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Kerrie is a trainee educational psychologist at the University of Exeter with special interests in dynamic assessment, parent-school partnerships, and impacts of domestic abuse on children’s development. Her doctoral research explores the support for families experiencing school attendance difficulties.

Being an introvert in an extroverted world: advocating for ‘the quiet ones’

Shy, quiet, sensitive, withdrawn, nerdy, anti-social, rude…even stupid! These are all words that are (incorrectly) used to describe quiet or…

Reflections on being working class in a middle class profession

9 September 2020 by , 4 comments

I am a trainee educational psychologist (EP). I am also from a working-class family. I grew up in a council…