The urge to start your doctoral thesis from scratch at the start of year 3 😆🙃

A powerful new piece #PansPandasHour from @edpsy.bsky.social ideal for #EdPsych looking to engage with the @panspandasuk.bsky.social cpd. www.edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/pans-and-pandas-emerging-understandings/ @viola-jane.bsky.social @natalieo.bsky.social @lothetep.bsky.social @tepemma.bsky.social

PANS and PANDAS: emerging understandings - edpsy.org.uk

Each year, October 9th marks PANS PANDAS Awareness Day, time to reflect, raise awareness, and deepen our understanding of two complex and often misunderstood medical conditions. Building on last year’...

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@pepsmccrea.bsky.social likes to say that "Attention is the gateway to learning". This is a fascinating read about how attention cueing can reduce the impact on learning that is traditionally associated with IQ and SES. hobbolog.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/m...

Managing attention in classrooms is a social justice issue

This is a blog about some of my favourite research findings in the field of attention. They are remarkable studies for their simplicity, the scale of the effect that they find, and the deep philoso…

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Me when I have to do the hoovering

Lots of reflection this week as I ease back into work - a truly restful break. BRING ON YEAR 3 ❤️🫶🏻

Searching for participants! If you could please share with your schools I’d be very grateful!

Five hours travel today for a meeting that lasted 35 mins 🥹🥲

GIVE ME FIVE GOOD REASONS... [why you developed Compassion Focussed training workshops for Educational Psychologists] 1) A time of increased uncertainty As we move towards the release of the Education White Paper, many families and educators are feeling higher levels of anxiety about changes... ⏬

Is it the time spent or what is being accessed that’s the issue? Even on kids YT with restrictions set I still am surprised by what gets through… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What screen time really does to children's brains

Screen time has become synonymous with bad news - but the science may not be as straightforward as it seems

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'Worsening' high needs cost pressures, £600 million of 'irregular' grant spending and bumper pay boosts and payouts for senior officials and ministers have been revealed in the Department for Education’s annual report and accounts schoolsweek.co.uk/send-major-i...

13 things we learned from the DfE's annual accounts

'Worsening' high needs pressures and 'irregular' grant spending flagged in 332-page document

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Pretty sure I only exist in her mind to cup her sweet head in my hands

Two Sendcos share practical ways to make the start of secondary school more welcoming for students with SEND – from primary visits to creating opportunities to meet support staff

How to help students with SEND settle in September

From classroom placement to engaging with families, two Sendcos share practical ways to make the start of secondary school more welcoming for students with special educational needs and disabilities

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Gorgeous and enriching time at the summer team day yesterday - behold my creation!

Treats in the sun

Grateful to have been interviewed for this article exploring why psychology in schools matters — now more than ever. At a time when political decisions are reshaping the educational landscape, it’s vital that the voices of psychologists are not just heard but embedded in these conversations….1/2

The Psychologist@psychmag.bsky.social · last yr.

Psychology in schools matters… Ian Florance asks psychologists about their work in the educational sector. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Despite many many personal challenges this term I passed my second year Viva 🥹 I’m actually quite emotional and celebrating with a Gail’s in the sun

My head in the clouds like my portfolio submission date doesn’t exist 🫠

Hmmm interesting. Will withhold judgement on this one

Schools Week@schoolsweek.bsky.social · last yr.

Schools should produce inclusion audits and follow 'enforceable' national inclusivity standards, suggests a new report to 'shape a system that works for everyone' But could this system work, and what are the issues? Schools Week takes a look ... schoolsweek.co.uk/call-for-enf...

We need to equip students to navigate an uncertain world – and that means 'embedding wellbeing in the very fabric of our education systems', writes @iborganization.bsky.social director-general Olli-Pekka Heinonen

How education must adapt in today’s rapidly changing world

The director-general of the International Baccalaureate says education needs to confront huge social and technological changes, not shy away from them

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Please share far and wide - I’m seeking primary/secondary school staff for doctoral research into sexism

Eid Mubarak ❤️

Can't wait....!

edpsy@edpsy.bsky.social · last yr.

Registration is LIVE! 🎟️🎪🎉 Let's go! Delighted to open registration for our Festival of Educational Psychology on 19th September. From now until we launch our programme you get a 10% Early Bird discount! Use code EARLYBIRD10 Book here: festival.edpsy.org.uk #edpsychs #education - please reshare

I put in the text for my ‘about me’ and asked AI to make it into a poster… one I won’t be sharing with children 😂

Getting crafty on Canva

Just applied for my first job as an EP 🥹🫠

My face when I’m asked to do a last minute Zoom meeting

Community is everything, come along to our next session Friday 23rd 1-2. It’s a free inclusive space for EP community. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-cup-of-p... @fionacoley.bsky.social @edpsydan.bsky.social @edpsy.bsky.social @maxpurpose.bsky.social @psychbites.bsky.social @aspenpsychology.bsky.social

Max Purpose Psychology@maxpurpose.bsky.social · last yr.

This Mental Health Awareness Week's theme is community. We are very proud of the community space for EPs we have created at #PositiviTEA @fionacoley.bsky.social @positivitea-eps.bsky.social Join us for our next free session www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-cup-of-p... #edpsychs #mentalhealthawareness

It would be fantastic if we could hear from TEPs from Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham, Tavistock and Cardiff too 🙏🏻 Expressions of interest for our edpsy TEP group close Monday. Please share with your TEP colleagues ☺️👋🏻 #edpsychs #community

edpsy@edpsy.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 Calling all Trainee EPs! Expressions of interest to join our edpsy TEP group close next week! The energy and grassroots innovation of TEPs deserves a greater chance to influence what we do. Hear more from Dan below, and more here: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/we... #edpsychs - please share 😀

You know she means business when the flipchart paper comes out. Cognitive overload who?!

🩷 when I’m no longer a student I’m going to buy all my SENDCOs this book 🩷