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Psychology - A Level

Leigh Academy Mascalls

Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6LT

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent

Level 3

Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Leigh Academy Mascalls

2 Year(s)

Full time

Daytime/working hours

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Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Leigh Academy Mascalls

2 Year(s)

Full time

Daytime/working hours

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Application Instructions

Applications Open: - 7th November 2025

Applications Close: - 13th February 2026

Entry Requirements: - Offers to join Mascalls Academy Sixth Form are conditional upon meeting specific entry requirements for your chosen subjects, and as a minimum, achieving at least 5 GCSE's at level 5 or above, including English and Maths.

How to Apply: -

Internal Students - Apply via Applicaa using this link https://mascalls.applicaa.com/sixthform

External Students - Apply via KentChoices using this link https://www.kentprospectus.co.uk/login. Please note - after sending your application, you'll receive a welcome email from Applicaa asking for further information.

Course Summary

The subject of Psychology will introduce students to a broad range of topics, including how society may affect our behaviour, how memories are formed, why eating disorders occur and detailed understanding of conditions such as depression and OCD.

Course Details

The course offers a wide and stimulating range of topics, leading students to evaluate the evidence against the research methods in context. From the beginning, the psychology specification allows students the opportunity to write essays, formulate opinion and immerse themselves in famous and advancing research. They will also develop their mathematical and scientific knowledge with research skills. These skills are all relevant and transferable to Higher Education courses of study, or in the workplace with psychology now recognised as a science.

How will it be delivered and assessed?

This course of study covers eleven units across the two years, with no coursework. The emphasis is on applying knowledge and understanding and being able to evaluate and analyse psychological research and theory. Psychology aims to develop students’ transferable skills of critical thinking; enhancing students’ ability to construct clear and coherent arguments using evidence.

A Level Examination

Paper 1 – 4 units – 2 hour exam – 33% of A Level

Social Influence, Memory, Attachment and Psychopathology

Paper 2 – 3 units – 2 hour exam – 33% of A Level

Biopsychology, Approaches in Psychology and Research Methods

Paper 3 – 4 units – 2 hour exam – 33% of A Level

Issues and Debates, Forensic Psychology, Sex and Gender and Eating Behaviour

All units include extended writing and short answer questions. There is a minimum 10% mathematical requirement and a 25% expectation of research methods throughout the specification.

Entry requirements

Level 6 or above in English (Language or Literature) and Maths GCSE’s are essential.

Your next steps...

Psychology is the science of mind, behaviour, and experience. By studying this course, students will obtain an excellent introduction to the key areas of psychology. The subject lies at the intersection of many other different disciplines, including biology, medicine, linguistics, philosophy, anthropology and sociology.

For example, neuropsychology is allied with biology, since the aim is to map different areas of the brain and explain how each underpins different brain functions, such as memory or language. Other branches of psychology are more closely connected with medicine. Health psychologists help people manage disease and pain. Similarly, clinical psychologists help alleviate the suffering caused by mental disorders.

Additional information

http://mascallsacademy.org.uk/entry-application/

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