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Educational Psychology
Traded Brochure
September 2019 - August 2020

Improving Outcomes by Applying Psychology
Supporting Emotional Health & Wellbeing
Improving Participation in Learning
Working with students with Autism Spectrum Conditions

Contact Us
For further information on Educational Psychology Services,
please contact us on:
Telephone: 01952 385216 Email: SENDandInclusion@telford.gov.uk
Web: http://eps.taw.org.uk/
Post: Telford & Wrekin Educational Psychology Service
6th Floor, Darby House, Lawn Central,
Telford, Shropshire TF3 4JA

Meet the Team

Dr Karen Grandison
Principal Educational Psychologist
Educational Psychologist

Dr Michael Lane
Senior Educational
Psychologist

Dr Suzanne Hopkins
Educational Psychologist

Severine Thompson
Educational Psychologist

Dr Meryl Newton
Educational Psychologist

Dr Jane Park
Educational Psychologist

Dr Katie Caddick
Education Psychologist

Hannah Pugh
Trainee Educational
Psychologist

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Educational Psychology
Traded Brochure September 2019 - August 2020

Improving Outcomes by Applying Psychology
Together we can achieve better outcomes for individuals, groups and at whole school level too. Psychology supports positive change and development.

Supporting Senior Leadership
The Educational Psychology Service can work with senior leadership or pastoral leaders to address specific school issues or problem areas. This includes focused approaches to overcoming problems and making positive change.

Helping Schools to Plan for Change
Bespoke packages are designed to meet your school’s needs in times of change. We can apply research psychology and evaluation techniques to support organisational development. Some examples include playground and playtime development, whole school approach to inclusive practice, Nurturing Classrooms.

PATH
Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) is a creative and collaborative eight step planning process that involves a group of key individuals assisting in achieving a clear purpose or vision. This process is underpinned by person-centred approaches and solution-focused principles. A PATH can be used to assist with annual reviews, individual cases, transition planning and concerns, implementing school and developments areas, organisational change and other bespoke areas.

Force Field Analysis
Force Field Analysis is a problem-solving session which aims to capture multiple perspectives about a prominent issue or situation, and facilitate mutual consultation to move towards solution-finding and change. It explores the different experiences, values and beliefs of group members, to find and build on commonalities. It can be used with individuals, small or large groups for a range of situations where developing a shared perspective is needed, whether individually-focussed casework or aspects of organisational change such as developing an area of provision (e.g. literacy provision), exploring the role of a group (e.g.TAs, Pastoral Staff), addressing a common problematic situation (e.g. improving behaviour at break-times) or writing/revising a school policy (e.g. Behaviour or SEND Policy). Force Field Analysis is a visual approach which helps to get problems down to a ‘do able’ size—this can be very useful in schools, as school change if frequently multi-dimensional, i.e. involving different groups, perspectives, objectives etc.”

School Consultation Groups
School consultation groups provide a structured, safe space with facilitation by an Educational Psychologist for collaborative, solutions focused problem solving work to take places. Research shows that this approach increases teachers’ behaviour management skills and can help bring about systemic change in schools. It also encourages a deeper understanding of the needs of more complex students.

Specific Psychological
Approaches and Techniques
These approaches are used to develop further understanding of even the most complex situations that can arise for children and adolescents. Evidence based approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, Solution focused Techniques, Circle of Friends, Personal construct Psychology , Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Approaches, Change Models and Emotion coaching (plus others) can be used to improve outcomes for students.

Accessing Student Views
We use a variety of psychological and therapeutic tools and techniques, together with our experience and knowledge as applied psychologists to gain insight into how your students are experiencing school life. It is essential that we worth collaboratively with students to improve outcomes and wellbeing. Their views can be instrumental in informing and shaping whole school practice.

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Educational Psychology
Traded Brochure September 2019 - August 2020

Supporting Social, Emotional & Mental Health

The Educational Psychology Service will work with schools and settings to help increase capacity to support student social, emotional and mental health needs. This work can take place at whole or department level for example training or development work, or alternatively can have a group or individual student focus.

ELSA
ELSA stands for Emotional Literacy Support Assistant. ELSAs are school support staff who receive six days of additional training from Educational Psychologists on key aspects of emotional literacy as outlined below. ELSAs then receive ongoing supervision from TWC Educational Psychologists every term in a local network group of ELSAs.
ELSA is a preventative initiative giving school staff in depth training and on-going support to develop the social and emotional well-being of Telford & Wrekin pupils. Once trained, ELSAs will be able to provide intervention support with pupils who have social, emotional and mental health needs.
Training sessions cover the following areas:

Social skills
Friendship
Relationships
Anger Management
Motivational Interviewing

Emotional self– regulation
Self-esteem
Security
Thinking Skills

Loss & bereavement
Anxiety and worries
Problem Solving
Autism Spectrum
Conditions

ELSA is a national initiative running in numerous authorities across the country. It has an excellent evidence base for its effectiveness and there is a national online support network with which ELSAs can link up to share resources and ideas, in addition to termly supervision meetings.

Customer Feedback

Emotion Coaching
Is your school looking for a way to nurture mental health and wellbeing? Emotion Coaching is a way of supporting and sustaining children and young people’s emotional and behavioural wellbeing. More specifically, it is a communication strategy which supports children and young people to self-regulate and manage their stress responses. Research shows that emotion coached children: are more emotionally stable; are more resilient; achieve more academically; and have fewer behavioural problems. Through developing your skills around the Emotion Coaching techniques, you will also be supported to learn about: the theory and practice behind Emotion Coaching, including recent neuroscientific research behind emotions including the stress response systems; attachment awareness and behaviours; and meta-emotion philosophy.

Bereavement & Critical Incident Support
The EPS offers advice and guidance to adults caring for children and young people who have been bereaved, or who have experienced a traumatic event. Children in these situations rarely require ‘experts’ counselling them and usually manage best when supported by familiar, trusted adults.

“Two support staff members completed the ELSA training in Spring 2019 and the work they have carried out with pupils has already reaped rewards, including a Persistent Absence pupil with significant cognitive learning difficulties, now reengaging with school with a newly restored positivity towards learning behaviour, meaning she fully accesses the provision package in place for her” - Telford Primary SENCo

PBAS—Pupil Behaviour Assessment System
The PBAS (Pupil Behaviour Assessment System) is a checklist Secondary schools can use to identify the behaviours of concern and where (in terms of lessons) these occur. It can support schools in identifying the teacher(s) who are finding the behaviour of the student most difficult and so support the SENCO in deciding on the teacher(s) who would benefit from a consultation with the Educational Psychologist. It can support in setting SMART outcomes and be used to measure the impact of provision put in the place over time.

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Educational Psychology
Traded Brochure September 2019 - August 2020

Improving Participation in Learning

Individual assessment and advice to address children’s learning and motivation.

Exploring Barriers to Learning
To improve pupil participation and achievement, the Educational Psychology Service will gather information from pupils and teachers to identify strengths and key priorities for action.

Precision Teaching
Success is built into Precision Teaching so that the pupil sees rapid progress and their self-esteem improves. A pupil is taught a new skill in very small steps in short daily sessions.

Literacy Assessment & Support
The Educational Psychology Service will support schools to set up and evaluate literacy programmes, building upon supportive relationships with peers, parents or the wider school team e.g. Paired Reading, Peer Tutoring
The Educational Psychology Service will support schools to set up and evaluate literacy programmes building upon supportive relationships with peers, parents or the wider school team eg Paired Reading, Peer Tutoring.

Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA)
Involves good teaching within a more formal systemic framework designed to help children and young people learn more effectively and feel more confident.

Positive Attitudes to Learning: Improving Motivation
The Educational Psychology Service will explore and measure factors that influence positive attitudes to learning and identify key priorities for action.

Case Study

The Educational Psychologist trained staff in school to use Precision Teaching techniques which help pupils who are finding it hard to learn something new. This way of working was unfamiliar to the school but was received with enthusiasm and quickly put into practice with one of its pupils. The work was so successful that it was used as an example of innovative and effective practice when Ofsted visited.

Specific Learning Difficulties
Using a range of assessment tools, the Educational Psychology Service will design a ‘tailor-made’ intervention programme to enhance literacy skills and confidence and improve access to the curriculum.

Speaking and Listening: Promoting Effective Practice
The service will work with schools who wish to develop ways of identifying and supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs. This could be in relation to curriculum access or to social, emotional and behavioural development, and could involve work with individual pupils or work at a whole class or systems level.

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Educational Psychology
Traded Brochure September 2019 - August 2020

Autism Spectrum Conditions

The EPS offers consultation to support you to work effectively with children and young people on the autism spectrum or those who may be. We also provide training and workshops for parents and carers, school support staff and teachers to help develop their understanding and capacity so that children on the autism spectrum receive support and education which enables them to be happy and to achieve. Much of this work is carried out in collaboration with multi-agency colleagues.

AET (Autism Education Trust)
Telford & Wrekin Council is an AET hub. This means we have a license with the AET to deliver their Schools and Early Years Programmes. The AET is a national partnership between the voluntary sector, schools, colleges, universities and local authorities; it is supported by the Department for Education. The AET aims to help children and young people with autism to receive an education, enabling them to reach their potential by providing high quality CPD and resources for professionals working in education settings. The Educational Psychology Service offers AET training alongside colleagues in the Learning Support Advisory Team.

Research indicates that autism affects around 1 in 100 children and adults. All professionals working in education settings should be prepared to support pupils on the autism spectrum—and all staff need a basic awareness of autism and the needs of individuals pupils.
Level 1 : Making Sense of Autism (1 hour 30 minutes)
Early Years Programme Schools Programme
Basic awareness training for all staff within early year/ school settings, mainstream and special services. This includes teachers, teaching assistants, transport staff, lunchtime staff, senior management, governors and administrators. Our aim is for all schools and early years settings to receive this level of training.
Level 2: Good Autism Practice (1 day)
Early Years Programme Schools Programme
Practical knowledge, hand-on tools and techniques for all practitioners working directly with pupils on the autism spectrum, in both mainstream and special early years/school settings to develop their practice.
Extending Good Autism Practice (half day)
Early Years Programme Schools Programme
Deepening delegates’ understanding, including theories of autism through ‘good autism practice’. Advancing skills in developing and applying strategies to facilitate progress and achievement, for teachers, teaching assistants and SENCos working with pupils on the autism spectrum in mainstream early years/school setting.
Leading Good Autism Practice (1 day)
Early Years Programme Schools Programme
For staff who may train or lead other staff in their setting taking a leadership role that includes responsibility for developing provision for early years/school-age pupils on the autism within a mainstream and specialist setting.
The AET has an accessible website with lots of information for education professionals and parents to access, why not take a look link to website.

Educational Psychology
Traded Brochure September 2019 - August 2020

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Why Choose Us: Customer Feedback

“The detailed work that the EP has undertaken has helped us unlock a very difficult case.
Excellent interactions with difficult parents has helped us find the correct route for additional support to move a case forward.”
Telford Secondary School SENCo

“For the second year in a row we have benefitted greatly from a Planning meeting at the start of the Autumn term with the EPS and the LSAT team. At this meeting, we have discussed individual children in school who require additional support and tailored this to meet their needs. We have also booked training for the year at this point to develop staff expertise in a range of differing areas. It is important to note that the EPS are flexible, understanding that needs can change in school within a year and adapting our support package as required. We look forward to working together in the coming year.”
Telford Federation SENCo

“ As somebody new to the SENCo role, I have found the support and advice given from particularly yourself to be excellent. This has helped me grow in confidence as the year has progressed. The reporting back to us has been instant which has enabled us to put outcomes around children in place immediately to ensure that they are able to make progress. Feedback from both teachers and parents have been really positive as actions and outcomes are clear and manageable.”
Telford Primary School Deputy HT / SENCo

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Educational Psychology
Traded Brochure September 2019 - August 2020

Educational Psychology
Package Cost
September 2019 - August 2020

Package	Sessions / (3 hours)	Cost
Gold	18	£5, 040.00
Silver	12	£3, 360.00
Bronze	6	£1, 680.00
Copper	3	£918.75

We provide a free planning meeting.
In addition to the above standard packages, a
bespoke ‘Platinum’ package can be purchased
tailored to your individual requirements.
Please contact us to find out more information.

Contact Us
For further information on Educational Psychology Services,
please contact us on:
Telephone: 01952 385216 Email: SENDandInclusion@telford.gov.uk
Web: http://eps.taw.org.uk/
Post: Telford & Wrekin Educational Psychology Service
6th Floor, Darby House, Lawn Central, Telford, Shropshire TF3 4JA

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Educational Psychology
Traded Brochure September 2019 - August 2020