Psychology Department Information
At Beechen Cliff, Psychology is taught only at AS and A Level. There are 61 students currently studying
Psychology in the Lower Sixth in four teaching groups and 51 students in the Upper Sixth in three
groups.
There are currently three members of staff teaching Psychology:
Mr M Clarke (retiring Head of Psychology)
Mrs D Cowper (part-time Psychology teacher)
Miss P Wegrznek (part-time Psychology teacher)
Psychology is taught in two classrooms in the new Sixth Form Centre. One classroom is a dedicated
Psychology classroom.
Line Management
The Head of Psychology is currently line managed by the Head of the Science Faculty. In 2017 the
school plans to create a new faculty – Business and Social Sciences Faculty.
The A Level Course
Awarding body: AQA Psychology (7181/7182)
AS Level
1. Social influence
2. Memory
3. Attachment
4. Approaches in Psychology
5. Psychopathy
6. Research methods
AS Assessment
Two examinations:
Paper 1: 1-3 above
Paper 2: 4-6 above
A Level
Compulsory content
1. Social influence
2. Memory
3. Attachment
4. Psychopathology
5. Approaches in Psychology
6. Biopsychology
7. Research methods
8. Issues and debates in Psychology
Optional Content
One from:
9. Relationships
10. Gender
11. Cognition and development
One from:
12. Schizophrenia
13. Eating behaviour
14. Stress
One from:
15. Aggression
16. Forensic Psychology
17. Addiction
A-Level Assessment
Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology (1-4 above)
Paper 2: Psychology in Context (5-7 above)
Paper 3: Issues and Options in Psychology (8 above and one from 9-11 and one
from 12-14 and one from 15-17)
A Level Examination Results 2015
Grade
A*
A
B
C
D
E
U
%A*-B
Numbers
1
0
11
12
5
8
2
31%