics and research methods. l Heads of Social Science l Where did they succeed and fail, what differences did it make, what key points should teachers and students focus on? BENEFITS OF l Specific issues within the teaching of the course where students struggle – understanding ATTENDING and planning for the challenge areas l The difficulties students carry over from GCSE Mathematics and how to support them l Gain new teaching l Introducing research methodology to inexperienced Psychology students approaches to these key areas for success in Discussion: coffee break 11.00 – 11.20am A level Psychology l Develop strategies for Improving statistical and research skills with lower attaining 11.20 – 12.30pm students improving statistical l Maths Anxiety: teaching approaches to support students in working with mathematics understanding and l Strategies to help students improve their statistics skills and produce better Psychology analysis l Explaining the significance of different research methods to engage lower attaining students l Review how students can l Using case studies effectively with the less able to improve understanding and application of strengthen their usage of research methodology research methods under l Linking your teaching methods to the question types – the different questions students face exam conditions and how to overcome resistance l Take away resources and materials to use Lunch and informal discussion 12.30 – 1.30pm immediately to support Working with highly able students on statistical and research skills 1.30 – 2.10pm revision l Working with statistics and research methods to ensure highly able students analyse and evaluate to a high level l Effective application of research methodologies – what examiners look for at A and A* level l How students can really use statistical skills as the gateway to high final marks l Improving the confidence of the more able in making decisions on statistics and research methods Monitoring and assessing progress on statistics and research skills 2.10 – 2.40pm l How to ensure that students’ understanding of statistics and research skills are progressing in line with national standards l Task setting to promote high level application and evaluation skills l Tracking and expectations to ensure students maximise their potential Preparing your students for the 2019 statistics and research exam 2.40 – 3.45pm questions l Reviewing the different question types: ways to approach each type, what is required for excellent answers l Marking exercise using model answers on different questions l Example questions: how students should approach them and the different quality of responses required to show how to raise achievement l Dealing with unexpected contexts – helping students to cope with using their knowledge in different contexts IN SCHOOL INFO This course, tailored to suit, can be delivered in your school. Discuss this further with our CPD team on 01625 532974 or online@keynote.org.uk COST: £269+VAT 8
IMPROVING THE RESULTS OF LOWER A LEVEL LOCATION/DATE ATTAINING A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS London Thursday 4 July 2019 CODE 7440 Monday 9 December 2019 ABOUT THIS COURSE COURSE LEADER This intensive one-day course is designed for teachers of AS/A Level Psychology who wish to learn how to enhance the achievement of their lower attaining students. Each session will Ali Abbas is a Fellow of be relevant to the new Psychology specifications for all exam boards. A practical session of the Chartered Institute motivational activities will allow delegates to gain confidence in their delivery of the course. of Educational Assessors You will leave with a wealth of practical strategies to fast track your experience in the key areas (FCIEA) and has recently of challenge. It will focus specifically on: had his revision guides published for A level and l Demonstrating a range of techniques and strategies which will enable students to achieve GCSE Psychology. He was a high grade of work in areas where lower attaining students struggle such as research a Principal Examiner with 13 methods years’ experience in writing l How to resource, structure and teach the units at AS and A-level Psychology exam papers and l Demonstrating how to set homework which enables students to work independently and awarding grades for a major developmentally exam board. l Tracking and intervening l How to raise motivation WHO SHOULD ATTEND? PROGRAMME TIME l All teachers of AS/A level Setting firm foundations – what methods can be used to enhance 10.00 – 11.00am Psychology with any exam performance from the start? board l Which skills do lower ability students struggle with? l Heads of Department l Bridging the knowledge gap between GCSE and A Level l Help lower ability retain knowledge and understand concepts BENEFITS OF l Activities and approaches for the crucial first few weeks ATTENDING l Getting A01 A02 and A03 right from the start By the end of the course l Build in intervention strategies to effectively support and drive students delegates will have: Discussion: coffee break 11.00 – 11.20am l Learned how to boost initial subject knowledge Getting over the exam hurdle 11.20 – 12.20pm and understanding l What support can you put in place to make the assessment process more manageable? l Feedback from the recent exams to understand areas where lower attaining students l Developed a range of could improve strategies to enhance l Understanding how the exam is marked and strategies to help lower attaining students student performance utilise this knowledge to their advantage l Extended their repertoire l Help learners analyse the types of questions and assessment demands and directly relate of resources to support this to the specification lower ability students Lunch and informal discussion 12.20 – 1.20pm l Learnt how to best support lower ability Teaching skills and raising the confidence for your lower 1.20 – 2.45pm students to be successful attaining students with the assessment and l Essay structure and writing frames to help promote confidence for all types of Psychology examinations exam questions l Increased their ability to l The power of questioning, supporting and then deepening thinking skills track students’ progress l How to teach core topics such as memory, obedience and research methods to help with and how to intervene differentiation with your lower attaining students successfully l How to effectively teach the maths and statistics section without frightening your lower attaining students Discussion: afternoon tea 2.45 – 3.00pm Revision strategies for the lower attaining students 3.00 – 3.45pm l Using readymade games and activities to promote learning and motivation l Using memory techniques to help learners remember important information l Help students to make connections between what it takes to improve and their current input IN SCHOOL INFO This course, tailored to suit, can be delivered in your school. Discuss this further with our CPD team on 01625 532974 or online@keynote.org.uk COST: £269+VAT 9
IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING NEW A LEVEL COURSE LOCATION/DATE IN AQA A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 1: London INTRODUCTORY TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY Wednesday 19 June 2019 Tuesday 26 November 2019 CODE 7551 COURSE LEADER ABOUT THIS COURSE Emma Shakespeare has been teaching and achieving New for June 2019, this course will take an evidenced-based approach to planning and delivering consistently Sig+ outcomes the paper 1 component of AQA A Level Psychology. It will explore how to sequence Paper 1 topic in Psychology at both GCSE areas within the wider A Level curriculum in order to enable learners make useful connections, as and A Level for over 12 years. well as how to embed aspects of the research methods and mathematical requirements so that She is currently Assistant learners can practice their ability to apply scientific ideas, processes, techniques and procedures. Headteacher in charge of Delegates will experience strategies and review resources for the social influence, memory, School Improvement at a large attachment and psychopathology topic areas in order to maximise learners’ knowledge and skill Secondary School. progression, including deeper processing, collaborative learning and metacognitive activities. The course will also explore how to embed retrieval practice and summative assessment to ensure consistency of student performance across the Paper 1 topics. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? PROGRAMME TIME l All teachers of AQA A level Psychology Effective Psychology Curriculum Design for Paper 1 10.00 – 10.45am l Why is curriculum design important? Links to Ofsted 2019 framework l Heads of Department for l Sequencing paper 1 topics within the wider A Level Psychology curriculum: Creating a Psychology paper 1 curriculum plan that ensures all students will succeed l Heads of Social Sciences l Integrating research methods, scientific processes and mathematical requirements l Feedback from 2018 on the key areas in which students missed marks on AQA Paper 1 – BENEFITS OF and teaching ideas on how to avoid this ATTENDING Discussion: coffee break 10.45 – 11.00am l Increase understanding of the difficulties students Improving Student Performance on Social Influence 11.00 – 12.15pm experience with Unit 1 topic l Sequencing the Social Influence topic area to cumulatively develop knowledge, areas and the common errors understanding and skills made in the Paper 1 exams l Strategies to teach the most difficult areas: Research investigating Vs explanations for using past examination conformity and obedience including the development of AO3 evaluation skills; resisting materials social influence. l Take away an electronic l Developing AO2 application skills and exam technique, using social change as an example toolkit of evidence-based l Teaching ideas for ensuring students answer 16-mark questions well strategies and activities that develop learners’ knowledge, Ensuring Strong Performance on Memory Topics 12.15 – 1.00pm application and evaluation l Where students struggle on Memory and why: lessons learned from 2018 skills l Strategies to teach the most difficult areas: Working Memory Model and Theories of Forgetting l Gain new approaches l Applying the memory topic to improve learning and revision; analysing a student project to for the delivery of see how to improve answers the social influence, memory, attachment and Lunch and informal discussion 1.00 – 2.00pm psychopathology topic areas The challenges and opportunities of Attachment 2.00 – 2.45pm l Gain insight into effective l Strategies to teach the most difficult areas: Monotropy Vs Internal working model Vs revision strategies in order Maternal deprivation. to support your students l Investigating caregiver-infant interactions to develop AO3 skills to achieve higher marks on l Moving students from general accounts to a specific focus in their answers on Attachment Paper 1 l Develop understanding Developing student confidence and understanding in Psychopathology 2.45 – 3.30pm of effective Psychology l What do students expect to learn in Psychopathology and using that to our benefit as curriculum design and take teachers away a curriculum plan for l Strategies to teach the most difficult areas: explanations for OCD and the successful use of AQA Paper 1 mathematical skills l Answering different question types well: planning multiple choice, short and long answer work into your teaching of Psychopathology Action planning for successful results 3.30 – 3.45pm IN SCHOOL INFO This course, tailored to suit, can be delivered in your school. Discuss this further with our CPD team on 01625 532974 or online@keynote.org.uk COST: £269+VAT 10
ACHIEVING A AND A* IN AQA A LEVEL LOCATION/DATE A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY London Monday 8 July 2019 CODE 7263 Monday 18 November 2019 ABOUT THIS COURSE COURSE LEADER This new course is designed for all teachers of AQA A level Psychology and will examine Jean-Marc Lawton is an teaching and learning strategies to produce high level thinking from the beginning of the experienced Senior A Level course, along with the examination skills that high ability students need to demonstrate in examiner and has many years order to attain excellent final grades. The course will consider and analyse feedback from experience of teaching A and the exams to highlight key areas to focus upon which differentiate the most able students, to AS Level psychology. He is enable you to embed this into your teaching and ensure that students produce answers of the also a prolific author of text highest quality. books and revision guides for psychology. PROGRAMME TIME WHO SHOULD Welcome 10.00am ATTEND? Feedback from the AQA 2018 examinations – what did the 10.05 – 11.00am l All teachers of AQA A level highest achieving students do that made the difference Psychology l An assessment of exam performance by students to identify requirements for top level grades, with reference to key differentiators BENEFITS OF l Identifying differences in requirements for Papers 1, 2 and 3 and how students succeeded ATTENDING in each l Increase your awareness of l Achieving excellence when answering all AQA examination papers: how to teach this what is required in order for throughout the course students to achieve Grades A and A* in the AQA Discussion: coffee break 11.00 – 11.15am examinations Excellent responses to longer answer questions 11.15 – 12.15pm l Take away a range of l The requirements for achieving A and A* level performance innovative teaching ideas l Creating top level content that ensures students meet the vital Assessment Objectives and resources to help l How to create high level thinking from the start of Year 12 students reach these l Common mistakes in long answer responses that limit achievement Grades A and A* Lunch and informal discussion 12.15 – 1.15pm l Utilise tools for engaging high ability students Utilising IDA to the fullest extent 1.15 – 2.00pm with the exam criteria How to effectively incorporates issues, debates and approaches into high level responses to understand what is l The significance of IDA in the Psychology papers needed in A* answers, and l The do’s and don’ts of utilizing IDA content in high-level responses for embedding high level l The four point rule of IDA usage for top level responses thinking throughout the A-level course How to encourage high level thinking throughout the course 2.00 – 2.50pm l Learn how to develop l Teaching strategies to develop higher level metacognitive skills metacognition within your l The value of independent learning in achieving grades A and A* students so that they can l The relationship between metacognition and independent learning become highly successful l An exploration of strategies to develop independent learning independent learners An exploration of question types and strategies for high level marks 2.50 – 3.45pm l Identification of question types l Do’s and don’ts for high level performance on all question types l Worked examples to highlight key skills and methodologies l The value of giving accurate feedback to students in assessing their level of attainment and formulating individual learning strategies l An opportunity to mark examples of responses to all question types [with feedback given] Summary and conclusion 3.45pm l How to effectively incorporates issues, debates and approaches into high level responses l An opportunity to ask questions and promote further discussion IN SCHOOL INFO This course, tailored to suit, can be delivered in your school. Discuss this further with our CPD team on 01625 532974 or online@keynote.org.uk COST: £269+VAT 11
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN EDEXCEL A LEVEL LOCATION/DATE A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY London Friday 5 July 2019 CODE 7056 Monday 11 November 2019 ABOUT THIS COURSE COURSE LEADER In this course, we will look at lessons learned from the 2018 A level exams with a focus on Ali Abbas is a Fellow of the need to demonstrate logical chains of reasoning, balanced conclusions and competing the Chartered Institute arguments in the longer essays. The course will outline the most up to date guidance in how to of Educational Assessors teach and prepare students for the full two year course. (FCIEA) and has recently The day will focus on the 4 topic areas that make up the Foundations of Psychology; Social, had his revision guides Cognitive, Biological Psychology and Learning Theories and will look at the content across published for A level and Paper 2 (Applications of Psychology) and Paper 3 (Psychological Skills). Delegates will have GCSE Psychology. He was the chance to share good practice, ideas and strategies from their current teaching of the new a Principal Examiner with 13 specification. years’ experience in writing The sessions will give you the opportunity to take away concrete strategies, so that you can Psychology exam papers and return to your classrooms with the ideas, skills and confidence to prepare for teaching. awarding grades for a major exam board. PROGRAMME TIME WHO SHOULD Lessons to learn from the 2018 exams 10.00 – 10.30am ATTEND? l Getting to grips with ‘logical chains of reasoning ‘, balanced conclusions and ‘competing l All teachers of Edexcel arguments’ to avoid losing marks A Level Psychology l How candidates can meet the requirements for the stimulus type questions l Heads of Department l Using the key messages from the feedback in teaching and learning Paper 1: Foundations of Psychology 10.30 – 11.30am BENEFITS OF l Addressing the number of 8 mark questions and problems with writing too much ATTENDING l Popular Practicals and Key Questions and how these are assessed by examiners l Discuss lessons learnt from l Issues and Debates – effective teaching strategies and exam assessment preparation the 2018 A level exams l Develop your approaches Discussion: coffee break 11.30 – 11.45am to teaching the A Level Paper 2 Applications of Psychology 11.45 – 12.45pm to produce outstanding l Clinical Psychology – how to get to level 5 on the compulsory 20 mark essay student achievement l Maximising marks on the Criminal, Health and Child options l Enhance your l Model answers and marking exercise with feedback understanding of applying the assessment objectives Lunch and informal discussion 12.45 – 1.30pm in your planning The Synoptic Paper 3: Psychological Skills 1.30 – 3.00pm l Engage with and interpret l Addressing the 3 sections; Research methods, Classic studies and Issues and Debates the mark schemes using existing knowledge from throughout your course l Learn how to adapt your l Comparing the classic studies such as Sherif and Rosenhan in terms of given criteria teaching for student l Techniques for being synoptic with unseen material success l Model answers and marking exercise with feedback l Understand examiner Assessment – What are the examiners looking for 3.00 – 3.45pm insight and teaching ideas l How to score big on the E.A.T. essays (Evaluate /Assess /To what extent) to raise student attainment l Forming judgements and making mini conclusions throughout your work IN SCHOOL INFO This course, tailored to suit, can be delivered in your school. Discuss this further with our CPD team on 01625 532974 or online@keynote.org.uk COST: £269+VAT 12
SUCCESSFULLY TEACHING THE 9-1 AQA GCSE LOCATION/DATE GCSE PSYCHOLOGY London Monday 24 June 2019 CODE 7120 Tuesday 29 October 2019 ABOUT THIS COURSE COURSE LEADER This course is designed for all teachers of AQA Psychology who are teaching the new Ali Abbas is a Fellow of specification. It will outline the most up to date guidance in how to teach the second year of the Chartered Institute the new GCSE. of Educational Assessors We will look at how delegates have approached teaching the new specification in their (FCIEA) and has recently classrooms and will go through the best ways to deliver the new content. The course will had his revision guides address the main changes and how we will need to adapt current teaching and assessment published for A level and practices to ensure all students succeed in the new specification. GCSE Psychology. He was The sessions will give you the opportunity to take away concrete proven strategies, so you can a Principal Examiner with 13 return to your classrooms with the ideas, skills and confidence to prepare for teaching the new years’ experience in writing specification. Psychology exam papers and awarding grades for a major exam board. PROGRAMME TIME Teaching the Specification 10.00 – 10.20am WHO SHOULD l A review of year one – issues and solutions ATTEND? l How to score full marks on the multiple choice questions l Current teachers of GCSE AQA Psychology Planning and best preparation for Paper one 10.20 – 11.30am l Teachers delivering the l Outstanding teaching for memory, perception, how we develop and research methods new specification from l Effective ways to teach the difference between Gregory and Gibson’s theories of 2017 perception l How best to teach factors effecting conformity and obedience BENEFITS OF Discussion: coffee break 11.30 – 11.45am ATTENDING l Develop proven Planning and best preparation for Paper two 11.45 – 1.00pm approaches to outstanding l Proven strategies for teaching social influence, language, brain and neuropsychology and teaching in the new GCSE psychological problems l How to prepare students to answer the 9 mark essay type questions l Understand the new l Understanding the mark schemes for your own assessments role of the assessment objectives in essays and Lunch and informal discussion 1.00 – 2.00pm how to prepare students for tackling them Research Methods 2.00 – 3.00pm l Using practicals to teach research methods in the classroom l Understand and interpret l Investigative activities that work the new mark schemes l Highlighting the importance of research methods in evaluation of content and how these can be implemented in your Discussion: afternoon tea 3.00 – 3.15pm teaching Active learning strategies for the classroom 3.15 – 3.45pm l Learn how to adapt your l Exemplar activities to use to teach tricky concepts and ideas teaching for student l Fun ways to teach theories and different types of memory success IN SCHOOL INFO This course, tailored to suit, can be delivered in your school. Discuss this further with our CPD team on 01625 532974 or online@keynote.org.uk COST: £269+VAT 13
ACHIEVING GRADES 7-9 IN NEW GCSE COURSE LOCATION/DATE GCSE PSYCHOLOGY London Tuesday 9 July 2019 CODE 7442 Monday 18 November 2019 ABOUT THIS COURSE COURSE LEADER This NEW course is designed for all teachers of GCSE Psychology who are teaching the new Ali Abbas is a Fellow of specification and are looking for ways to ensure their top students achieve the new top grades the Chartered Institute 7-9. of Educational Assessors The sessions will give you the opportunity to take away concrete ideas, so you can return to (FCIEA) and has recently your classrooms with the ideas, skills and confidence to fully prepare your high achieving had his revision guides students to get these new top grades. published for A level and The day will provide guidance in incorporating stretch and challenge activities for potential top GCSE Psychology. He was grade students within mixed ability classes, independent tasks and preparation for the new a Principal Examiner with 13 examinations. years’ experience in writing Psychology exam papers and We will also look at how delegates are preparing their high achievers to reach their potential awarding grades for a major and share proven strategies from previous A* candidates that can be transferred to the new exam board. specification. WHO SHOULD PROGRAMME TIME ATTEND? l All teachers of GCSE Learning from the first set of new GCSE exams 10.00 – 11.15am Psychology l Understanding what is required to achieve grades 7-9 l Learning from previous A* candidates in order to prepare your current high ability students l How to Demonstrate, Apply and Analyse effectively to get the top 7-9 grades BENEFITS OF l How to develop critical thinking skills, making judgements and reaching conclusions ATTENDING l Synoptic assessment to enable students to show their ability in combining their skills, By the end of the course knowledge and understanding with breadth and depth of the subject. delegates will have: l How to get your top end students to meet the requirements of the top level fully l Increased their Discussion: coffee break 11.15 – 11.30am understanding of strategies to boost exam Get your top students to achieve top marks on Paper One 11.30 – 12.30pm performance towards l Breaking down the exam question to see what’s required achieving grades 7-9 l Scoring full marks on the short mark questions and developing the skills with your students l Understood how to l Approaches to the stimulus response scenarios and how to tackle them support their students l Getting your top students to hit the top band every time in the 9 markers construct and develop a sustained line of reasoning Lunch and informal discussion 12.30 – 1.30pm essential for grades 7-9 on Get your top students to achieve top marks on Paper Two 1.30 – 2.30pm the new specification l How to score high marks on the trickier topics: language, brain and neuropsychology l Practical ideas to ensure l Scoring full marks on the mathematical questions – get each decimal point right! coherent, relevant and l Getting the critical balance between A01; A02 and A03 assessment objectives to ensure logically structured the top marks – teaching the skills answers for essay questions Research Methods – where your top students will excel 2.30 – 3.00pm l Enhanced strategies to l How to maximise marks using research methods help their students balance l Enhancing problem solving skills to help analyse and interpret scientific ideas and evidence knowledge, skills and l Carrying out effective practicals to help support understanding of research methods and understanding across both get into the top mark bands papers to achieve grades 7-9 Discussion: afternoon tea 3.00 – 3.15pm Top marks for your top students 3.15 – 3.45pm l How to ensure your top students make excellent judgements and draw conclusions l How to write about appropriateness and effectiveness in the way examiners want! IN SCHOOL INFO This course, tailored to suit, can be delivered in your school. Discuss this further with our CPD team on 01625 532974 or online@keynote.org.uk COST: £269+VAT 14
SUCCESS WITH YOUR GRADE 4 AND 5 GCSE LOCATION/DATE STUDENTS IN GCSE PSYCHOLOGY London Wednesday 13 November 2019 CODE 7445 COURSE LEADER ABOUT THIS COURSE Ali Abbas is a Fellow of This updated intensive one-day course is designed for all teachers of GCSE Psychology who the Chartered Institute wish to learn how to enhance the achievement of their borderline grade 4/5 students. Each of Educational Assessors session will be relevant to the new Psychology specifications for all exam boards. A practical (FCIEA) and has recently session of motivational activities will allow delegates to gain confidence in their delivery of the had his revision guides course and ensure they meet these suggested target grades. It will focus specifically on: published for A level and l Demonstrating a range of techniques and strategies which will enable students to GCSE Psychology. He was achieve a high grade of work in areas where borderline students struggle such as research a Principal Examiner with 13 methods years’ experience in writing l Demonstrating how to set homework which enables students to work independently and Psychology exam papers and developmentally awarding grades for a major l Tracking and intervening your grade 4/5 students to ensure they meet their given targets exam board. l Ensuring these students meet the requirements for the mathematical and research methods sections comfortably WHO SHOULD ATTEND? l All teachers of GCSE PROGRAMME TIME Psychology What methods can be used to enhance performance? 10.00 – 11.00am l Which skills do typical grade 4/5 students struggle with? BENEFITS OF l How to demonstrate mostly accurate and appropriate knowledge ATTENDING l Getting A01 A02 and A03 right from the start By the end of the course l Build in intervention strategies to effectively support and drive students delegates will have: l Feedback from 2019 – what differentiated Grade 4 and 5 students? l Key areas where students gain and lose marks and integrating that into your teaching l Learned how to boost initial subject knowledge Discussion: coffee break 11.00 – 11.20am and understanding Preparing for the first set of GCSE Psychology exams 11.20 – 12.20pm l Developed a range of l What support can you put in place to make the assessment process more manageable? strategies to enhance l Understanding how the exam is marked and strategies to help students utilise this student performance knowledge to their advantage l Extended their repertoire l Help learners analyse the types of questions and assessment demands of resources to support l How to get these students to use mathematical skills relevant to research methods in borderline grade 4/5 psychology students Lunch and informal discussion 12.20 – 1.20pm l Increased their ability to track students’ progress Teaching skills and raising the confidence for your students 1.20 – 2.45pm and how to intervene l Essay structure and writing frames to help promote confidence for all types of exam successfully questions l The power of questioning, supporting and then deepening thinking skills l How to teach core topics such as cognitive, social and research methods to help with differentiation with your borderline grade 4/5 students l How to effectively teach the maths and statistics section without frightening your students l Improving skills on Cognition and Behaviour: key challenge areas as seen in the exam l Social context and behaviour: what students need to do to reach Grades 4 and 5 Discussion: afternoon tea 2.45 – 3.00pm Making sure they achieve their target grades 4/5 3.00 – 3.45pm l Avoiding simple judgements and basic comments l Ensuring the use of competing viewpoints where appropriate IN SCHOOL INFO This course, tailored to suit, can be delivered in your school. Discuss this further with our CPD team on 01625 532974 or online@keynote.org.uk COST: £269+VAT 15
GETTING TO GRIPS WITH AQA A LEVEL A LEVEL LOCATION/DATE SOCIOLOGY London Friday 21 June 2019 CODE 7225 COURSE LEADERS ABOUT THIS COURSE Asma Ali is a successful Head This course will enable teachers new to the subject to develop confidence in teaching and of Sociology at a college in understanding of the overall course. The course will provide you with proven strategies for the North of England and teaching A-level Sociology well, as well as ensuring you leave with a full understanding of is an experienced examiner the specification content, the level of demand required and how the subject is assessed. for a major awarding body. Recommendations, suggestions and proven teaching ideas will be provided for you to embed The department has an in your own deliver of the subject, allowing you to achieve high standards of teaching and your outstanding ALPs record and students to produce excellent results. an excellent reputation. She has trained NQTs and staff members new to Sociology, PROGRAMME TIME ensuring that they become Welcome and Introductions 10.00 – 10.15am excellent practitioners. Understanding and delivering the specification requirements 10.15 – 11.00am WHO SHOULD l Planning the two year programme – using the specification properly to ensure high level ATTEND? coverage of the content l NQTs l Teaching to the correct standard and ensuring student progress l Resource development and utilisation – advice and guidance on how to do this to suit your l Teachers new to teaching specific teaching requirements A level Sociology l Ensuring that teaching and learning is synoptic over the two year programme l Non specialist teachers l Key challenges faced when planning the course teaching A level Sociology l Feedback using the 2018 series to inform delivery of the course Discussion: coffee break 11.00 – 11.20am BENEFITS OF ATTENDING Paper 1 (Education with Theory and Methods) 11.20 – 12.30pm l Gain an understanding l Feedback from last year’s assessment and how you should use this to improve your into the specification and teaching assessment requirements l Marking workshop: examine student responses to gain an insight into what is required to and standards produce high level answers in paper 1 l Focus on theory and methods and how to plan this to tackle paper 1 and paper 3. l Develop skills in l Using last year’s exam to inform planning and teaching teaching key areas of the specification, including Lunch and informal discussion 12.30 – 1.30pm examination technique l Take away new and Paper 3 (Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods) 1.30 – 2.15pm innovative ideas for l Embedding contemporary relevance into the course: the benefits and how to do this well teaching in paper 3 l Stretch and challenge – methods and strategies for ensuring students achieve A and l Share good practice A* grades. Planning and implementing support for high ability students aiming for high grades. l Marking workshop: examine student responses to gain an insight into what is required to produce high level answers in paper 3 l Using last year’s exam to inform planning and teaching Discussion: afternoon tea 2.15 – 2.35pm Exam Skills 2.35 – 3.10pm l Exploring command words – what are the examiners looking for? l Using the mark schemes and examiner reports in teaching and learning practice l Feedback from the 2018 examinations: what were the key issues with regards to examination technique. l Marking workshop: examiner student responses to gain an insight into what is required to produce high level answers in Paper 1 Final Top Tips and Close 3.10 – 3.30pm IN SCHOOL INFO This course, tailored to suit, can be delivered in your school. Discuss this further with our CPD team on 01625 532974 or online@keynote.org.uk COST: £269+VAT 16
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