Becky Guthrie

Speaker Announcement Community Learning Day on Inequality & Psychology Hosted by EPs For Material Change Dr Dan O'Hare- Educational Psychologist Dan is weaving personal experience with research evidence to ask "what does the welfare system take from children?" Dr Luca Onions- Educational Psychologist Luca is sharing his research exploring the lived experiences of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse autistic children in school. No More Exclusions are a Black-led, community-based abolitionist movement working to end school exclusions and challenge the wider systems of state violence that harm Black, brown, disabled and working-class communities. Friday 9th January 2026 | Online via Zoom | Pay what you can- tickets available on Eventbrite More speakers to be announced soon...

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Really enjoyed today’s session, thanks again, met some lovely EPs who I hadn’t connected with before ☺️

Thank you for sharing your experience with us Rhi. “The ache of things left unsaid” particularly resonated ❤️

Perfection 😍 I Googled the description - very excited to read this! :) I’m currently reading brightness of stars… ✨

What’s your take on universal mental health programs in schools? Do they help all students or should we focus more on targeted support for those who really need it? Learn more with Prof. Jess Deighton from
@annafreudcharity.bsky.social

Listen👇
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Just a request for TEP followers

One of our best ways at edpsy of sharing with your cohorts...is through you!

TEP tickets to our festival are only £20 and we'd love to see as many of you there as possible. If you could share this with your groups...amazing 🙏🌟

Tickets: festival.edpsy.org.uk

@psychmag.bsky.social Thank you for sharing these valuable tips!

Further tips can also be found in the @bpsofficial.bsky.social @bps-dartp.bsky.social @theatp.bsky.social Teachers’ Toolkit www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo...

I do this too :) I only use the pretty ones though, and avoid the ‘negative’ colours so I can psych myself up for the tasks I don’t enjoy so much 🤣 You’ll smash year 3, esp. with an organised diary! 😍

Where did the time go! Are you going into year 3 already? 🤯
I always feel like Outlook needs more colours for EP work 😅

Another important set of considerations!
Having practiced LA, private, Scot, Eng, in person, remote - as an NQEP I think it’s so important to follow this topic and reflect. I often think about the presumption of mainstreaming in Scotland and how that often shapes the EP role as strategic
#EdPsychs

Why new teachers must embrace the power of routines Establishing routines quickly is important for early career teachers, explains Dr Sarah Mullin, who reveals research-informed strategies to do just that

‘Well-established routines form the foundation of effective teaching': Dr Sarah Mullin shares research-informed strategies to help new teachers create routines in their classrooms from day one

Unlock language & comprehension with Blank Levels! 🗣️💡

1️⃣ Name/Describe
2️⃣ Analyse
3️⃣ Predict/Reason
4️⃣ Problem-Solve

Perfect for Children with language needs, or any learner!

Start simple, scaffold up👆

#Edpsychs #SEND #LanguageDevelopment

🎪🫖Join us for a pre-festival PositiviTEA

We're collaborating for a special festival warm-up event on 10th September at 4pm.

Dan (from edpsy) will join Max and Fi to reflect on creating a values-focused, action-oriented positive community

More here: edpsy.org.uk/event/a-cup-...

#edpsychs #epfest

Private firms paid 'millions' in SEND cash as cost of child assessments rockets Taxpayers’ money 'sucked' out of system by agencies poaching educational psychologists to conduct online assessments of children’s needs

Important considerations about remote assessments and the impact on quality, as well as privatisation of EP work.
I always find seeing how the child interacts with the school context to be a valuable piece of information.

#EdPsychs

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Talking Mats Capacity | Course Beetle This webinar focuses on the Talking Mats Capacity resource, which is supplied as part of the course fee and supports decision-making.

Talking Mats – Capacity: enabling supported decision making

Use Talking Mats to help with the most common decisions people face: what you do in your free time, where you live, your safety, and your support plan.

This advanced course is for people already Talking Mats trained.

#hscm #slcn

“Books with no purpose” 🙌🏼 Love this, my dream for every school break

The Ultimate Guide to Mark Making in the Early Years book by Sue Cowley

Since the DfE's new writing framework seriously downplays the importance of emergent writing, I'm giving away a free copy of my book on mark making because it 100% *does* matter! ☺️

Like and repost to enter. Winner announced next Thursday. #EduSky #giveaway #freebie

Understanding young people’s declining mental health - Youth Futures Foundation Exploring drivers of worsening mental health among 14-24 year olds through a first-of-its-kind study for England

Very important report out today from the Youth Futures Foundation exploring factors accounting for escalating mental health problems in young people. Lead by fantastic colleagues from the University of Manchester (@olademk.bsky.social et al). Report here: youthfuturesfoundation.org/what-we-do/f...

EHCP tribunals: why schools' struggles must guide SEND reform If the government's plans for tackling the SEND crisis are to be successful, it has to look at the difficulties that the tribunal process is creating for schools, finds Ellen Peirson-Hagger

The traumatic experience of tribunals for EHCPs is often told from the parents' perspective - for good reasons - but looking at it from the school perspective tells us a huge amount about the disaster of the current system.

Excellent piece from @ellencph.bsky.social
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The writing framework The writing framework outlines a common approach to teaching writing based on evidence and existing good practice.

Wake up. New DFE Writing Framework just dropped...

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3, or 2 as a runner up, as they evoke a feeling of calm and contentment 🧘🏼‍♀️ The sight of a laptop creates a different emotional response for me 🤣 so I’d put 1 last, but it’s still nice 💕

Flyer for PositiviTEA on 04.07.25 at 1-2pm

Would you like to share some #positivepsychology reflections to end your year on an uplifting note?

Would you like to join a brilliant bunch of friendly EPs, TEPs and Assistant EPs for inspiring and inclusive small group chats?

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lovely window of tolerance visual #edpsychs

Just over an hours drive from where I live, and then an hours walk into the wild! There’s a waterfall at the back, very pretty gem hidden in the hills! 😊

Corrie Fee in Summer, Cairngorms National Park

Feeling refreshed, inspired, and ready to finish writing a report today after yesterday’s walk up to Corrie Fee. There’s something magical about this place ✨ #EdPsychs #CorrieFee #CairngormsNationalPark

Why losing EHCPs would be a disaster for speech and language support The DfE suggestion that EHCPs may not be the ‘right vehicle’ for SEND support fails to acknowledge the scale of the challenges that children with speech and language needs experience, writes Jane Harris

‘EHCPs aren’t just bureaucratic paperwork – without them, it becomes far harder to ensure the right help gets to the right child at the right time.'

Jane Harris, CEO of Speech and Language UK, issues a warning to DfE about scrapping education, health and care plans

This is brilliant. It has me reflecting on how, in Scotland, parents aren’t generally fined for children not attending. No praise and behaviour points, where some children feel quantifiably labelled as more ‘bad’ than ‘good’. It certainly isn’t perfect here, but is an interesting contrast!
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Seeking participants! ✨
I am exploring what indices of social justice are collected through referral forms. I am looking to recruit EPS willing to send across their referral/consent form, to find out more please email hannah.whiteley-2@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
@drcathyatkinson.bsky.social

Enacting the UNCRC means children have rights to consent, to be consulted, and to complain. But often adult myths about their capacity get in the way.

@jochamberlain.bsky.social‬ and I asked children & young people what they thought of these myths - here is what we learned!