Chair

Deb Gajic

Deb Gajic is the ATP Chair, magazine editor and webmaster. She is Head of Social Science at Polesworth High School, teaching Psychology and Sociology. On a personal level she enjoys travel and wine. Professionally she is interested in active learning techniques, coaching to improve teaching and developing psychology as a science. She occasionally pops up in Halo Vine Videos.

Vice-Chair

Jenny Toal

Jenny Toal is ATP Vice-Chair. She is semi-retired from psychology teaching, but is still very active both as BPS representative and as an AQA Psychology examiner. She is a qualified hypno-therapist and is very interested in alternative medicine. As well as being extremely busy as a mother of six, she enjoys travel, sport and fine wine (not necessarily in that order!).

Secretary

Morag Williamson

Morag Williamson is ATP Secretary. She teaches psychology at West Lothian College and Napier University, and is an examiner for SQA Psychology Higher and Intermediate. Her special interests are developmental psychology, research methods and data analysis in psychology, and learning, teaching and assessment in the social sciences. Active in ATP Scotland, she is also keen on fostering links with our European colleagues in EFPTA. Sunny days will find her out hill walking, or visiting ancient stones, preferably rounded off with an evening of live jazz.

Treasurer

Janet Brennan

Janet Brennan is the ATP Treasurer. She teaches Psychology at a grammar school in Slough. She did an MSc in intelligent systems and continues to have an interest in human and machine intelligence. She also has a strong interest in research methods and cognitive psychology. When not stuck in a classroom, she likes to travel, attend musical events, read, and do DIY.

Gill Bunting

Gill Bunting teaches at Highlands College in Jersey on the sunny Channel Islands. She teaches on a variety of courses, including psychology. Gill edits the ATP Journal. She enjoys travel, especially when it is further than the brief flight from Jersey to the equally picturesque Birmingham for ATP meetings!

Julie Hulme

Julie Hulme is a senior lecturer in Psychology at Staffordshire University, where she is course director for the MSc in Teaching Psychology. She is interested in research in neuropsychology, and also in education/teaching and learning, having previously worked in Further Education and also in teacher education. She also works on a part-time basis for the Open University. Julie has a teenage daughter, and very little spare time(!), but enjoys socialising (especially when good food and red wine is involved).

Tony Pitt

Tony Pitt was Deputy Head at Pershore High School for 23 years, then started a new career as Head of Psychology. After 9 years he retired again, leaving a department of some 80 A level pupils. He examines A and A/S level, has moderated A course work, and examines A/S course work. His MEd was studying experimental research methods at Birmingham University, researching adolescent judgement levels in school material with secondary pupils. Professional interests are still mainly in cognitive, experimental Psychology, and in the teaching of Research methods. He also spent 33 years as a Territorial Army Officer in the Yeomanry. In real life he cherishes a wife, two grown up daughters, three cocker spaniels, and walks as many of them as possible in the Swiss Alps. Now back at Pershore, part time, helping to cover a maternity leave.

Amanda Eggett

Amanda Eggett is currently Teacher in charge of Psychology at Durham Gilesgate Sports College and Sixth Form Centre. They have about 350 students studying psychology, 15 classes and six members of staff.

Karen Duffy

I am Senior Lecturer for Social Science and Citizenship PGCE at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, yes the one where you can train to teach psychology to 14- 19 !! I did teach psychology for 15 years prior to being in the "ivory tower" and have been an examiner for 12 years so it doesn't always follow that those who can't teach , teach teachers how to do it! Current research interest at the Institute of Education includes stress in teaching, so will not be able to use any ATP members in my sample!!!

Jeff Standen

Jeff Standen is a retired Police Officer, having spent 25 years with Essex Police. During this career, he taught for three years at the Police College in Ashford, Kent, before returning to Essex, completing a degree in psychology and developing the role of Research Officer in the Force. Retiring in 1993, Jeff started teaching Psychology GCSE and A-level at Boston College, Lincolnshire. He sees this now as a full time second career. He is Psychology Co-ordinator at Boston, and teaches A-level, Access to Higher Education, and Researching on the BA Social Sciences degree course. Jeff also examines for AQA (B). He says he doesn’t have time for much else, but tries to fit in some bird watching, stamp collecting, editing the Church Magazine and singing in the choir. His wife, Teresa, doesn’t seem to mind and their four children are either at University or working

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