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Educational Psychology Service

The Educational Psychologists provide a range of services around children and young people (0-19) and are concerned with all types of special educational need within a broader remit of promoting the educational, social, emotional and behavioural well-being of all pupils through the application of psychology and researched outcomes.

Services include:

  • delivery of allocated sessions from a named EP through consultation at individual, group or whole school level.
  • provision of psychological advice to the Authority on children who are undergoing a statutory assessment or reassessment of their special educational needs.
  • training for schools and other agencies in a wide range of areas, e.g. behaviour, child protection.
  • provision of a bereavement service and input to the Authority response to critical incidents.
  • a separate Parent Consultation Service where advice is given in response to concerns.
  • the monitoring of the progress of children in out of borough placements.
  • contributing to policy development, working groups and strategic planning.
  • input to Fostering and Adoption Panels and the needs of Looked After Children.
  • to advise and work with Connexions staff regarding specialist college placements.

 The EP Service is currently being realigned to provide time to the 11 areas as part of multi-disciplinary Teams. Full details to be posted as soon as possible.


Non-maintained Early Education Settings

Some EP time is specifically directed to work in these settings around children causing concern.

There are established links and co-working between EPs and a number of other agencies/teams such as:

  • Child and Family Service
  • Health professionals such as speech and language therapists.

Parent Advice/Consultation Service

Parent/carers can book a session with an Educational Psychologist to discuss concerns that they have regarding their children. Advice is designed to provide a way forward as to steps that might be taken. Sessions are run on alternative weeks at:

Solar Campus,
235 Leasowe Road,
Wallasey

St Werburgh’s Catholic Primary School,
Park Grove,
Birkenhead

and can be reserved by telephoning 0151 637 6165.


Contact

Graham Mount or Paul Ashcroft, (Telephone 0151 637 6165)
Email: grahammount@wirral.gov.uk
paulashcroft@wirral.gov.uk

 

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