Educational Psychology
Educational Psychologists (EP)Team support children, young people, school staff and those most concerned with their development and learning. They work with and through the educational setting to enable the young person to reach their aspirations and flourish. Further information is available through the school.
At its core, educational psychology underpins our understanding of how children learn and develop. Educational psychologists (EPs) are trained in applied scientific methods and diagnostic and assessment skills, and have a thorough understanding of children and young people and their development.
EPs help local authorities to deliver statutory services for the assessment of special educational needs. However, they also work at preventative, early intervention and direct intervention levels to deliver services with other education, welfare, health and social professionals which help local government to meet its statutory responsibilities and priorities right across children’s policy (AEP 2010).
Our service uses psychology to promote the well being and educational success of children and young people by empowering other professionals, parents and carers and through direct interventions.
Services We Provide
Statutory Support to maintained settings schools academies & post 16 providers
Statutory assessment of a Wirral child/young person’s special educational needs.
Contributions to multi-agency meetings and additional support plans
Post EHCP planning meeting upon request
Support for Wirral special schools and their pupils
Provide advice, assessments, reassessments, reports for Annual reviews
Attend Annual Review meetings particularly for children educated out of borough
Undertake assessments of 2 year olds’ and Early Years children as requested
Undertake assessments of post 19 year olds’ as requested
Additional support to settings/schools/academies/post 16 providers
EP support is designed to support strategic planning, provision management and capacity building and may involve:
The development of systems to check progress, identify need and arrange support for individual children
Developing teaching skills suited to pupils’ social, emotional, mental health and learning needs
Identifying and use proven support strategies and evaluate how effective and worthwhile they are
Supporting schools/settings at times of crisis
Running optional training packages
Core Support to The Local Authority
Apart from the Statutory role, the EP team also undertakes a range of activities to help the local authority deliver its core functions, for example we:
Provide advice and support for children and staff in Early Years settings
Monitor provision to ensure achievement, progression towards
Successful outcomes and value for money
Assist with strategic development of SEN provision within the borough
Provide support for schools at times of crisis
Contribute to SEN Decision Making Groups/Strategy Groups