Psychology Subject Expert profiles

NST Psychology Subject Expert

Cara is a highly experienced teacher, conference speaker, senior examiner and author. She taught for about 20 years then took up examining and writing for the next 20. She authors psychology textbooks, organises and speaks at events and is a senior editor of the student magazine, Psychology Review.

NST Educationalist Guide

Garry was once a Head of Humanities and has undertaken extensive training with the Holocaust Educational Trust and Institute of Education. He is an experienced Holocaust educator working on a range of projects across the UK and Poland. He has led Poland and WWI visits for the NST since 2008.

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Janet graduated from Bristol University with a BA Hons degree in German and French and completed her PGCE at Reading. She has taught languages for 25+ years in schools in the UK and Switzerland. She has also worked in Munich and Salzburg and has family in eastern Germany.

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Phil has taught History and Politics since 1991 and has been a head of department since 1998. He has led visits to sites of the two World Wars and the Holocaust in Europe for over 15 years and is a Fellow in Holocaust Education of the Imperial War Museum.

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Ross has considerable experience as the head of a successful religious education department and a practising GCSE and A Level teacher. He has worked with NST for a number of years, predominantly in Krakow and Berlin, where his enthusiasm for History and RS has been highly valued by school groups.

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Stephen has a PhD in Modern History from the Department of War Studies, King’s College, London. He has taught for over 20 years and has led numerous school tours. Stephen has travelled to over 80 countries and is a published Irish history author for MacMillan’s War Studies Series.

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A retired teacher with over thirty years’ experience of secondary education including spells working in Germany and Asia, Steve has organised and led many GCSE and A Level tours to Europe. A fluent German speaker, he has a deep interest in and knowledge of the country’s history and politics.