The activities of EFPTA include:

Research in psychology education – see the Presentations and Resources tabs for research outputs (posters, reports, conference presentations)
Educational Projects – including student exchanges and network collaborations
Addressing key issues on how and where psychology is taught

Key Issues

EFPTA debate and campaign on issues in pre-university education, including:

In many countries, psychology is not taught in schools at all – should it be taught to ALL young people?
Where psychology IS taught in schools, should it be optional (as in most countries currently) or compulsory, as in Finland?
Teacher qualifications vary between countries – how can we ensure that psychology teachers are well qualified?
Should psychology be taught from 12-13 years, or is 15-16 years a more suitable age to start?
Should a pre-uni psychology qualification be made a pre-requisite to gain entry to a university psychology course?

Projects

Examples of projects both past and current include:

Twin your psychology class with students in another country! Click here for more details.
Teacher and student exchanges – e.g. Denmark / Scotland
Student collaboration online, on practical research activities – Iceland /England
Student contributions to events & Newsletter
Visiting speakers at national association events,including Germany / Scotland, Finland / Scotland
Contribution by teachers from several countries to a book on pre-university psychology teaching – Italy
Numerous contacts /networks across Europe, online or in person, e.g. for specialist interest groups

Funding for EFPTA / European activities

One possible source of funding is the ERASMUS+ programme from the European Commission. Both students and teachers can apply for funding for various projects.

ERASMUS+ is the EU programme for education, training, youth and sport
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/node_en

ERASMUS+ Programme Guide
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources_en#tab-1-0