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Lesley is depute principal educational psychologist for Clackmannanshire Council and is also an Education Fellow of Dr Bruce Perry's ChildTrauma Academy. She has the lead responsibility for implementing the trauma-informed 'Readiness for Learning' (R4L) approach across the authority, as well as a number of projects within the Mental Health and Wellbeing in Clacks transformation project.

Using data to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of young people

Using data to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of young people

28 February 2023 by

We have written previously about our use of locally-gathered mental health and wellbeing data to support our educational establishments with…

Continuing to use a data & trauma-informed approach to supporting learners in a post-COVID world

Continuing to use a data & trauma-informed approach to supporting learners in a post-COVID world

1 November 2021 by and , 1 comment

We wrote here last year about the authority-wide mental health and wellbeing survey we had undertaken which allowed us to…

A data-driven, Readiness for Learning approach to supporting learners return to school following COVID-19

A data-driven, Readiness for Learning approach to supporting learners return to school following COVID-19

21 September 2020 by

These are, as so many have already commented, unprecedented times. Understanding the impact of the past three months on our…