Rob Webster: How COVID revealed the essentialness of teaching assistants, and how they can help pupils survive and thrive

24 October 2023 by

You might not know it, but over a quarter of people working in UK schools are employed as teaching assistants…

Using data to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of young people

28 February 2023 by

We have written previously about our use of locally-gathered mental health and wellbeing data to support our educational establishments with…

‘Happier during lockdown’: positive experiences of COVID-19 lockdowns and how we can create positive change

28 November 2022 by , 1 comment

When the pandemic first hit, I, like most mental health researchers, was extremely concerned about how it could impact the…

Festival of educational psychology: our headliners

27 September 2022 by

On Friday 30th September we host our first ever festival of educational psychology. We have three fantastic headliners at the…

The Long Covid Kids Support Guide

4 April 2022 by

The charity, Long Covid Kids, have launched a new Long Covid Kids Support Guide: “Shining a light on Long Covid in…

Longer read: I wish I didn’t have to: becoming the mother of a child with long covid and an EP working with Long Covid Kids.

4 April 2022 by

19th January 2021 was the day that everything changed for my family; the day I received my positive test result…

From conception to implementation – reflections on creating the MeLSA training intervention

15 February 2022 by

This blog details the journey taken by a group of EPs in the development of a training programme for TAs…

Mediated learning: video series

15 February 2022 by

The videos below were created during the COVID-19 pandemic when many families were grappling with home schooling. They were created…

Continuing to use a data & trauma-informed approach to supporting learners in a post-COVID world

1 November 2021 by and , 1 comment

We wrote here last year about the authority-wide mental health and wellbeing survey we had undertaken which allowed us to…

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…