Association for the Teaching of Psychology
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EFPTA

European Federation of Psychology Teachers' Associations


As an ATP or ATPS member, you are also a member of the European Federation of Psychology Teachers’ Associations (EFPTA)!

EFPTA is a Federation of national and regional associations of psychology teachers in schools and colleges across Europe. Its members are primarily teachers who teach psychology at the lower and upper secondary levels (ages ~13–19).

The Federation works to promote and support pre-university psychology education across Europe, facilitating collaboration, networking, and capacity-building in countries where no teachers’ association yet exists.

EFPTA organises conferences and webinars, encourages collaborative teacher and student projects, undertakes research, and engages with other international psychology and educational organisations such as ESPLAT and the APA.

The key aims of EFPTA include:

  • Promoting psychology as a school subject at pre-tertiary (pre-university) level for all young people across Europe
  • Facilitating sharing of knowledge, experience, curriculum design, and assessment practices
  • Supporting teacher education and continuing professional development in psychology teaching
  • Encouraging collaborative projects and exchanges between teachers and students
  • Increasing psychological literacy among the European public through good school- level psychology education

Currently Mairi Rice, ATP-Scotland member is President of EFPTA, and Morag Williamson is our Board Secretary.

In 2025–26, EFPTA’s member countries are - Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, England & Wales, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden.

EFPTA holds a biennial conference. The 2024 conference took place in Helsinki, and registration is now open for the 2026 EFPTA Biennial Conference in the city of Ljubljana on 16-19 April 2026, and we hope you will join us there! Our theme will be “Why (learning) psychology matters”.

Book your place here!

The online form contains all the information you’ll need about the Conference. Please register as soon as possible, as places are limited.


Between conferences, EFPTA organises webinars, teacher/student collaborative projects, and supports research into psychology education in schools. EFPTA publishes and shares presentations, research outputs, newsletters, and other resources to support psychology teachers across Europe.

If you are a psychology teacher or belong to a psychology teachers’ association, EFPTA welcomes engagement. Associations in European countries can apply for membership.
Teachers and students can propose projects, submit to conferences or webinars, and access resources via the EFPTA website.