GCSE Psychology Subject Knowledge

Understanding the human mind goes beyond textbooks. Developing strong subject knowledge helps teachers feel confident and allows students to engage more deeply with ideas, making lessons richer, more relevant, and more thought-provoking.

This page is designed as a hub for articles, podcasts, documentaries, and other resources that broaden your understanding of key psychological theories, research, and real-world applications. Whether you’re a teacher seeking to expand your expertise or a student curious to explore topics further, these materials provide insight, context, and inspiration.

By exploring these resources, you can:

• Stay up to date with current psychological research and debates
• Examine behaviour from multiple perspectives
• Bring real-world examples and case studies into lessons or revision
• Build confidence in discussing complex psychological concepts

Each resource is carefully chosen to support learning, encourage curiosity, and make Psychology both accessible and engaging.

Articles

• General Interest: Coming soon!
• Development: Coming soon!
• Memory: How Reliable Is Our Memory for Conversations?
• Psychological Problems (Depression): What is depression?
• Psychological Problems (Addiction): How addiction took hold of the UK
• Neuropsychology: Parts of the brain: Anatomy, functions & conditions
• Social Influence: The Science behind Social Influence
• Criminal Psychology: Coming soon!
• Sleep & Dreaming: Coming soon!
• Research Methods: Coming soon!
  

Books

• Edexcel GCSE Psychology Text Book
• AQA GCSE Psychology Text book
• AQA GCSE Psychology Revision Guide

Documentaries

• General Interest: Coming soon!
• Development: Coming soon!
• Memory: Coming soon!
• Psychological Problems (Depression): Coming soon!
• Psychological Problems (Addiction): Coming soon!
• Neuropsychology: Coming soon!
• Social Influence: Coming soon!
• Criminal Psychology: Coming soon!
• Sleep & Dreaming: Coming soon!
• Research Methods: Coming soon!
  

Podcasts

• General Interest: Coming soon!
• Development: Coming soon!
• Memory: Coming soon!
• Psychological Problems (Depression): Coming soon!
• Psychological Problems (Addiction): Coming soon!
• Neuropsychology: Coming soon!
• Social Influence: Coming soon!
• Criminal Psychology: Coming soon!
• Sleep & Dreaming: Coming soon!
• Research Methods: Coming soon!
  

Ted Talks

• General Interest: Coming soon!
• Development: Coming soon!
• Memory: Coming soon!
• Psychological Problems (Depression): Coming soon!
• Psychological Problems (Addiction): Coming soon!
• Neuropsychology: Coming soon!
• Social Influence: Coming soon!
• Criminal Psychology: Coming soon!
• Sleep & Dreaming: Coming soon!
• Research Methods: Coming soon!
  

YouTube

• General Interest: Coming soon!
• Development: Coming soon!
• Memory: Coming soon!
• Psychological Problems (Depression): Coming soon!
• Psychological Problems (Addiction): Coming soon!
• Neuropsychology: Coming soon!
• Social Influence: Coming soon!
• Criminal Psychology: Coming soon!
• Sleep & Dreaming: Coming soon!
• Research Methods: Coming soon!