Welcome to the Simon Balle School Psychology department website

Welcome to the website for the Psychology department at SBS.

The site contains information for current students and parents of students as well as prospective students and parents.

Browse the website to look at the course we follow at Simon Balle including specification overviews to allow you to see the content of the different units we study as well as a flavour of the experiments the students undertake throughout the year.

Current students can find links to the mindmaps covering each approach as well as their homework (on the right hand side) and a space to discuss they key issues they will study this year.

Current news articles will be posted on the front page that are either related to the course or are interesting reading for anyone studying psychology or considering studying it with us in the future.

Don’t forget to follow us on twitter for homework and articles of interest for budding Psychologists!

Summer 2011 A Level Results

Time to celebrate in the Psychology Department

The A Level results were excellent again this year with 54% of students achieving A* to B grades, 100% pass rate, with most students achieving above target. A great achievement and reflection of some very hard work from students.

A special well done to Alison, Marie and Taylor for their A*’s – well done girls, excellent work.

The AS results showed great potential for next year – 46% A-B’s, well above target. good work all, let’s keep it going!

Caring for a child who has autism – talk

We are very lucky to have Mr Klippel coming to talk to us about his son and how as an Autistic child he experiences the world and what it is like to live with him. 

The talk will take place on Wednesday 7th March in L1 starting at 1:30pm prompt. 

All Year 12 Psychologists are to attend, but it is also open to all 6th form students if you have an interest in the area, bring your lunch with you.  

To find ot more in preparation for this event go to the following link: http://www.autism.org.uk/

Gender development

What happens when it goes wrong biologically?

We have looked at the story of David Reimer (Find out more on You Tube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUTcwqR4Q4Y

Now we look to people who were born with ambiguities in their own gender to learn how much influence our genes and hormones have on our gender behaviour.

Year 12 should watch this as their homework and Year 13 may wish to watch this as a refresher and to prepare for Unit 4 Issues and Debates. Links below but they are also shared on google docs.

BBC Horizon: Me, my sex and I – this is like gold dust for helping us to understand gender.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUTcwqR4Q4Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E1HdU1JlL0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGdk1flLWkM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKdObJv630g

If you find any other interesting articles please post in reply to this.

Film club takes a trip.

Department trip to see A Dangerous Method. Stevenage Cineworld, meet at 6pm to get tickets.
We will learn more about Freuds history and methods!

http://adangerousmethod-themovie.com/

Year 12 and 13 psychologists are invited to join us then.

Schizophrenia

Check out this amazing website which helps you to further research and understand Schizophrenia.

http://www.g2conline.org/#Schizophrenia?aid=846&cid=2

Year 13 wanted people to know how much they love Psychology!

Revision cards App

Hello all,

Those of you who have an iphone or an android phone can download an app which will allow you to use flashcards to help you revise.

Basic flashcard sets will be created by the department and shared with you although you can create your own and share them with each other.

A demo video can be found here to show you what it can do:

Flashcards are a really good way of improving your knowledge and can be used to help you remember studies, dates, evaluative points and more.

Enjoy

January Modular exams

Exam dates and times are as follows:

6PS01 (Unit 1) Tuesday January 10th @9:00 am, please arrive for 8:45 to ensure a prompt start.

Your second mock exam papers can be collected with feedback from L1 at any time. Please see your e-mails for further advice and feedback.

6PS03 (Unit 3) Thursday January 19th @ 1:30 pm, please arrive at 1:15 to ensure a prompt start.

Second mock exam papers are available to collect now and will be marked and returned with feedback as soon as possible.

Please ensure you are using your feedback folders and notes to revise from. If you need any more help please come and see either Miss Matuszak or Mr Hill as soon as possible.

Good luck to all – I know you’ll do us proud!