by Dr Shannon Corcoran – Educational Psychologist

Effective intervention and support for school attendance difficulties requires an understanding of the perceived ‘push and pull’ factors contributing to attendance from the perspective of the child/young person who is...

Dr Carole Campbell of South Ayrshire Psychological Service, shares the Positive Psychology Intervention for group and whole class work with children and young people, and explores the impact as an early intervention and prevention approach.

Positive Psychology

With educational psychologists...

Schools are dynamic, constantly evolving environments where various professionals play pivotal roles in supporting pupils’ well-being and learning. Amidst this, the role of attendance officers or education welfare officers, especially in addressing Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA),...

For many children and young people (CYP), the school stands as a place which encapsulates moments of joy and lifelong friendships. Yet, for others, the path to the school gate becomes encumbered with multifaceted barriers.

A young boy I recently saw (let's call him Alex), found the school...

Introduction

Precision Teaching is an engaging, individualised pedagogical technique that offers a practical approach to boosting literacy, numeracy and a range of other discrete learning. It’s strengths and benefits are well reflected by its popularity and the fact that it has been a...

By Dr Lee Randall, Educational Psychologist and parent of an SEND child.

This is the first in a series of upcoming blogs on EHCPs and the processes surrounding them.

Why are we seeing more EHCP applications?

For anybody working in education, it is clear that the education system is facing...