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Coronavirus and Christmas: top tips for talking to children about a ‘plan B’

20 December 2020 by

With recent Coronavirus announcements, a ‘tier 4’ for London and the south-east and a tightening of holiday restrictions many people’s…

Longer read: Who uses EPNET and why

17 November 2020 by , 1 comment

EPNET is a popular mailing list for Educational Psychologists (EPs) and other education professionals.  Roughly 2,800 people are signed up…

Supervision for teachers: why it’s important and what EPs can do

10 November 2020 by and , 6 comments

It’s perplexing that wellbeing practitioners such as psychologists and social workers have regular supervision that is mandatory, yet our wellbeing…

edpsy: our impact in 2020

5 November 2020 by , and

2020 has been an incredible year for us and the EP community. In our first impact report, we reflect on…

Getting greener: switching to a green webhost

28 October 2020 by and

We recently switched our our web hosting provider to one that powers its computers solely from renewable energy. We’ve had…

Reflections on my work with bilingual children

26 October 2020 by

Growing up in a Nigerian home I was accustomed to my parents speaking in pidgin English and quickly adjusted to…

Operation Encompass and the National Teachers’ Helpline for children experiencing domestic abuse

21 October 2020 by and

The helpline provides free, immediate, accessible and confidential psychology support to staff working in schools. Teacher’s National Helpline: Number: 0204…

Jobs for EPs on edpsy: our latest feature

19 October 2020 by , and

Before summer we launched a new jobs feature on the site. This is a jobs board where any roles that…

Inclusion and equity: the big challenge for education systems

6 October 2020 by , 2 comments

Despite 25 years of international debate, there remains considerable confusion in the field as to what the idea of inclusive…

Recovery at its best: 5 key principles to support school following critical incidents

24 September 2020 by

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Nottinghamshire Educational Psychology Service were asked to develop a resource to support schools…