Understanding PANS and PANDAS

8 October 2024 by

When a child or young person develops PANS or PANDAS, it can be challenging and isolating. For families, the situation…

Spreading PositiviTEA in the EP community

4 September 2024 by and

PositiviTEA is a free online group for the EP community, which offers space to connect, engage in friendly conversation, and…

Back to school blues? Tips for an uplifting return to work

1 September 2024 by

Fi Coley offered this fabulous range of tips, all based on positive psychology, for an uplifting return to work. Originally…

Action planning to support school attendance: using the SPIRAL framework

17 June 2024 by

Currently, we find ourselves in an ‘attendance crisis’ (Children’s commissioner, 2023) with more children than ever feeling unable to attend…

Book review: The mental health and wellbeing of children and young people with learning difficulties

16 April 2024 by

Book author: Dr Kirstie Rees. Coffee rating: ☕☕ (2/3) – not too challenging. You might have to stop and think in…

Project: Exploring educational psychologists’ experiences of bullying within the profession

15 January 2024 by and

This survey research aims to offer the first wide ranging exploration of experiences of bullying within the EP profession.  How…

It is time for positive educational psychology?

19 December 2023 by

With increasing mental health needs amongst both teachers and learners, surely it’s time to do something differently? I believe that…

Project: KeEPing well – an exploration of well-being for Educational Psychologists

We are mindful of the current pressures that EPs are encountering and, therefore, it is hoped that this research will…

Promoting positive mental health in a secondary school

18 April 2023 by

I’ve always been interested in applying Psychology at strategic levels within school systems, and have been working closely with the…

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…