The 2015 British Psychological Society, Psychology of Education Section, Annual Conference is being jointly hosted in 2015 with the British Journal of Educational Psychology. The conference theme is focusing on the role of competence beliefs in teaching and learning. We are delighted to announce four international keynote speakers for this event who are acknowledged experts in this field: Professor Mimi Bong (Korea University), Professor Reinhard Pekrun (Munich University), Professor Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia (Michigan State University) and Professor Andrew Martin (University of New South Wales), who will present the 35th Vernon-Wall Lecture.
Our conference will be of interest to scholars and academics working in the related field of Psychology and Education, Educational and School Psychologists, and colleagues working in initial teacher education.
Please click hereto download the Conference Programme. Please note, all speakers and timings are subject to change.
For delegates who are staying on the Thursday evening we are pleased to host a Psychology in the Pub event jointly with the British Psychological Society North West of England Branch. The event will be facilitated by Professor Chris Kyriacou, University of York, on the topic of Cyberbullying. He will lead a discussion on how to combat the growing scourge of cyberbulling in schools where both pupils and teachers are becoming victims at an alarming rate. This event is free of charge.
Please click here to download the flyer.
The British Psychological Society, Psychology of Education Section, will offer a number of bursaries for students (undergraduate or postgraduate) who have had a poster or paper accepted for presentation at our annual conference.
Applicants must be members of the British Psychological Society, members of the Psychology of Education Section and be registered as a student at a Higher Education Institution. You need to have already joined the Society and Section before submitting the bursary application, so it is advisable to check your membership status.
Details on how to join the Society can be found here.
To download a Section application form, please click here.
Bursaries will offer a 50% reduction in the conference fee for which ever delegate package you choose.
Delegate packages are offered at different rates according to your membership status with the British Psychological Society.
In order to select the delegate package at the student rate, you must hold student membership with the British Psychological Society. This is normally reserved for students following accredited undergraduate or master’s courses in Psychology. If you do not hold student membership with the British Psychological Society, you cannot select the delegate package at the student rate even if you are registered as a student for an undergraduate or postgraduate course with a Higher Education Institution.
Please send a letter of application along with confirmation of your student status, preferably by email to escusr@p.r.kdebraybsogu with ‘PES bursary application’ in the subject line. You will need to supply with your application the six-figure membership number provided by the British Psychological Society and a letter from your supervisor on Headed paper to confirm that you are registered as a full- or part-time Doctoral student. Applications can also be sent via post to the Society’s offices in Leicester for the attention of the Education Section. The deadline for applications was Friday 31st July 2015, however applications may still be considered.
The British Psychological Society, North West of England Branch, have now awarded a limited number of early career researchers bursaries.
The deadline for applications was Friday 31st July 2015.
Please note, we are no longer accepting submissions for thie event. The deadline for submissions was Tuesday 30th June 2015.
For delegates who are staying on the Thursday evening we are pleased to host a Psychology in the Pub event. This event is free of charge.
19:30 | Psychology in the Pub event open |
21:30 | Psychology in the Pub event close |
09:00 | Registration |
09:30 | Opening Keynote: Professor Reinhard Pekrun |
10:30 | Break |
11:00 | Parallel Paper Session 1 |
12:30 | Lunch |
13:30 | Parallel Paper Session 2 |
15:00 | Break |
15:30 | Vernon-Wall Lecture: Professor Andrew Martin |
17:00 | Parallel Paper Session 3 |
18:30 | Psychology of Education Section AGM |
19:00 | Poster Session and wine reception |
19:30 | Conference Dinner |
08:30 | Registration |
09:00 | Keynote Lecture: Professor Mimi Bong |
10:00 | Break |
10:30 | Parallel Paper Session 4 |
12:00 | Lunch |
13:00 | Parallel Paper Session 5 |
14:30 | Break |
15:00 | Closing Keynote: Professor Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia |
16:00 | Event Close |
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