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Experienced AQA A-level and OCR GCSE psychology teacher and examiner. Currently teaches in a top UK private school. Lessons are engaging, challenging and accessible for all teachers, including non-specialist Psychology teachers.
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Experienced AQA A-level and OCR GCSE psychology teacher and examiner. Currently teaches in a top UK private school. Lessons are engaging, challenging and accessible for all teachers, including non-specialist Psychology teachers.
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GCSE OCR psychology 9-1 paper 2 topic lessons: social influence, memory and sleep and dreaming.
All topics lesson’s and booklet’s for paper 2 for the 9-1 spec OCR psychology.
This includes social influence, memory and sleep and dreaming.
Resources include all lessons, activities and work booklets.
The lessons are engaging and challenging for students year 9 to year11 with lots of activities and chances for them to test and apply their knowledge.
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GCSE OCR Psychology 9-1 student work booklets for entire course: research methods, criminal behaviour, development, psychological problems, memory, social influence and sleep and dreaming
A set of work booklets for students to use during class, or outside of class, to help develop their understanding and to consolidate their learning.
This resource contains the following student work booklet for all topics for the OCR GCSE Psychology 9-1 course:
Research methods
Criminal behaviour
Development
Memory
Social influence
Psychological problems
Sleep and dreaming
The booklets contain activities for students to complete, as well as exam practice questions.
The work booklets enable teachers to no longer worry about creating worksheets for students for each lesson. The students can work through the booklets whilst being taught directly or by using a textbook. The work books help students to keep their notes organised as well as reducing planning for teachers.
The work booklets come as a word and pdf document.
*** All users who leave a positive review will receive a 13 mark model essay for free!***
Issues and debates student 16 mark essay frames for AQA A-level Psychology
16 mark essay frames for students to complete to help them prepare for 16 mark essays, for each debate and bias in issues and debates topic:
Nature nurture debate
Freewill determinism debate
Holism reduction debate
Ethical implications and socially sensitive research
Cultural bias
Gender bias
Essay frame includes AO1-6 marks and AO3 PEELs - 10 marks
Essay frames are perfect for flipped learning and also for weaker students. Consider getting weaker students to focus on just 2 PEELs, whereas higher achieving students focusing on developing the counter arguments.
Ensure students focus on tailoring their links to the essay question at the top.
Once student has completed the essay frame, they can use this to create a brief essay plan, reducing the content by 80%.
Check out my essay frames for biopsychology topic!
Biopsychology topic student 16 mark essay frames for AQA A-level Psychology
16 mark essay frames for students to complete to help them prepare for 16 mark essays, for each section of the biopsychology topic:
Localisation of function
Hemispheric lateralisation and split brain research
Plasticity and functional recovery
Ways of studying the brain
Circadian rhythms
Infradian and ultradian rhythms
Endogenous pacemaker and exogenous zeitgebers
Essay frame includes AO1-6 marks and AO3 PEELs - 10 marks.
Essay frames are perfect for flipped learning and also for weaker students. Consider getting weaker students to focus on just 2 PEELs, whereas higher achieving students focusing on developing the counter arguments to develop their discussion.
Ensure students focus on tailoring their links to the essay question at the top.
Once student has completed the essay frame, they can use this to create a brief essay plan, reducing the content by 80%.
Check out the essay frames for issues and debates topic too!
OCR GCSE 9-1 Psychology cover lesson or consolidation Lesson - Memory topic
This fully planned cover lesson is designed for OCR GCSE 9-1 Psychology, focusing on the Memory topic. It ensures students can work independently while consolidating their understanding of key concepts, theories, and studies.
Lesson Overview:
Engaging Starter – A quick retrieval task to activate prior knowledge.
Think, Pair, Share – Students define key terms collaboratively.
Mind Mapping Activity – A structured approach to organising their knowledge of key concepts, theories, research studies, and applications.
Exam Practice & Planning – A step-by-step breakdown of a 13-mark OCR exam question, guiding students through AO1 (knowledge) and AO3 (evaluation).
Exemplar Essay Marking – using mark schemes to develop exam skills.
Estimated Duration: 60 minutes (ideal for a full lesson).
This resource provides clear instructions and structured tasks, making it perfect for non-specialist cover teachers while ensuring students stay on track with their learning.
Approaches topic student 16 mark essay frames for AQA A-level Psychology
16 mark essay frames for students to complete to help them prepare for 16 mark essays, for each section of the approaches topic:
Behaviourist approach
Social learning theory
Biological approach
Cognitive approach
Psychodynamic approach
Humanistic approach
Comparison of approaches (bio v beh)
Essay frame includes AO1-6 marks and AO3 PEELs - 10 marks.
Essay frames are perfect for flipped learning and also for supporting weaker students and challenging high ability students. Consider getting weaker students to focus on just 2 PEELs, whereas higher achieving students focusing on developing counter arguments to develop their discussion. Also a great revision tool. Ensure students focus on tailoring their links to the essay question at the top or creating flow to the next PEEL.
Once student has completed the essay frame, they can use this to create a brief essay plan, reducing the content by 80%.
Check out the essay frames for schizophrenia, biopsychology and issues and debates topic too!