Educational Psychology Services: Empowering Schools and Children
Offering a range of services in educational psychology, focusing on applying psychology thoughtfully, acting with integrity, and making a difference for children and families. Services include statutory assessments, support for children in care, and partnership meetings to address complex cases effectively.
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Educational Psychology Service offer Applying psychology thoughtfully Acting with integrity Making a difference Placing children and families at the heart of what we do
Core offer for ALL schools: Allocated school contact EP Termly planning meetings where priority work is agreed and time for consultation around other children/young people where there is a high level of concern Priorities: Statutory assessment (EHC) Statement reviews for CYP where a significant change in need/type of provision indicated Children in care At risk of permanent exclusion Critical incident support Additional Needs Partnership meeting support and facilitation SEN Support for maintained schools consultation for complex cases SEN Support for Academies - managed through a traded offer
SEN Support involvement: Cases for EP involvement at SEN Support usually determined at the Termly Planning Meeting and the most complex agreed for EP consultation. School complete EP consultation Request Form and send into EPS EP makes contact with school to arrange date for consultation with key adults in school and parents/carers Strategies/advice given as an outcome of consultation School determine how best to utilise advice Any further support can involve EP (school s choice) as part of traded offer
Additional Needs Partnerships: Groups of SENCOs working together alongside EPs to share skills and expertise Structured solution focussed meeting facilitated by EP designed to develop solutions for concerns around individual children, groups of children or whole class issues Sharing of skills and expertise across the group Sharing of resources and practice Efficient and effective way of developing capacity to meet school based needs
Half termly meetings Majority of issues/concerns are met through the group consultation Where extremely complex, group determine individual EP consultation with school and parent
Educational Psychology : Why start with consultation? Establishing trusting relationship Combine expert knowledge Tailoring assessment and intervention Involving adults most important to the child Moving to action solution focused
Traded offer Available to all schools Service Level Agreement (guaranteed to deliver) PAYG (dependent upon capacity) Any requests are discussed with school to determine purpose and type of support needed (individual/group/systems/staff development) Principle of being efficient and effective
Educational Psychology If you have any queries or would like to know more about what our service can do for your school, either through our core (LA funded) or traded (bought-in) offer, please do not hesitate to contact your allocated school EP or our senior management team as follows: Jayne.whitton@kirklees.gov.uk (Principal Educational Psychologist) April.frearson@kirklees.gov.uk (Senior Educational Psychologist) Samana.saxton@kirklees.gov.uk (Senior Educational Psychologist) Contact address: Educational Psychology & EYSEN Support Service Empire House Dewsbury WF12 8DJ Telephone: 01924 483744
