5 things you might have missed: 30th April

A brief round of up things we’ve seen from the previous week that might be useful to you.

1. Supporting all readers in secondary school

The DfE have published a short course for secondary school staff and leaders to support readers at all levels. The course includes guidance, a reflective workbook and videos and can be completed in around an hour.

2. The reality of LGBTQ+ youth homelessness

AKT, the LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity, has recently published the most in-depth study of its kind, bringing to light the true scale of LGBTQ+ youth homelessness and the urgent need for change. The report was produced with the Universities of Bristol, Kent and Southampton. The findings reveal that LGBTQ+ young people, particularly trans and non-white individuals, are disproportionately affected by homelessness.

3. Stay up to date with ‘EP Tech Talks’ digital newsletter

‘EP Tech Talks’ is a digital newsletter exploring emerging technologies and their role in the profession. Each edition will have insights and tips designed to build digital skills and confidence. You can sign up for the newsletter now.

4. Time to move away from universal school-based mental health interventions?

In this open access article, Jack Andrews and Lucy Foulkes argue that “…universal interventions has not been supported by the evidence: universal school-based prevention is less effective than targeted approaches, often leads to null or unsustained positive effects, has the potential to elicit negative effects and is not well liked by young people themselves.”

5. A call for trainee EPs interested in working with edpsy

The energy and grassroots innovation of TEPs deserves a greater chance to influence what we do. We now want to establish and work with a group of trainees, where every university in the UK that offers EP training, is represented. Trainee’s have until 19th May to submit expressions of interest.

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