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PsychologyMiss K HallAS PsychologyThe Department bids farewell to a number ofexcellent students this year. Congratulationsto Malita Chimuzi on winning the PsychologyAward. Malita has been an excellent studentof Psychology, achieving a very high standardin all her examinations so far and demonstratingan enthusiastic and conscientious attitudeto learning. She is looking forward tostudying Psychology at University next year. Anumber of other students are also intending tocontinue their Psychology studies at University(Jordan Holt, Emily Price, Roxanna Rohbani-Eivazi and Matilda Shepherd) and we wishthem and all our Year 13 students the best ofluck for the future.Next yearThe Department is looking forward to welcominga new member of the staff to the school nextterm.We are also continuing our commitment to increasingthe use of ICT in lessons and next yearwill have access to a department set of laptops.This will allow students more opportunity towork independently on their own projects andhave access to internet resources during all lessons.Year 12 students have recently returned toschool after working on their Welsh Baccalaureate.During this time a number of studentscarried out investigations into variousaspects of Psychology. For example AmyPalin produced an excellent piece of workcomparing the treatment of schizophrenia inWales and China. Other students investigatedtopics such as childcare, forced marriage andeating disorders. Students are now in the processof designing their own Psychology experimentsto be carried out over the summer holidaysand then written up and analysed in September.Many different topics are being exploredand we look forward to seeing the resultsnext term.A2 PsychologyAnother development for next year is the introductionof Health and Social Care at AS Level.The course is designed to give students who areinterested in a career in Health, Social Care orEarly Years services an introduction to some ofthe knowledge and skills they will need workingin these areas. The course covers a varietyof topics such as communication skills and promotinggood health. Students will be visited bya number of Health, Social Care or Early Yearsprofessionals as well as having the opportunityto visit a range of services.“The Department bids farewell to a number of excellent students”