Year 12 During the first year of study, you will learn about several topics in Psychology which will give you a good understanding of psychology and issues relating to it. You will study the different approaches that psychologists take to the study of the mind and the research methods they use to do this. You will also study memory, social influence, and attachment as well as psychopathology. Year 13 The second year of Psychology allows you to learn about different approaches to Psychology, including Biopsychology and allows you more freedom to apply your psychological knowledge. The applied topics studied in Year 13 are Schizophrenia, Forensic Psychology and Cognition. In addition to this you will study some of the key questions within Psychology such as, ‘Are we free?’.
All Post-16 courses require students to have achieved five 9-4 GCSE grades. Grade 5 GCSE in English Literature or Language. Grade 5 in Maths. 6 in a science subject or 66 combined science (a strong grade 5 may be considered after discussion with staff).
Three papers are of equal weighting and the papers are made up of a combination of multiple-choice questions as well as short and longer essay-style questions. Each exam is 2 hours long.
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| Region | North East |
| Local Authority | North Tyneside |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Southgate, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Year 12 During the first year of study, you will learn about several topics in Psychology which will give you a good understanding of psychology and issues relating to it. You will study the different approaches that psychologists take to the study of the mind and the research methods they use to do this. You will also study memory, social influence, and attachment as well as psychopathology. Year 13 The second year of Psychology allows you to learn about different approaches to Psychology, including Biopsychology and allows you more freedom to apply your psychological knowledge. The applied topics studied in Year 13 are Schizophrenia, Forensic Psychology and Cognition. In addition to this you will study some of the key questions within Psychology such as, ‘Are we free?’.
All Post-16 courses require students to have achieved five 9-4 GCSE grades. Grade 5 GCSE in English Literature or Language. Grade 5 in Maths. 6 in a science subject or 66 combined science (a strong grade 5 may be considered after discussion with staff).
Three papers are of equal weighting and the papers are made up of a combination of multiple-choice questions as well as short and longer essay-style questions. Each exam is 2 hours long.