Educational Psychology Services for Schools
Why choose Psychology4Learning?
We operate according to the British Psychological Society code of ethics and standards, ensuring that schools and parents can trust the advice / support offered by our psychologists.
Please note that our pricing is based on the focus and complexity of the assessment required. Annual contracts are quoted in ‘Units’, and work with an individual pupil may be 1 unit, 1.5 units or 2 units.
“Thank you so much, your advice and assessment regarding Ryan’s needs , it was all accurate and has helped Ryan reach this far! Keep on being an awesome educational psychologist, you have so much care and just want the best support for the children placed under your care!”
Educational psychology time to be delivered over the academic school year.
Orders for Educational Psychology time are taken during the Summer term, ready for work to begin in September. Any number of units can be purchased and will be delivered over the school year in agreement with the SENCO or head teacher. Delivery of annual contracts takes priority over mid year ad hoc work. As part of the contract the psychologist will hold a phone planning meeting with the school to discuss their requirements. For larger contracts on site meetings are also an option, but that time is charged for.
Mid year requests for individual pieces of work.
Schools are welcome to contact Psychology4Learning to request individual pieces of work throughout the academic year. However, we will need to check educational psychologist availability before accepting the order as work on annual contracts takes priority.
Ad hoc requests may include working with a particular child/young person, delivering a training session, providing staff consultation etc.
Bespoke Training
Courses delivered at school or via video conference.
We are able to provide bespoke training delivered by an educational psychologist at your school or via Microsoft Teams. Training can be for school staff or parents. Training sessions can be 2 to 3 hours, or all day, at any time of day including twilight sessions. Sessions are tailored to the needs of the school, so can be small interactive workshops, or larger lecture type events.
Examples of recent training courses are:
Counselling skills, managing dyslexia, mental health, anxiety, dyspraxia, ADHD, ASD, SEND processes, trainee teacher training sessions.
Professional Supervision
We can offer professional supervision to school staff, Headteachers & SENCO’s.
As part of normal practice Educational Psychologists undertake regular professional supervision. Good supervision has an important role in assuring quality standards of service delivery and supporting service development. It should address both the well-being and professional development of the supervisee but also attend to outcomes for children, young people and their families.
Supervision is a psychological process that enables a focus on personal and professional development and that offers a confidential and reflective space for the supervisee to consider their work and their responses to it. Aimed at staff who often find themselves is stressful situations our psychologists can offer supervision for School headteachers, senior leaders, SENCOs and teaching staff. An invaluable tool which is often lacking in schools.
Phone consultation
Discuss concerns with an Educational Psychology over the phone.
Phone consultation as an independent service consists of a 45 minute phone discussion between the school and the Educational Psychologist, plus 15 minute report writing by the psychologist to ensure there is a record of the discussion. This discussion can be used to gather ideas and suggestions before committing to a more lengthy piece of work. The record of the discussion can be used as part of the evidence regarding EHCP applications.
Educational psychologist support in implementing interventions.
An Intervention for children and young people who may be experiencing difficulties in school means a specific programme of work tailored to that need. For example, there are a wide range of literacy interventions, for children who are struggling with reading, and numeracy interventions for children having difficulties with maths.
Our psychologists are able to advise on the range of different interventions, discuss the research underpinning them, and support the school with implementation. Some interventions are appropriate for individual pupils, but others are whole school approaches.