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Unaccompanied asylum seeking children: our role, their way
Not long ago I saw a post on a professional forum seeking suggestions for supporting refugee and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children…
Not long ago I saw a post on a professional forum seeking suggestions for supporting refugee and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children…
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Disproportionality in SEN referrals: why so many boys?
It seems like one of those statements that has been said so many times and is so widely accepted that…
It seems like one of those statements that has been said so many times and is so widely accepted that…
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Creating better contexts for cognitive development: Relational Frame Theory and experimental psychology
A few years ago I was invited to present at a day long symposium in Chichester for Educational Psychologists and…
A few years ago I was invited to present at a day long symposium in Chichester for Educational Psychologists and…
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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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Reflections on Pyramid Planning Meetings one year on
One year ago, Doncaster EPS made the decision to change our service delivery model. We moved from individual planning meetings…
One year ago, Doncaster EPS made the decision to change our service delivery model. We moved from individual planning meetings…
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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…
