Psychology LIVE! Student Conference Event for KS4 and 5 at Disneyland® Paris

Cara Flanagan is one of the best-known authors of Psychology textbooks, having written more than 30 psychology textbooks (A level, GCSE, BTEC and EPQ). She taught for many years and was a senior examiner for AQA A level psychology, closely involved with setting exam papers as well as supervising examiners. She speaks at teacher workshops and revision conferences, and for many years she ran her own conference company with speakers such as Professor Philip Zimbardo and Professor Elizabeth Loftus. Beyond writing she spends time with her now adult children (who still love Disneyland Paris) and long-distance walking (having just completed the walk from John of Groats to Land’s End).

Cara will present to your students - the psychology of success. 

What makes people successful? A positive mindset, strong work ethic, resilience? It’s all very well listing the qualities of success but how can we achieve them? Psychological research has produced some concrete ideas and also provided suggestions about how you can reframe your thinking. 

Professor Jackson is an Occupational Health Psychologist who has been researching the relationship between the work people do and their health and wellbeing, since the late 1990s. He also studies the relationship between occupations and crimes, and studies extreme gun violence, stalking behaviour, and violence prevention. He has been at Birmingham City University since 2002 and in that time has been both the Head of Psychology and the acting Head of the School of Social Sciences. 

As an occupational psychologist with a wide range of interests in the field, Craig has worked with many organisations including Diabetes UK, Rolls Royce Engineering and Shell International, among many others. He has even consulted for the Royal Shakespeare Company about how violence can be portrayed accurately on stage.

Psychopathy & the Movies: Fact or Fiction? 
Craig will examine some research (Leistedt & Linkowski, 2013) looking at how psychopathy is portrayed in cinema. Real Psychopaths do not have superpowers, or gadgets, but they think and move through the world differently to most of us, and in some cases, they become very successful at what they do. This talk will map onto the curriculum looking at psychopathologies, and will be useful for students thinking of careers in psychology (either clinical, forensic, health or criminal) as well as other careers such as policing, healthcare, or law.

A Chartered Psychologist with a rich background in clinical and academic settings, Dr Manpreet is nearing completion of her second doctoral journey; specialising in behavioural addictions and intergenerational trauma. On a mission to decolonise therapy, Dr Manpreet challenges traditional norms and advocates for public engagement with psychological interventions.

Our lively and interactive question and answer session gives the students control to ask the questions they want answers to.  All the speakers take to the stage to answer questions to provide different perspectives and to offer invaluable career advice from their own experience.

Our complementary workbooks are designed to be used as your group enjoy the Disney® Parks.  The workbooks contain park challenges which encourage students to take a step back and critically appraise the resort from their subject perspective. These park challenges provide opportunity for problem solving, decision making as well as working together so that your students get the maximum from the their time at Disneyland® Paris.

Our LIVE! Events Team provide expert on-site support throughout your stay to make your trip as easy and memorable as possible: 

• Be on-hand & provide assistance throughout the event 
• Register your students at the conference & take questions 

Dr Matt Pritchard is a Curator of Wonder. His amazing performances both inspire and inform, and his enthusiasm for dynamic learning will captivate your students, leaving them excited for our Psychology LIVE! speakers. 

Previously Matt conducted research at Durham University before working at Thinktank Science Museum. In addition to this experience, he has 25 years working as a professional magician and is an Associate of the Inner Magic Circle - one of only 300 people in the world to hold this distinction. 

Matt is a TEDx speaker, Fellow of the Professional Speaking Association, runner up in the 'Illusion of the Year Contest' 2020, and an inadvertent TikTok sensation.