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Welcome to QE Psychology Department!!
Below you can find out what our recent students have said about their time with us.
And further down this page, see what some of our former students were able to go on and do with their futures, well-equipped with their Psychology A Level!
What do our students think of A Level psychology at QE?
Ellis Moy
"I was inspired to take A Level Psychology after attending the open day, where the staff gave a clear and engaging overview of the course content. I remember leaving feeling genuinely intrigued by the idea of studying the mind in such depth, and that interest only grew once I started the course.
One of the things I’ve really enjoyed is learning how psychology has changed over time from the early theories to modern research. It’s been fascinating to see how ideas have developed, challenged, and built upon to shape our current understanding of the mind and behaviour.
Studying Psychology at QE has not only helped me grow in confidence with skills like essay writing and evaluations, but it’s also just ignited a genuine passion for the subject. I’m going to continue studying Psychology at university, where I can build on everything I’ve learnt so far.
Taking Psychology at A Level is a decision I’m proud I made and it’s helped shape what I want to do in the future!
Chantelle Charakupa
"Studying Psychology at QE was a truly unique experience. I had the privilege of being taught by all of the exceptional staff throughout my two years, and every interaction was amazing. The staff are deeply committed to making your experience enjoyable while also pushing you to achieve your greatest potential.
You'll find that Psychology compliments many other subjects at QE. For instance, I also studied A-level Sociology and BTEC Applied Science, and psychology connects well with these in terms of the biology aspect for science and the social psychological aspect for Sociology.
Overall, I highly recommend taking A-level Psychology, as it not only opens doors to numerous future career pathways but also deepens your understanding of many sensitive topics. "
Robyn McKend
"Psychology at QE quickly became one of my favourite subjects, I loved every part of it. I took it alongside English Language and found it blended really nicely. Learning about behaviours and the past theories around why behaviours happen was fascinating and I always found out something new. I’m going on to do Psychology at York St John university and knew very quickly into QE that I wanted to do this.
Psychology gave me the skills to be able to revise in an effective way and it gave me the confidence in myself to handle a content heavy subject.
Overall it has been a very positive experience for me and I have learnt skills I will carry on throughout my Uni career and further in life. "
Erin Corcoran
“Studying psychology at A-level had never really crossed my mind until I took part in a taster session during the bridging days. However, despite complimenting my two other subjects (Sociology and English Language) well, it quickly became my firm favourite of the 3. I found the whole course thoroughly interesting and engaging with lessons combining a mixture of lecture based, visual powerpoint based, activity based and self taught style learning.
I was incredibly lucky to have the wonderful Gemma for my two years at QE, I found her teaching style to be supportive and warm with resources constantly being provided to the class in order to further aid learning. This helpfulness can be applied to the rest of the department who were always happy to answer any questions and were very accommodating during extra revision sessions provided during exam seasons.
Studying psychology at QE has inspired my passion for the science of the mind and I look forward to studying psychology at the university of Leeds. Although I am still unsure exactly which career path I desire to go down, the breadth of this degree is definitely reassuring.”
Robin Wileman
Taking A Level Psychology has been an amazing experience, as it is a really interesting subject that teaches you skills and concepts you can take with you as you progress into further education or a career. The course is varied and there are lots of opportunities to gain extra psychology experience through trips and events in college.I personally loved the work we did in 2nd year, topics like criminal behaviour and schizophrenia. Psychology also compliments a lot of other subjects, from biology and law to history and philosophy, as it combines different areas of psychology and includes a lot of cross-curricular elements.
Overall, I would definitely recommend considering taking Psychology A Level because if you put in the time and effort, it's hugely rewarding as you can gain so much from the course.
Josh Cela
I chose A Level Psychology as I felt that it would be an interesting course to study. I particularly enjoyed the topic on Criminal behaviour as I also study A Level Law and it was not something I had the opportunity to study before QE Studying A Level Psychology has helped me develop my analytical and writing skills. I found that the large amount of content in A Level Psychology was a challenge at first. However, getting to grips with the large amount of content helped me develop revision strategies and along with the support from the psychology department I learnt some very effective ways to revise which helped me retain the amount of detail for the exams.I plan on becoming a solicitor, so my next step after leaving Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College is to study law at Newcastle University. Although the content of psychology does not exactly fit with what I want to do, the skills I have learnt through Psychology have definitely helped me in terms of improving my writing and my revision techniques.
Katie Easby
When coming to QE I knew that I wanted to take Psychology even before I left school. My heart was set on taking psychology as one of my A-levels from looking around at open evening and bridging week. Within my first term I 100% knew that psychology was something I wanted to do at university and hopefully get a career in. I was constantly fascinated by what I was learning as there’s so much variation with what you’re being taught.Psychology has really helped me improve my essay writing skills but also within the research methods, I have really grown in confidence with the more mathematical aspect of the course.
I have come out of my time at QE still wanting to do Psychology at university as I made good progress in the subject which has helped me enjoy it even more.
Kieran Marsh
I chose to study A level Psychology as I felt it complimented my other subjects, in particular Geography, where you have to use similar analytical skills and essay writing techniques. Additionally the Psychology A level course offered to build on these skills whilst also developing an in-depth understanding of psychological functions and processes from a range of approaches.One part of the course I enjoyed was the application of the content linked to the real world. This built on the foundations learnt previously whilst allowing a comprehensive understanding of specific behaviors, For example, Criminal Behaviour. Sometimes the biological concepts were challenging at first but after using effective revision strategies, the content would usually be straightward.
After college, I'm planning on going to Newcastle University to study Geography. The knowledge and skills gained from A level Psychology will prove useful and applicable due to the wide range of general skills learnt throughout the course, as well as subject specific skills.
Where do our students go with A Level psychology?
"My name is Danielle Young and I left QE in summer 2017. I studied English Language, Psychology and Sport and Leisure. I’m currently finishing my third year at the University of Liverpool where I do an integrated Master’s course in clinical and health psychology! I’m really enjoying it and I hope to one day go on to do my doctorate in chartered clinical psychology!"
Danielle Young
"After I left QE I studied to become an Operating Department Practitioner at Teesside University.
I now work at Darlington Memorial as an anaesthetic practitioner, in which we care for patients under going elective and emergency surgery. As an anaesthetic practitioner we assist the anaesthetist with ensuring all the airway equipment is there and ready to be used as well as assisting with the drawing up of drugs. As an anaesthetic practitioner we always solely recover patients after their surgery, ensuring they are comfortable and giving pain relief if needed. Although a lot of operations we do are elective and routine, we have a lot of emergency surgeries that we have to prepare for in a moments notice. At this time of covid-19 we are being used in intensive care and looking after patients on ventilators and the most vulnerable patients."
Katie Branch
Psychology, English language and film studies.
Left in 2015.
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