Other Information Sources on the Internet

There is a wide range of free information and resources available on the Internet to help educational psychologists, other health professionals, schools, parents and carers. This page provides links to just a few of those resources.

Professional bodies for psychologists and psychology

  • www.aep.org.uk – Association of Educational Psychologists, information about the AEP, its history, aims and objectives, organisation and structure, services to members etc.
  • www.bps.org.uk – British Psychological Society, representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK.
  • www.hcpc-uk.org – Health and Care Professions Council, a regulator set up to protect the public. To keep a register of health professionals who meet standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health

Autism – further information can be found here

Bereavement

  • www.childbereavementuk.org– Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.
  • www.winstonswish.org – Winston’s Wish, the charity for bereaved children, teenagers and young adults offers digital advice for when their world is turned upside down by grief.

Bullying

  • www.kidscape.org.uk – Kidscape, equipping young people, parents and professionals with the skills to tackle bullying and safeguarding issues across the UK
  • www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk – The Anti Bullying Alliance brings together over 50 organisations into one network with the aim of reducing bullying and creating safer environments in which children and young people can live, grow, play and learn.

Disability

  • www.contact.org.uk – Contact, a UK-wide charity providing advice, information and support to families with disabled children
  • www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk – Council for Disabled Children (CDC) is the umbrella body for the disabled children’s sector bringing together professionals, practitioners and policy makers
  • www.scope.org.uk – Scope is a UK disability charity that supports disabled people and their families in England and Wales.

Downs Syndrome

  • www.downs-syndrome.org.uk – Downs Syndrome Association, providing advice, information and support to parents and professionals for children and young people with Down Syndrome

Dyslexia – further information can be found here

Gambling

  • GamCare – the leading national provider of free information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling problems
  • www.bigdeal.org.uk – a place for young people to find information and support related to gambling, either for themselves or someone they care about

Mental Health

  • Buckinghamshire CAMHS – the child and adolescent mental health services in Buckinghamshire
  • www.acamh.org – Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • www.minded.org.uk – MindEd is a free educational resource on children and young people’s mental health for all adults, including families and professionals. Training is provided online via the website

Speech & Language Issues

  • www.ican.org.uk – I-Can, the charity that supports children with speech, language and communication difficulties.
  • Buckinghamshire Speech and Language Therapy – NHS service for children and young people living in Buckinghamshire
  • Speechandlanguage.org.uk – Speech and Language UK is a coalition of almost 50 not-for-profit organisations. Working together we support everyone who works with children and young people in England to support their speech, language and communication.
  • Carol Gray Social Stories – A social learning tool that supports the safe and meaningful exchange of information between parents, professionals, and people who have social communication difficulties

SEN/Learning Disability

  • www.mencap.org.uk – Mencap, the charity that supports people with learning disability.
  • www.specialneedsjungle.com – comprehensive website covering parent-led information on Special Educational Needs resources and informed opinion concerning children and young people up to age 25.
  • www.factbucks.org.uk – Families and Carers Together in Buckinghamshire is a local voice for carers of children with SEND in Bucks
  • Buckinghamshire SENDIAS – this is the Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support (SEND IAS) Service (formerly Parent Partnership). This service is free, confidential and impartial.
  • Oxfordshire County Council’s Literacy Assessment Pack is intended to help teachers identify pupil’s strengths and weaknesses in early literacy skills. Resources are also included to enable the assessment of other essential skills including knowledge of high frequency words and early phonic recognition.
  • Mental Health and well being lesson plans from Public Health England, for year 6 and secondary schools
  • Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years. Published January 2015 by the Department for Education, this is the statutory guidance for organisations which work with and support children and young people who have special educational needs (SEN) or disabilities. Last updated 24 Sept 2024.
  • Best Practice Examples: Education, Health and Care Plan from the Council for Disabled Children. This best practice guide advises schools and Local Authorities on how to write EHC Plans for children with SEN that are outcome based and puts the needs of the child first.
  • Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools – Guidance report by Education Endowment Foundation. Published March 2020.
  • IPSEA – Charity providing legal information regarding SEND for parents

Literacy and numeracy

  • What works for children and young people with literacy difficulties, the effectiveness of intervention strategies, fifth edition, by Greg Brooks, Emeritus Professor of Education University of Sheffield, The Dyslexia-SpLD Trust (March 2016)
  • Literacy and numeracy catch-up strategies, November 2017, Department of Education. This paper reviews catch-up strategies and interventions which are intended for low- attaining pupils in literacy or numeracy at the end of key stage 2. This includes interventions which have been trialled with low-attaining year 7 pupils, or interventions which have been trialled and proved successful with younger or older pupils that may be applicable to low-attaining year 7 pupils. Further, this paper only includes programmes where independent analysis has provided an assessment of their effectiveness.

Working Memory

Occupational Therapy

Sight Issues

  • www.rnib.org.uk – RNIB, a charity supporting blind and partially sighted.

Advice Websites for Children and Young People

  • Childline.org.uk – Childline offers free advice for any problems children and young people have with bullying, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, domestic violence, self harm, sex and pregnancy.
  • Familylives.org.uk – Offer family support services through our helpline, live chat and email support we also offer tailored support around issues such as bullying, special educational needs, and support for specific communities.
  • Kidscape.org.uk – Kidscape, equipping young people, parents and professionals with the skills to tackle bullying and safeguarding issues across the UK
  • NCB.org.uk – National Children’s Bureau, a national children’s charity which supports children, young people and families
  • NSPCC.org.uk – NSPCC , National Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Advice for teachers, schools and settings

  • One page profiles – Examples of one page profiles and how they can be used
  • The Engagement Model – Statutory guidance from the academic year 2021/22 onwards. Replacement for P Scales 1 to 4

Research organisations

  • Department for Education (DfE): DfE is the government department responsible for education and children’s services
  • Digital Education Resource Archive (DERA): DERA is a digital archive of all documents published electronically by government and related bodies relating to education.
  • Education Endowment Foundation (EEF): EEF is an independent grant-making charity that is dedicated to raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils in primary and secondary schools in England, by challenging educational disadvantage, sharing evidence and finding out what works.
  • National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER): NFER provides independent evidence to improve education and learning, working with a range of organisations. Projects include: phonics, mathematics, science, narrowing the gap, teacher recruitment, support staff, and engagement in education, employment and training.
  • National Literacy Trust: The National Literacy Trust is an independent charity that is dedicated to raising literacy levels in the UK. Their research aims to improve literacy attitudes, habits and skills by informing policy and practice.
  • Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted): Ofsted are independent and impartial, reporting directly to Parliament. They inspect and regulate services which care for children and young people, and those providing education and skills for learners of all ages.
  • Sutton Trust: The Sutton Trust aims to promote social mobility through education, funding a range of projects in early years through to university settings. Research is conducted to understand the root causes of educational inequalities, so that these can then be combated through the identification and promotion of effective solutions.
  • What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), US Department of Education’s Institute of Education Science (IES): WWC was created by the US Department of Education’s IES to be a central source of scientific education for what works in education.