News: ‘School is too much pressure’- young people identify school as a contributing factor to poor mental health

28 January 2024 by

NEW: Join us at 6.15pm on 27th February as we talk to Maddi and Sarah live about this research. There’ll…

We need to talk about climate change

2 October 2023 by

“We need to talk about it, it’s not… because we want to talk about it, because it’s a need”.  Rey, 14 years old  (Togneri,…

Belonging in a special school: EPs promoting belonging at multiple levels

27 June 2023 by and

When a pupil starts at a special school they and their family have often experienced challenges in the previous school…

“Just because I think Dwayne Johnson is fit…”: Exploring the voices of young people who identify as LGBTQIA+

14 November 2022 by and , 3 comments

In part one of this blog we summarise the findings from our recent research project exploring the views and school…

Resources: The Greater Me Cards

4 October 2022 by

I first came across Leanna’s work during my training to become an educational psychologist. We both share a strong interest…

“Ok – so what opportunities do we need?” Why collaborative reviews of the impact of EP involvement are vital

31 August 2022 by , , , and

Within educational psychology (EP), so much is spoken about commencing case work – establishing rapport, contracting, information gathering. But how…

Project: Educational Psychologists’ practice in eliciting the views of children and young people with severe learning difficulties

9 March 2022 by

This project aims to provide an insight into current knowledge and practices amongst Educational Psychologists (EPs), across the UK, in…

Resources: ‘Kind words for kids’ – strengths cards for a modern world

20 September 2021 by , 1 comment

‘Kind Words for Kids‘ are a deck of 40, beautifully illustrated, cards designed by Amel El Achkar as a way…

What is school like for you? Experiences of education during and after lockdown.

17 May 2021 by and

This collaborative project was devised by Hannah Williams and Dr Jane Park to enable the views, thoughts, feelings and experiences…

Developing a new assessment resource for EPs: The Children’s Exploratory Drawings (CEDs)

During our first year of training for the educational psychology doctorate, we spent a lot of time exploring a range…