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Psychology A2/A level 3

at Highworth Grammar School, Ashford · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2025see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level11 monthsFull time

What the college says

Unit 1: Mental Illness: When does behaviour become an illness?; Phobias, depression and OCD; Explanations of the cause of mental illness. Social Influence: Why do we conform?; Why do we obey?; Why do we disobey? Attachment: Your relationship with your mother; The influence of childhood on later relationships. Memory: Remembering and forgetting; The link between short-term and long-term memory; Why is eye witness testimony often inaccurate? Unit 2: 5 Explanations of human behaviour; Brain areas associated with vision, sleep and language; How do psychologists carry out experiments?; Making research more scientific; The analysis and reporting of findings; Gender bias in research; Is our behaviour due to the environment or to our genes?; Do we have free will? Unit 3: Relationships: Explanations for choice of a partner; How do relationships break down?; Virtual relationships in social media. Schizophrenia: Causes such as genes, the brain and family atmosphere; Hallucinations and delusions; Explanations and drug therapies. Addiction: What is addiction?; What puts a person at risk of nicotine/gambling addiction?; Reducing addiction.

What you need to get on

Biology 6, Mathematics 5, English Language 5 These are essential as you will be required to compose written structured arguments, use statistics and understand biological causes of mental illness throughout the course. No prior knowledge of Psychology is necessary, although an interest in explaining people's behaviour would be helpful.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Highworth Grammar School

    Maidstone Road, ASHFORD, TN24 8UD

    DaytimeClassroom based
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