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AS A2 resources 2010

Friday 24 Sept-Sunday 26 Sept 2010.

The theme will be Obedience and Resistance.

Manchester Met will give 20 CATS towards a masters in teaching and learning/education

All inclusive price £410 (plus VAT)

• Return flight to Krakow from Bristol, Liverpool, Luton, Edinburgh or Gatwick.
• Transfer to and from the hotel.
• Bed and breakfast in the Hotel Qubus (4 star hotel with sauna, swimming pool, free wireless), sharing a twin room.
• Dinner Friday and Saturday (alcoholic drinks not included!).
• Lunch on Saturday.
• Guided tours of Auschwitz and the Schindler factory/Jewish district.
• Lectures/workshops on Friday evening and Saturday morning.
• See full details (click on picture for larger version)

Krakow flyer

• Single room supplement is an additional £50.
• Flight – We can arrange flights from other cities, or you can organise your own (there will be a £70 reduction). We can also organise extra days if required.

If you are interested in this trip, please contact Cara on 01863 766242 or 07710 534418 or cara.flanagan@btopenworld.com

Include: Name, school, address and purchase order no (where necessary) and we will supply an invoice.

A deposit of £80 will be required by the end of December to guarantee the price (as air fares go up so will the price.).

Cheques should be made payable to Southwest Conferences Ltd. and posted to East Gilgo, Migdale, Bonar Bridge, Sutherland IV24 3AR

Payment can be made by direct bank transfer – contact Cara for details.

This conference offers a unique opportunity to hear one of the legends in psychology Dr Philip Zimbardo, who will talk about his latest project and also answer students’ questions. He will be joined by his wife, Christina Maslach.

Date   Tuesday 23 March and Wednesday 24 March

Time  11.0 am – 4.30 pm

Cost   £20 (inc VAT) per student plus 1 free teacher place for every 10 students

Venue: Emmanuel Centre, London

TO BOOK PLACES

Send the following details by email or post:

• Date of conference
• Your name and school’s name.
• The full postal address of your school and contact telephone number [If you have not previously supplied this information].
• Number of tickets required (students plus free teacher tickets)
• Purchase order no. for invoice (if required).

Email to cara.flanagan@btopenworld.com

Or use the conference booking form and post to Southwest Conferences, East Gilgo, Migdale, Bonar Bridge, Sutherland IV24 3AR

We will then provide an invoice to print out for payment.

Note that no deposits will be taken.

PAYMENT IN FULL WILL BE REQUIRED BY FEBRUARY 1ST

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY

In addition to Professor Zimbardo the programme includes his wife, Christina Maslach, and three leading Psychology authors who will address topics of general interest to all students.

• Christina Maslach  will talk on The Reluctant Heroine who Terminated the SPE
• Phil Banyard, former Chief examiner OCR, senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University
• Mike Cardwell, former Chief examiner AQA A, senior lecturer at Bath Spa University
• Cara Flanagan, author and former senior examiner

Dr. Zimbardo will share his views on the nature of evil, revisit the Milgram Obedience studies, his Stanford Prison Experiment, take us to the torture dungeon at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib, and describe why it is essential to understand not only individual temperament, but also situational forces, and powerful system influences that create, justify and maintain, evil-generating situations. Finally, we go from examining how ordinary people do very bad things to how other ordinary people do very good things that qualify as Heroic. We uncover a new perspective on Ordinary Heroes, and why we need to encourage everyone to become Heroes-In-Waiting ready to act on behalf of others or a moral cause when the situation arises.

Date   Thursday 2^nd April 2009

Time  10.45 am – 4 pm

Cost   £20 (inc VAT) per student plus 1 free teacher place for every 10 students

Venue Assembly Hall, Mound Place. Edinburgh

To book places   Send the following details by email or post:

In addition to Professor Zimbardo the programme includes his wife, Christina Maslach, and two leading Psychology authors who will address topics of general interest to all students.

• Christina Maslach  will talk on The Reluctant Heroine who Terminated the SPE
• Phil Banyard, former Chief examiner OCR, senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, will talk on Key studies in Psychology – What happened next?
• Mike Cardwell, former Chief examiner AQA A, senior lecturer at Bath Spa University, will talk on The Psychology of Peace

Date   Tuesday 24 March, 2009 and Wednesday 25 March, 2009 

Time  11.0 am – 4.30 pm

Cost   £20 (inc VAT) per student plus 1 free teacher place for every 10 students

Note – there is a special rate for teachers who brought students to the Science and Pseudoscience conference in November. Tickets for both conferences cost £30.

Venue The Emmanuel Centre, 9-23 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3DW (risk assessment details can be sent to you if required)

If you have any queries please ring Cara Flanagan 01863 766242 / 07710 534418.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY

11.00  Introduction

This conference aims to educate, entertain and enthuse your students, facilitating their understanding of science and increasing their motivation for studying Psychology!  

Time  11 am – 4.30 pm

Cost   £20 (inc VAT) per student plus 1 free teacher place for every 10 students.

Note – there is a special rate for teachers who bring students to the Zimbardo conference in March. Tickets for both conferences cost £30. 

DATES AND VENUES

Monday 9 November – Bristol, Colston Hall

    Travelling from London? The megabus from London stops outside the Colston Hall.

    Leaves London 8.30 am arrives 11.0. Returns by 20.00.

Tuesday 10 November – Edinburgh, Assembly Rooms

Wednesday 11 November – Nottingham Playhouse

TO BOOK PLACES  

Send the following details by email or post:

• Date of conference
• Your name and school’s name.
• The full postal address of your school and contact telephone number [If you have not previously supplied this information].
• Number of tickets required (students plus free teacher tickets)
• Purchase order no. for invoice (if required).

Email to cara.flanagan@btopenworld.com

Or use the conference booking form and post to Southwest Conferences, East Gilgo, Migdale, Bonar Bridge, Sutherland IV24 3AR

We will then provide an invoice to print out for payment.

Note that no deposits will be taken.

Payment in full will be required by October 20th

If you have any queries please ring Cara Flanagan 01863 766242 / 07710 534418.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY

11.0   Introduction

11.15 Phil Banyard … Senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. former Chief examiner OCR   … Psychology and the media

Switch on the television and it won’t be long before someone is talking about psychology. Often they are analysing why people behave in the way that they do or why they have certain feelings. Everyone is an amateur psychologist. But are their descriptions based on evidence? The talk will look at some of the messages we receive about ourselves and suggest how we should distinguish between the psychology and the psychobabble.

11.45 Richard Wiseman … The Luck Factor

Psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman started his working life as a professional magician and currently holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. He frequently appears on the media, and has written over 60 academic articles and several books, including The Luck Factor.

Why do some people lead happy successful lives whilst others face repeated failure and sadness? Why are some people always in the right place at the right time, while others are always unlucky? For many years psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman has worked with some of the world’s luckiest and unluckiest people to answer these fascinating questions. Discover the results of his work and find out how ‘The Luck Factor’ can change your life. 

12.30 Cara Flanagan … freelance academic author, senior examiner … Which falls faster a pound of gold or a pound of feathers?

A look at researching human behaviour, and seeking to answer questions such as ‘Is Psychology a Science?’, ‘Are lab experiments rubbish?’ and ‘Why did Galileo drop a canon ball from the Tower of Pisa?’.

1.0 Lunch

2.0  Richard Wiseman … The Psychology of Magic and Illusion

Magicians appear to make solid objects vanish into thin air, defy the laws of gravity and predict the future. Magician and psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman invites you to step backstage and discover the secret science of sorcery. Learn the hitherto hidden psychology employed by some of the world’s greatest illusionists, discover why the hand is rarely quicker than the eye. 

2.45 Mike Cardwell … Senior lecturer at Bath Spa University, former Chief examiner AQA A … How can I offend thee? Let me count the ways

(With apologies to William Shakespeare), A talk on ethics and the pursuit of psychological knowledge.

3.15 Andrew Newton … Hypnosis

Andrew Newton is one of the most successful and experienced hypnotists in the world. He has over 5,500 public and television appearances under his belt and has hypnotised more than 55,000 people over 28 years. Andrew originally taught Paul McKenna and inspired a host of others. His dynamic approach has earned him the reputation of being one of the world’s foremost experts in hypnosis.

Andrew will talk about hypnosis and explain in layman’s terms how and why it works! The lecture will end with a demonstration of hypnosis using volunteers from the audience, plus questions and answers. Andrew’s lectures are always both fascinating and funny and have proved to be immensely popular with professional and student audiences alike!

4.30 Day ends