Personal Development
SMSC & Cultural Capital
Year 12
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Students experience fascination, awe and wonder through the study of psychological theory (e.g. Milgram, Zimbardo, Atkinson & Shiffrin, Baddeley & Hitch, Freud and Bandura.) and reflection on their own experiences in childhood and in the classroom.
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Students explore the values & beliefs of others by reflecting about beliefs regarding culture, theories of evolution and scientific research.
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Students develop their understanding of human feelings and emotion through the study of obedience and prejudice. Ethical issues in social research are analysed for each of the key studies across social, cognitive and biological psychology as well as learning theories.
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Students investigate moral values and ethical issues within social, cognitive, learning and biological psychology. Students are taught the BPS ethical guidelines which have been developed to protect research participants. Students debate and critically evaluate research in the past which has not treated participants with respect.
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Students recognise right & wrong and apply it through the study of obedience and conformity in society, prejudice and discrimination among different groups worldwide. Students also investigate the use of brain damaged patients for the purpose of research and unethical research practices which include animal research.
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Students develop their understanding of consequence through the study of classical and operant conditioning and imitation and modelling.
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Students develop personal qualities & social skills through a range of discussions (often on controversial issues such as, sexism and racism, violent behaviour, drug use etc.). Debates require a sensitive and mature approach.
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Students participate, cooperate & resolve conflict through discussions, group work and pair work. Conflicting theoretical approaches are studied and conclusions drawn. Students will be given the opportunity to work together on presentations.
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Students develop their understanding of how societies function through the study of the social psychology which is about human behaviour that involve the individual’s relationship to other persons, groups and society.
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Students explore, understand & respect diversity through the different theoretical perspectives by which human behaviour is explained.
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Students participate & respond to cultural activities through comparative studies.
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Students develop their understanding & appreciation of personal influences through the study of individual differences within personality type, memory, brain damage and the impact of nurture on human behaviour.
Year 13
Students experience fascination, awe and wonder through the study of clinical psychology and abnormality along with criminological psychology the role of forensic investigators.
Students explore the values & beliefs of others by exploring the cultural effects that lead to different diagnoses of mental health and the individual differences between them.
Students develop their understanding of human feelings and emotion by being able to reflect on those suffering from psychological disorders and understand the characteristics of the disorder.
Students investigate moral values and ethical issues through the study of the clinical and criminal psychology. The role of psychological formulation to understand offending behaviour and the use of ethical interview techniques.
Students recognise right & wrong and apply it through the use of BPS guidelines and ethical considerations.
Students develop their understanding of consequence through the study of eye witness testimony and its reliability for use in court. Students study the classification systems for mental health and the implications of such systems.
Students develop personal qualities & social skills through a range of discussions (often on controversial issues such as mental health, suicide, criminal behaviour etc.). Debates require a sensitive and mature approach.
Students participate, cooperate & resolve conflict through discussions, group work and pair work. Conflicting theoretical approaches are studied and conclusions drawn. Students will be given the opportunity to work together on presentations.
Students develop their understanding of how societies function through the study of explaining and treating mental health and these everyone needs to be integrated in society. Students also study causes of crime and anti-social behaviour and how these can be overcome to make society function better.
Students explore, understand & respect diversity through the different theoretical perspectives by which human behaviour is explained. Different cultures have varied views on mental health.
Students participate & respond to cultural activities through an investigation and presentation cross-cultural differences of mental health.
Students develop their understanding & appreciation of personal influences through the study of individual differences within personality factors and mental disorders and nature/nurture. Also labelling, self-fulfilling prophecy and social learning as causes of criminal behaviour.
