The School Psychology Service

12/10/2025

Understand and implement Precision Teaching by enrolling on our highly rated training course, written and delivered by Educational Psychologist Dr. Gary Lavan. We also have free resources such as blog posts on Precision Teaching and Direct Instruction and downloadable information sheets on our website.

04/10/2025

We've all heard about Precision Teaching (PT) - but are we delivering it effectively? This blog post explores the importance of the instruction element to PT and how we can combine Direction Instruction and PT to transform learning.

Precision Teaching is the assessment of teaching, and if we're not teaching we are to see progress! Enter Direct Instruction...

09/09/2025

We are lucky enough to have Roz Roscoe on our team, a children's Occupational Therapist with over 30 years of experience. She has developed a fantastic training programme for us on VISUAL PERCEPTION - want to find out more about how this may be impacting your students? Read our latest blog post here:

Visual perception isn’t about eyesight but about how well they can interpret, organise, and recall visual information.

02/09/2025

Tomorrow applications open for the AEP's Educational Psychology Funded Training scheme. I thought I would share my own journey as a Year 3 trainee for those who are interested. The post can be read on our blog.

14/08/2025

We offer many FREE resources on our website, including leaflets for parents and carers. This month's addition is the Dyscalculia and Mathematical Difficulties Leaflet aimed at parents/carers.

All of our free resources for you to access and use today! With more added throughout the year......

04/08/2025

This blog post aims to define dyscalculia and explores potential causes for this specific learning difference/difficulty.

Dyscalculia is a term which is used to describe a neurological difference, often referred to as a SpLD, in the way that the brain processes numbers.

17/07/2025

We have LOTS of free resources on our website, including an information leaflet for parents and carers on challenging behaviour. Visit our website to find out more.

https://www.theschoolpsychologyservice.com/challenging-behaviour-resource-for-parents-and-carers

04/07/2025

As part of our 'Challenging Behaviour' course, we refer to the 'Iceberg' - a helpful way to explore what might be going on for a child underneath their presenting behaviours. I have illustrated common 'challenging behaviours' raised by staff and explored just A FEW factors that might be at play. In our course we dive much deeper, considering longer-term factors and the environment as a factor.

22/06/2025

Looking for a quick summary of emotion coaching? Click here for a free emotion coaching summary document including step by steps and script examples.

This short blog post summarises emotion coaching and its core principles (empathy & guidance). It links a free resource on emotion coaching.

15/06/2025

What IS emotion regulation and dysregulation? They are terms I hear very frequently in my casework as a TEP. I wanted to explore the developmental journey children go on in order to self-regulate, and how we as parents and staff can support this journey.

We often hear terms like emotion regulation and dysregulation. This blog explains the developmental journey of regulation.

08/06/2025

In today's blog post I explore what I take with me when I want to gather pupil voice in a meaningful way as a Year 2 Trainee Educational Psychologist!

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31/05/2025

To finish off our month's focus on mental health and resilience I am sharing an illustration of Martin Seligman's PERMA model. The model outlines five elements of well-being and one I find particularly find important for wellbeing is flow - a deep, immersive state of focus and absorption which is central to the Engagement component. This model can be a useful tool to think about how we can increase life satisfaction and positivity in our (and our students') lives.