📢 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: [email protected] Please share! #BlueskyEPs #EdPsychs

Another great paper on EP consultation from Beth Royle published today in Educational Psychology in Practice and available open access at tinyurl.com/e6za9hdj. Hopefully lots of stimulating conversations about training and consultation to follow #BlueSkyEPs #consultation

UK wins £500m in science grants from EU Horizon scheme after Brexit lockout - great to see some positive news 😊

There are now hundreds of inspirational examples of practice on the @openuni-rfp.bsky.social website. I've just spent a few minutes reading through a fantastic one about the importance of graphic novels from my former colleague @richardruddick.bsky.social. So many ideas! ourfp.org/eop/graphic-...

#edpsychs As part of our research on the DEdPsy course at UEL, colleagues and I are seeking participants for our research into EPs’ values and their impact on use of assessment tools. EPs working in the UK are eligible to take part and we would be so grateful! forms.office.com/e/kbDBmm9nWc

Great to be providing our PCP Training again this month. Two day training for SENCos and pastoral staff which will help support inclusive person centred approaches for children across the county #edpsychs

The latest Read for Empathy collection has been launched. As always, it's full of absolutely superb books, including graphic novels, poetry, picturebooks and non-fiction. The work @empathylabuk.bsky.social are doing is incredibly important. More information here: www.empathylab.uk/rfe

I've been running workshops for teachers on teaching poetry for about 40 years or more and I do at least one session a year on it where I teach at Goldsmiths University of London. We have a new course about to run at CLPE on poetry, people and places. Do join us!

Do you work in a role in which you need to support others with problem-solving/solution-finding? See below for details of CPD you may find helpful.

Online session for aspiring EPs next week. Bring all your questions 😊 #edpsychs

#edpsychs As part of the first year of our Educational Psychology Doctorate at UEL, we are researching inclusion for CYP with SEND. We are seeking the views of qualified EPs working for LAs in England. Please take part if you can! Many thanks. uelpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Please see the sessions for aspiring EPs run by Hampshire.

🫵That's right, we might be looking for you! We want to expand our 'edpsy hosts' webinars and we’re seeking innovative, creative and engaging input from professionals across fields. Read more here: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/ed... #edpsychs - please share :)

Updated my Bluesky EP list of EPs, TEPs, AsEPs. Can be found here: bsky.app/profile/did:... #edpsychs - You can then add this list to your feeds, by selecting 'pin to home', and then you will have a specific feed of just EPs (see pics). More EP goodness to your day 😀

EPs/TEPs/AsEPs - can we support Y3 TEP Laura with her research? Only today the Telford EPS crew were discussing how views on 'EBSNA' from within the educational psychology profession need to be heard in the research literature! #EdPsychs docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Do share our starter pack far and wide 😊 go.bsky.app/CLMja54

#edpsychs hope you’re following @teacherhead.bsky.social - links well with our work on teacher coaching

Really helpful summary of the changes #edpsychs

#edpsychs very helpful article with key principles for support

"Educational Psychology training is being eroded" - Ben Hayes writes in. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Looking forward to this

Empathy Action Month begins tomorrow in schools and libraries. Empathy Lab have produced some fantastic free resources, author videos and booklists which are all available on their site. More information at www.empathylab.uk/empathy-acti...

If you are looking for the latest research, a TEP talk, a podcast for a journey, a critique of an intervention, theses, or published articles, dip into our research blog where we post outstanding trainee work in order to get it to the widest audience possible. blog.soton.ac.uk/edpsych/

Sometimes you just have to leave the room, at some risk, to see if people are having different conversations to those around you.

hey #edusky ...plse share 📣Applications are now open to the Teacher Development Fund Grants up to £165,000 will support primary schools and arts organisations to work together to develop arts-based approaches to teaching & learning. Apply now phf.org.uk/tdf #primaryschool

A joy to see new #edpsychs and TEPs in the office this week getting to know each other and finding out about how we support each other in this wonderful profession 🥰 and then team meeting being full to the brim - happy days 😊

Fingerprint Culture: Building Belonging @creativehigg.bsky.social and I will be exploring how to build for belonging in the new academic year. Free webinar, Monday 23rd September 4-4:45pm Suitable for all settings. Register here! huhacademy.typeform.com/FMV-23sep24?...

If anyone's got an hour to sit in front of their laptop after school on Thursday, I'll be talking about reading surveys, recommendation shelves, reading identities and lots more at my Building A Classroom Reading Culture session. Info here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/jon-biddle...

Hey #edpsychs colleagues! Please share far and wide for all those who might be applying for a EP training place this year. Open event information for doctoral training courses :)

Calling all aspiring #edpsychs We've just published our 'EP training open events' page. This will be updated as and when we receive it further info. Currently we have info for Birmingham, Exeter, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield, Southampton. edpsy.org.uk/blog/2024/ed...

Have made a couple of updates to my overview for a weekly picturebook assembly which focuses on equality, diversity and inclusion. Still a work in progress but please feel free to download, use and adapt. All shares appreciated! The link is on my Padlet: t.co/JBuWKFD2sh

Below are just some of the amazing picturebooks can be used for school assemblies based around equality, diversity and inclusion. There's a link to the full list on my Padlet. I hope it's useful. #Edusky padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

Have just finished rewriting the overview for a weekly picturebook assembly which focuses on equality, diversity and inclusion. It's still a work in progress but please feel free to use and adapt. All shares appreciated! The link is on my Padlet: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

Hi #edusky and #edpsychs new to this space. Grateful to connect with friendly educators & psychs of all sorts. Dipping a toe and it seems warm 🤞