This online event saw a high level of international participation, by psychology teachers and students.  There were 100 participants, from 26 countries, not just in Europe but around the world, demonstrating the enthusiasm and commitment to psychology education in schools – globally!

Expert panellists from Czechia, Belgium and the UK offered their views on the value of teaching psychology in schools, including: the importance of integrating the subject of psychology into the core school curriculum; the psychological topics that should be taught; the barriers that psychology educators encounter; and how psychological literacy benefits not just students, but schools and society as a whole. 

We are indebted to our distinguished panellists:

Kristof Dewaele, Executive director School Community Roeselare, Belgium

Nicky Hayes, author, educator and past President of BPS, UK

Deneal Smith, Headmaster of Bootham School, York, UK

Iva Stuchlíková, President-Elect of ESPLAT, Czechia

Webinar participants played an active part in the event, responding to live questions on the Mentimeter app, and joining in the lively discussion with questions and comments. In the chat, info and links were shared too.

This was EFPTA’s 2025 spring event, and was the latest in our webinar series. Thanks go to the EFPTA webinar organising team: Lenka Sokolová (Slovakia), Harriet Ennis (England), Dominique Warmerdam (The Netherlands), and Machteld Vandecandelaere (Belgium).