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Educational Psychologist. Views are my own.

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Developing Self-Efficacy in Learners Real independence grows from guided practice. Borrowing insights from Kirschner and Hendrick, this piece argues that novices need clear knowledge and modeled tactics before they can learn alone. It introduces a worksheet that helps teachers coach Zimmerman’s fifteen self regulation strategies, one focused lesson at a time.

Trying to nudge students toward true independence? I built a quick worksheet that walks classes through Zimmerman’s 15 self-regulation strategies, one lesson at a time, inspired by Kirschner & Hendrick. Grab it here and let me know how it goes!

#EdPsych #TeachingTools

08.06.2025 05:14 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Finding Flow infographic: outlines the 8 conditions for Flow. Blog: https://www.theedpsychcoach.com/blog/finding-flow-how-to-feel-fully-engaged

Finding Flow infographic: outlines the 8 conditions for Flow. Blog: https://www.theedpsychcoach.com/blog/finding-flow-how-to-feel-fully-engaged

✨ 🧠 FINDING FLOW 🧠 ✨

Infographic on the eight conditions of flow states 💫

When did you last feel completely absorbed in your work #edpsychs ?

New workbook - how to find flow and overcome barriers to flow:
www.theedpsychcoach.com/resources?st...

06.06.2025 06:50 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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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

05.06.2025 11:40 👍 11 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 3

Last chance to join us this Friday for a fun, friendly and interactive online course in Motivational Interviewing: Introduction and Refresher

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/motivation...
#edpsychs @drcathyatkinson.bsky.social

03.06.2025 07:11 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🌟edpsy hosts Dr Mary Stanley-Duke

Join Mary next Tuesday to dive in to mediating learning - the psychology, its importance and how to do it.

You'll leave with practical ideas to use to develop a child's learning skills.

Info and booking here: edpsy.org.uk/event/edpsy-...

#edpsychs

03.06.2025 08:06 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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📣NEW EPISODE!📣

This week we are joined the lovely Daisy Bloor who tells us about her study looking at educator perspectives of teaching sex education to autistic learners.

Listen now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!😁

#edpsychs #sexeducation #autism #RSE

04.06.2025 06:31 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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@gulsahkacmaz.bsky.social #Pschology #edpsych #MemoryProcess #infographic

What do you think about my first infographic ? I am waiting for feedbacks ☺️

04.06.2025 13:48 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Can you help Abbie? If you would like to be involved or know of someone who might like to, please contact Abbie directly (Abigail.farndon@nottingham.ac.uk) for further information .#Edpsychs

04.06.2025 19:24 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Voices Unheard: How School Shapes Mental Health for Gender and Neurodiverse Youth - Abigail Vines, Cora Sargeant, Sarah Wright, 2025 Gender-diverse youth report significantly poorer mental health outcomes than other youth populations. Neurodiverse youth also report poorer mental health outcom...

Meanwhile please follow this link to see Abby Vines thesis research "Voices Unheard: How School Shapes Mental Health for Gender and Neurodiverse Youth" #edpsych journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

04.06.2025 19:30 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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📣 Calling all secondary SENCOs 📣 (or those who work with SENCOs and can pass this on!) Please consider sparing 15 minutes to complete my anonymous doctoral research questionnaire, I would be hugely grateful! exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #send #edpsychs #senco #blueskyEPs

02.06.2025 19:04 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Educational Psychologists!
What platforms do you use to stay updated on trends, research and insights in our field?
(e.g. forums, social media, newsletters...) #BlueskyEPs #EdPsychs

02.06.2025 11:27 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

#BlueSkyEPs #EdPsychs

02.06.2025 17:12 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The DECP are seeking new TEP reps for their TEP Voice group. I’ve been in this supportive and impactful group for a while (now as a newly qual. rep). We are consulted on a range of topics such as reviewing key papers, TEP inclusion, and presenting at events 🤩 #EdPsychs @bpsofficial.bsky.social

30.05.2025 10:37 👍 9 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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Head over to our frequently updated instagram to see free advice and ideas on activities for the kids this school holiday www.instagram.com/hallandcoeps #blueskyeps

28.05.2025 05:51 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Compassionate Cohort is: ✨❤️

✅ Compassion-focussed group supervision for EPs.
✅ Deeply psychological
✅ Sessions create the conditions for reflection, using grounding activities, visualisation & imagery.

Read more / book⬇️
constellationspsychology.com/psychologists
#Edpsychs

28.05.2025 06:17 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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How Classroom Rituals Help Create Community Small practices, repeated regularly and with intentionality, can help students feel a sense of belonging at school.

✨ Rituals aren't just routines—they're tools for belonging. This piece from Greater Good explores how small, consistent classroom rituals can build trust, inclusion, and community. A great read for anyone shaping school culture. #EdPsych

greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

28.05.2025 22:21 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Did you know that at Hall and Co Educational Psychology Service, we proudly support students on industry placements from local colleges. We believe in nurturing the next generation of professionals through real-world experience. More details on www.instagram.com/hallandcoeps #blueskyeps

29.05.2025 06:09 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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❤️ Educational Psychologists ARE COMPASSION IN PRACTICE ❤️

Here is how:

"Compassion is the awareness of suffering and distress... and the commitment to reduce and prevent it" (adapted from Gilbert, 2009).

This is literally the process of a caring profession:
Read on below
⬇️ 👀 ⬇️
#EdPsychs

27.05.2025 06:36 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Prevalence Rates of Bullying: A Comparison Between a Definition-Based Scale and a Behavior-Based Scale - Björn Sjögren, Ylva Bjereld, Robert Thornberg, Jun Sung Hong, Dorothy L. Espelage, 2025 Self-reported measures of school bullying can be divided into two subtypes. Definition-based measures present a bullying definition followed by one question abo...

Check out this study in which we compared #bullying perpetration and victimization prevalence rates between a definition-based scale and a behavior-based scale. #edpsychs doi.org/10.1177/0886...

26.05.2025 05:23 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Two weeks to go! 🎉

Join us for:
✅ The theoretical & research background to MI
✅ The spirit, tasks & skills involved in MI
✅ Experiential work to develop skills and confidence
✅ Guidance on applying MI to EP practice

#edpsychs @drcathyatkinson.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/motivation...

23.05.2025 06:52 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1

#edpsychs #edusky

23.05.2025 08:42 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Are you using VIG/VERP in educational settings? Please consider filling in our research survey, thank you!

www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

#educationalpsychology #edpsychs #videointeractionguidance #VIG #videoenhancedreflectivepractice #VERP #psychology

23.05.2025 11:03 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Aspiring Assistants from underrepresented or minoritised groups. See info below re a mentorship scheme and information session.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#edpsychs

23.05.2025 13:21 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

If you haven't joined our LinkedIn group for #AppliedEdPsych what are you waiting for?! #EdPsych #edsky #edpsychsky

23.05.2025 01:27 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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📢 Our TEP Tori is recruiting mainstream schools for research into teacher recruitment & retention.
If your school has seen high or low staff retention in the past 2 years, she'd love to hear from you.
Express interest: Victoria.madeley.23@ucl.ac.uk
Please share! #BlueskyEPs #EdPsychs

22.05.2025 09:02 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Finding Flow: How to feel fully engaged Coaching versus supervision. Coaching is about potential and personal growth, and it's future-focused and goal-oriented. Educational Psychologists

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When did you last feel fully immersed in your work?

Did you become so focused that you lost all sense of time?

That's a flow experience. Flow is a state of peak engagment.

NEW BLOG: www.theedpsychcoach.com/blog/finding...

#edpsychs #wellbeingwednesday #flow #positivepsychology

21.05.2025 06:57 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2

Please share with anyone who can help! #BlueskyEPs #EdPsychs

21.05.2025 15:15 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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In a recent group supervision we had a discussion about data retention – it's a minefield!

I recommend taking a look at the guidance from Aubergine Legal:
auberginelegal.co.uk

What are your thoughts on data retention?

#edpsychs #EducationalPsychologists #dataretention @edpsy.bsky.social

22.05.2025 06:50 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0