edpsy hosts Dr Mary Stanley-Duke: Mediating learning – supporting children to get the most from every learning task

CPD Overview

Enhancing a child or young person’s experience of learning can be challenging. It can be difficult to know when to intervene and how to do so in a way that supports and develops the child’s learning and not just completing the task.

‘Mediating learning’ describes the interaction between an adult and a learner when learning. During this interaction the adult intends to improve the thinking and learning potential of the child or young person (the learner). Mediating is about adjusting this interaction to maximise the chance of the learner using and applying their thinking skills both in the moment and in future learning situations. Mediating often also involves adjusting the learning task to support the learner’s engagement.

This webinar will share the psychology of mediating in an accessible manner. You will leave with an understanding of mediating and practical ideas that you can use when wanting to develop learning skills with a child or young person.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this webinar you will;

• Be more familiar with the psychology of mediating learning
• Know the importance and purpose of mediating learning
• Know how to create an effective mediating learning interaction
• Feel confident in fostering learning skill development with the children and young people you interact with

Booking and discounts

Group booking discount of 20%

Ideal for services and groups of professionals, benefit from a 20% discount when 5 or more places are booked at the same time.

Use promo code ‘EDPSYGROUP20‘

TEPs and students

Trainee EPs, trainee psychologists and students can benefit from a 40% discount.

To benefit from this you must:

• Register for the event using your university email address
• Use promo code ‘EDPSYTEP40‘

If you do not use your university email address to book, we may ask you to confirm that you are a trainee/student

Dr Mary Stanley-Duke

Mary trained as a primary teacher before becoming an educational psychologist (EP) in 2006. Since then Mary has worked as an EP in Bristol City Council. In 2019 Mary joined Bristol University to become a tutor on the Doctorate of Educational Psychology (DEdPsy) training.

Mary has a long standing interest in assessment for learning. She has lead on the Mediating Learning Support Approach (MeLSA), a training and supervision package for adults (educational staff and parents) that promotes adults nurturing independent learners of tomorrow.