In 2015, the Higher Education Academy (HEA) commissioned research from a number of professional bodies, including the BPS, to find out more about current issues in learning and teaching within specific disciplines in higher education.

Dr Julie Hulme and Helen Kitching of DART-P led the psychology project, carrying out focus groups in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with participants from different career stages and from diverse universities.

Data were analysed using thematic analysis. This report summarises the key findings, and makes recommendations for the enhancement and support of psychology learning and teaching.

• Download the Teaching and Learning Issues in the Disciplines: Psychology

• Find out more about the wider HEA project, summarising findings across a range of disciplines

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• Induction
• Overview 
• Quality criteria for psychology Initial Teacher Education in schools, colleges and sixth forms 
• Good management of psychology initial teacher education involves: 
• Staffing 
• School placements 
• Marketing to and selection of trainees 
• Quality assurance 
• The programme of psychology initial teacher education should include: 
• Subject knowledge 
• Curriculum and pedagogic knowledge 
• The programme should develop the subject knowledge for psychology teaching throughout the training and ensure that trainee teachers demonstrate that they
• Have strong and secure core psychological knowledge and a clear view of the purposes and nature of psychology teaching 
• Know how young people learn the subject and about the effectiveness of specific teaching approaches 
• Plan and teach so that students progress in their learning 
• Appendices

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