Psychology LIVE! Student Event at Disneyland® Paris
Show your students psychology in action at our Psychology LIVE! Conference. This immersive event will allow your students to grasp the fundamentals of human behaviours in action whilst providing relevant examples and case studies for exams.
Event dates:
Monday 2nd March 2026 - request a quote
Monday 1st March 2027 - request a quote
Our expert speakers, who are specialist in their field, will present the most current issues with presentations linked to key topics covered in the AQA, OCR and Edexcel A-Level curriculum. Throughout the course of the weekend your learners will cover the fundamentals of the Psychology curriculum at KS5, perfectly complementing classroom learning.
Meeting your learning objectives - Psychology LIVE! is designed to meet course aims by encouraging and developing an enthusiasm for studying psychology as well as inspiration for how to progress further in the subject. Learn more about our full range of LIVE! events here.
Prices start from£465pp
Price Shown includes
- Return travel by executive coach
- 2 nights' B&B accommodation
- 1 day Hopper Park ticket
- Entrance to the Pyschology Live! student event
- Curriculum-linked workbook for students
- Extensive group travel insurance
- Services of the Events Team in Disneyland® Paris throughout your stay
- 1:10 free place ratio based on teachers sharing twin rooms
Price shown is based on 40 paying passengers departing from selected departure points.
Event overview
Expert speaker presentations - a chance to understand how psychology is applied in the real world; the contribution of psychology to individual, social and cultural diversity, and ultimately to a successful society, providing useful and interesting case studies and examples.
Q&A session - interactive question and answer sessions with industry practitioners where students will learn about careers associated with the subject.
Team park challenges - encourage students to take a step back and look at the resort from a scientific perspective. Students are given simple experiments to complete which allow them to develop arguments and draw conclusions about how psychological principles/theories are applied across the resort in order to stimulate specific behaviours and responses.
The Events Team in Disneyland® Paris will provide support throughout your stay, they’ll:
- Be on-hand & provide assistance throughout the event
- Host a teacher meet & greet with coffee & pastries
- Register your students at the conference & take questions
Speakers for 2026 Psychology LIVE!
Dr Matt Pritchard -Facilitator (2nd March only)
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.
Cara Flanagan
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 Craig Jackson
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.
Dr. Manpreet Dhuffar-Pottiwal
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.
Package options & sample itineraries
2 Night Coach Travel Package
Sunday to Tuesday
1 DAY PARK TICKET
Sunday: Morning departure for Paris, overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Monday: LIVE! Student Conference & Free time in the Disneyland® Paris parks. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Tuesday: Return coach travel.
3 Night Coach Travel Package
Sunday to Wednesday
Sunday - Wednesday
2 DAY PARK TICKET
Sunday: Morning departure for Disneyland® Paris, overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Monday: Live! Student Conference & Free time in park. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Tuesday: Day trip to Paris. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Wednesday: Morning free in the Park. Return coach travel.
3 Nights Overnight Coach Travel Package
Saturday to Tuesday
2 DAY PARK TICKET
Saturday: Late evening departure. Night time channel crossing
Sunday: Morning arrival at Disneyland® Paris. Day free to use your Disneyland® Pass. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Monday: Live! Student Conference & Free time in park. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris.
Tuesday: Return coach travel
2 Night Eurostar Travel Package Sunday to Tuesday
1 DAY PARK TICKET
Sunday: Afternoon departure from St Pancras International. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris.
Monday: LIVE! Student Conference & Free time in Park. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris.
Tuesday: Free time to enjoy the Disney Village. Early afternoon departure. Arrive back in London early evening.
Evening activities
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Explore the parks: Disneyland® Park & Walt Disney Studios® Park
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Shopping in the Disney Village®
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Disney Illuminations Night Time Show
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Gaumont Cinema
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Evening meal experience at Planet Hollywood or Billy Bob’s Country Western Saloon
Study themes & levels
The event is aimed at Key Stage 4 and 5 students of Psychology and is designed to complement studies within the AQA, OCR, Edexcel syllabus as well as complimenting WJEC and SQA qualifications. It is aimed at encouraging and developing an enthusiasm for the subject as well as inspiration for how to progress further in the subject.
Topics from across the Psychology curriculum brought to life at our event include:
- Memory
- Research methods
- Cognition & development
- Psychopathology
- Behavioural psychology
Throughout the whole event your learners will cover the fundamentals of the Psychology curriculum at KS4 and KS5, perfectly complementing classroom learning.
Educational resources
In order to help you prepare for the Pyschology LIVE! Event, you will receive supplementary information about how each speaker will link to the curriculum as well as a list of desired outcomes. This can be used to follow up with your students when you return.
Places to stay
Chateau de Grande Romaine
The perfect base to explore the best that Paris has to offer, Château de Grande Romaine residential centre is enjoyed by groups looking for a French trip with a difference! A convenient location that benefits from over 70 acres of stunning grounds and woodland for your students to relax in after a busy day of excursions.
B&B Hotel Paris Disneyland
A very large hotel with 400 rooms, located in Marne La Vallée close to Paris Disneyland. It is a very modern, designer-style hotel with nicely-decorated and comfortable rooms.
Only a few minutes from Disneyland Paris, this large hotel is ideally situated for groups travelling to Disneyland, and is recommended by Disneyland Paris. A free shuttle stops in front of the hotel every 10-15 minutes to get to either the Disney® Parks or TGV / RER Chessy Marne La Vallée station, for Paris, operating from 6.00am until 11:50pm.
Expert's comment
I’m glad that the presentation was well received, and that students managed to learn something as well as gain a sense of what it’s like working as a forensic psychologist.
Michelle Fletcher, Clinical Psychologist