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School catch-up: using the engagement model to face coronavirus challenges
Throughout this pandemic I have been struck by a gap. No, not the achievement gap between more and less disadvantaged…
Throughout this pandemic I have been struck by a gap. No, not the achievement gap between more and less disadvantaged…
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Free to think: igniting the fire or filling the vessel?
Free speech. We appear to have reached a point where the use of these words or endeavours to discuss this…
Free speech. We appear to have reached a point where the use of these words or endeavours to discuss this…
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Who uses EPNET and why
EPNET is a popular mailing list for Educational Psychologists (EPs) and other education professionals. Roughly 2,800 people are signed up…
EPNET is a popular mailing list for Educational Psychologists (EPs) and other education professionals. Roughly 2,800 people are signed up…
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The Little Elf Returns to School: turning to narrative in a pandemic
The ‘Little Elf and the Flowers of Hope and Bravery’ is a therapeutic story written to help primary aged children…
The ‘Little Elf and the Flowers of Hope and Bravery’ is a therapeutic story written to help primary aged children…
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Pupil views around the Covid-19 pandemic: an opportunity for change in education?
We are currently living through one of the most life-shifting experiences in recent memory. There have been changes in the…
We are currently living through one of the most life-shifting experiences in recent memory. There have been changes in the…
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Holistic circles – a visual representation of a child’s strengths and needs
Writing EHC assessments tends to be linear and for me there is a frustration in ‘chopping up’ a person in…
Writing EHC assessments tends to be linear and for me there is a frustration in ‘chopping up’ a person in…
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Supported employment programmes for young adults with learning disabilities
There are 1.4 million people in the UK classified as having a learning disability but according to recent estimates, just…
There are 1.4 million people in the UK classified as having a learning disability but according to recent estimates, just…
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Applying critical pedagogy to re-imagine education and empower communities
My experiences as an Educational Psychologist and home educating parent have given me cause to ask the questions; what is…
My experiences as an Educational Psychologist and home educating parent have given me cause to ask the questions; what is…
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ABCs for successful supervision
As psychologists, we rightly place huge emphasis upon the importance of relationships. We know that the teacher-student relationship is one…
As psychologists, we rightly place huge emphasis upon the importance of relationships. We know that the teacher-student relationship is one…
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How monsters wish to feel
One morning I woke with the resounding idea to write a children’s story to explain the concept of resilience to…
One morning I woke with the resounding idea to write a children’s story to explain the concept of resilience to…