North of England Aspiring Assistant EP mentoring programme

12 December 2023 by

There is growing interest within the educational psychology profession to ensure the profession is diverse, inclusive and reflects the range…

Rachel Tomlinson: It’s all about relationships

5 December 2023 by

Our mission statement at Barrowford Primary School is Learn To Love, Love To Learn. When I talk about my aims for…

Book review: Square pegs

In this post, we hear from Susanne (a specialist senior EP), Rachel (a newly qualified EP) and Rebecca (a trainee…

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…

How language has the power to shape autistic identity in girls

25 September 2023 by

As a recently qualified Educational Psychologist, fresh out of the doctoral training at Cardiff, one of the things that the…

Reflections on Anti-Racism

29 June 2023 by , 1 comment

There are times when, as a white woman, I have an inkling of what it might feel like to be…

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…

Hidden Histories: Black in Psychology

12 September 2022 by

Hidden Histories: Black in Psychology is an open resource for young people who are interested in learning more about psychology’s…

News: Information about educational psychology for Polish, Panjabi and Urdu speakers

14 June 2022 by

Today we launch our translated ‘about educational psychology‘ pages, a jointly funded project that will help more people understand what…