Longer read: ABCs for successful supervision

8 January 2019 by and , 1 comment

As psychologists, we rightly place huge emphasis upon the importance of relationships. We know that the teacher-student relationship is one…

Call for papers: Educational psychologists influencing policy and practice

9 July 2017 by

Educational psychologists are the lynchpin between education and wellbeing. This future issue of Educational and Child Psychology is calling for papers…

Where are the EPs? Theresa May, mental health and schools

10 January 2017 by , 12 comments

The focus on schools and the workplace is much needed, as is the attention to addressing stigma and the transformation…

Rethinking mental distress in children

4 January 2017 by , 6 comments

Thinking of your child as behaving badly disposes you to think of punishment. Thinking of your child as struggling with something…

‘Working for the Clampdown’ – seeing the politics in our practice

27 September 2016 by , 1 comment

This blog is a reflection about how I managed to re-enter my teenage years during training and how I now…