We want pupils to be treated with dignity and courtesy, while also promoting open and critical exchange of psychological ideas. This means listening to each other’s point of view and appreciating that there may be disagreement, when asking for their opinions about human behavior and diversity. It’s important that pupils know that their views are important. 

We seek to develop pupils’ respect for other cultures and social groups and for themselves and peers through creating a learning environment where all feel safe to contribute and experiment with their ideas. By highlighting differences of other cultures and social groups we seek to deepen pupils’ understanding of those around them 

We intend for our pupils to use their previous learning to make links with different theories and approaches in psychology to explain behavior and suggest appropriate treatments. We seek to develop pupils’ curiosity on psychological issues and to develop their initiative to read around the subject. Pupils are encouraged to watch documentaries and use relevant psychological research to explain the behavior. 

We encourage and enable pupils to engage with the learning process. Attention and focus are key to developing a deeper understanding of psychological issues. We adopt a pupil-centered approach to teaching and learning and this increases opportunities for pupil engagement, which then helps pupils to achieve success. 

We want our pupils to have a desire to succeed and will always encourage them to go further and stretch themselves. Character matters as much as academic skills and we want our pupils to develop the habits and characteristics that lead to success in Psychology. We believe our pupils who overcome challenges and succeed despite adversity, have a real sense of achievement. This sense of mastery will feed a vision about their future goals and ambitions. This vision is what inspires and motivates and drives hope.