Association for the Teaching of Psychology
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The ATP is a voluntary body based in the U.K. run by Psychology teachers for Psychology teachers.
It has an annually-elected committee and provides a variety of services for members.
It has an annually-elected committee and provides a variety of services for members.
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Working in Jersey 🇯🇪 where there are no barriers like Att8, at least 4 of the 12 (25%) secondary schools offer GCSE Ψ to their students. I can’t help but think that if GCSE Ψ was reclassified and therefore given equal weighting to Sciences & Computer Science in Att8 it would be offered more widely.
April 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Working in Jersey 🇯🇪 where there are no barriers like Att8, at least 4 of the 12 (25%) secondary schools offer GCSE Ψ to their students. I can’t help but think that if GCSE Ψ was reclassified and therefore given equal weighting to Sciences & Computer Science in Att8 it would be offered more widely.
Thus reducing the popularity of GCSE Psychology as an option. So few schools offer GCSE Ψ that JCQ only shows ‘Social Sciences’ in their analysis of GCSE results, yet it is the second most popular subject choice at A level in the UK.
April 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Thus reducing the popularity of GCSE Psychology as an option. So few schools offer GCSE Ψ that JCQ only shows ‘Social Sciences’ in their analysis of GCSE results, yet it is the second most popular subject choice at A level in the UK.
I wholeheartedly agree that GCSE Psychology should be classified as one of the Sciences rather than a Humanities subject. The discrepancy that it is classified as such at A Level but not GCSE means that it can be given lower value in Progress 8 & Attainment 8 calculations compared to other Sciences.
April 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I wholeheartedly agree that GCSE Psychology should be classified as one of the Sciences rather than a Humanities subject. The discrepancy that it is classified as such at A Level but not GCSE means that it can be given lower value in Progress 8 & Attainment 8 calculations compared to other Sciences.