Paul Dix: Circles not red lines
School behaviour policies tend to run in straight lines. Part of our special series to support Refugee Education UK –…
School behaviour policies tend to run in straight lines. Part of our special series to support Refugee Education UK –…
News: Northern Ireland report highlights the costs of cuts to children and young people
The authors of the report paint a devastating picture of how the cuts will disproportionately impact the most disadvantaged children…
The authors of the report paint a devastating picture of how the cuts will disproportionately impact the most disadvantaged children…
Belonging in a special school: EPs promoting belonging at multiple levels
When a pupil starts at a special school they and their family have often experienced challenges in the previous school…
When a pupil starts at a special school they and their family have often experienced challenges in the previous school…
Promoting positive mental health in a secondary school
I’ve always been interested in applying Psychology at strategic levels within school systems, and have been working closely with the…
I’ve always been interested in applying Psychology at strategic levels within school systems, and have been working closely with the…
‘Happier during lockdown’: positive experiences of COVID-19 lockdowns and how we can create positive change
When the pandemic first hit, I, like most mental health researchers, was extremely concerned about how it could impact the…
When the pandemic first hit, I, like most mental health researchers, was extremely concerned about how it could impact the…
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Monsters of meritocracy and beasts of bias: why social class matters in education, and how #MakeIt10 can help
If you work hard enough, you can achieve anything. This is the foundation of the concept of meritocracy, the belief…
If you work hard enough, you can achieve anything. This is the foundation of the concept of meritocracy, the belief…
“Ok – so what opportunities do we need?” Why collaborative reviews of the impact of EP involvement are vital
Within educational psychology (EP), so much is spoken about commencing case work – establishing rapport, contracting, information gathering. But how…
Within educational psychology (EP), so much is spoken about commencing case work – establishing rapport, contracting, information gathering. But how…
Talking to children and young people about war in Ukraine
‘Children are both our reason to eliminate the worst aspects of armed conflict and our best hope of succeeding in…
‘Children are both our reason to eliminate the worst aspects of armed conflict and our best hope of succeeding in…
All is calm, all is bright – planning for an inclusive and festive December
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. The schools that we work with are starting to shift their focus…
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. The schools that we work with are starting to shift their focus…
Book review: ‘Being me – poems about thoughts, worries and feelings’
‘Being me’ is a collection of poems for children and young people and so we hand the initial reviews over…
‘Being me’ is a collection of poems for children and young people and so we hand the initial reviews over…
