CamSF transition/summer work: A-level Psychology by Comberton Sixth Form https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l This Padlet is designed to prepare learners for studying A-level Psychology. It has various activities which need to all be completed prior to the start of your course in September. en-us 2024-06-18 17:34:48 UTC 2025-06-24 09:53:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/741046772/9cc7b75565384bd24bb7e5a212b58562/cam_6_pictogram_only_JPEG.jpg Equipment required dclarke28 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3031384527 You will need an A4 file to store your notes, along with lined paper and stationery that includes the following: Pens and pencils, Highlighter pen, Ruler, Calculator, Protractor, Compass

]]> 2024-06-18 17:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3031384527 Revision Guides dclarke28 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3031384533 If you would like to purchase a revision guide we would recommend the following: Revision guide: OCR Psychology for A Level & AS Revision Guide by Cara Flanagan and Jock McGinty. Published by Illuminate Publishing. ISBN: 978-1913963248

]]> 2024-06-18 17:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3031384533 Course Textbook dclarke28 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3031384534 Textbooks


Textbooks are available to use in the library but if students would like to purchase their own copy of a textbook, I would recommend the following:

OCR Psychology for A Level – BOOK 1 by Cara Flanagan, Philip Banyard, Caroline Farnsworth, Rob Liddle. Published by Illuminate Publishing. ISBN: 9781911208181


Year 2: OCR Psychology for A Level: Book 2 by Cara Flanagan, Anna Horwitz, Jock McGinty and Rob Liddle. Published by Illuminate Publishing. ISBN: 978-1911208198


]]> 2024-06-18 17:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3031384534 Further Viewing dclarke28 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3031384536 Mental health documentary


This video is a BBC Newsbeat documentary on mental health. It features four young people who reveal the dramatic highs and lows of living with various mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, anorexia, OCD, and bipolar.


]]> 2024-06-18 17:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3031384536 We will place a link here soon, so that you can find your way to the 'Super-curricular' dclarke28 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3031384537 2024-06-18 17:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3031384537 2. Research a Psychology study of your choice. megan_ng63 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3041542371 Look up psychology studies. You can find psychology studies on the internet or in the textbook. Choose one that interests you and create an A4 poster detailing the aims, procedure, results and conclusion of the study.

Suggested psychology studies to read up on (if you need help finding a psychology study and are eager to start learning about studies in the syllabus): Loftus and Palmer (1974) Eyewitness Testimony; Milgram (1963) on Obedience

Suggested studies to read up on (if you would like to learn beyond the syllabus): Asch's study on Conformity; Dutton and Aron's Bridge study

]]> 2024-06-30 13:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3041542371 Workbooks megan_ng63 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3044202562 The following workbooks are useful for revision, particularly the research methods book:

OCR Psychology for A Level Workbook 1: Component 1: Research Methods

OCR Psychology for A Level Workbook 2: Component 2: Core Studies and Approaches

OCR Psychology for A Level Workbook 3: Component 3: Applied Psychology: Issues in mental health, Criminal psychology, Environmental psychology

]]> 2024-07-03 09:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3044202562 Further Viewing megan_ng63 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3044237427 An introduction to famous psychology studies


In the A Level course, you will be learning about classic studies, some of which were highly unethical. This video provides an introduction to 5 classic psychology studies that have produced important findings about human behaviour, but are unethical and may not be replicable today.

]]> 2024-07-03 10:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3044237427 Further Reading: Recommended Book List megan_ng63 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3044247507 If you're interested in:

  • Adolescents' brain and behaviour - I'd recommend reading Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

  • A young girl's experience of autism - I'd recommend reading Can You See Me? by Libby Scott & Rebecca Westcott

  • The interaction between Psychology and Sociology - I'd recommend The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects The Way We Think, Live and Die by Keith Payne


]]> 2024-07-03 10:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3044247507 1. Watch a video and write a summary megan_ng63 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3499563834 Watch this video and write a 100-word summary on what you learnt from the video, including 2 myths that surprised you and what you learnt about the subject of Psychology that you did not previously know.

]]> 2025-06-23 21:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3499563834 3. Create a poster on one application of Psychology megan_ng63 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3499570038 Psychology research is often useful and can be applied to real life to benefit individuals and society. Use the internet to research how Psychology has been applied to real life. Create an A4 poster detailing how one psychology study/theory has been applied to real life.


Examples: Eye Images Increase Charitable Donations: Evidence From an Opportunistic Field Experiment in a Supermarket - Powell - 2012 - Ethology - Wiley Online Library


Examples: Healthy eating: The mind games of supermarkets - BBC Future

]]> 2025-06-23 21:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3499570038 Curriculum Overview megan_ng63 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3499580047 2025-06-23 22:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3499580047 4. Read the Key Information in the Next Column megan_ng63 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3499581516 Read the subject leaflet, curriculum overview and independent study guide to familiarise yourself with the syllabus and the expectations at A level

]]> 2025-06-23 22:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3499581516 Independent Study Guide megan_ng63 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3499582264 2025-06-23 22:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3499582264 Subject Information Sheet megan_ng63 https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3500429189 2025-06-24 09:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/combertonsf_super_curricular/uch0xop12evxni1l/wish/3500429189