By Dr. Michele Perry-Springer What do the fictional African Utopia portrayed in Marvel’s most recent blockbuster, the birth of the Black Panther Movement and the eighth young person to be stabbed to death in the UK have in common? That is the question I asked myself at 4am this morning. As a black educational psychologist … Continue reading “Wakanda, Oakland and the Eighth”
Category: educational psychology
“We can’t just ask them something and expect them to tell us”
By Litsa Cosma This week is Pupil Voice Week across the UK and schools are being encouraged to help their pupils to “Use Their Voice”. Being able to support children and young people to express their views has long been regarded as a key part of what educational psychologists do. While this appears to be … Continue reading ““We can’t just ask them something and expect them to tell us””
“Hey! That’s My Hot-Desk”
By Ben Clyde As the long, hot summer draws to a close, a new term dawns. Colleagues are heading back to their offices and trainee educational psychologists will be either starting placements or their first post as a qualified EP. What many will find is quite different from the past, where one part of the … Continue reading ““Hey! That’s My Hot-Desk””
Adieu Jane
By Julia Howe Yesterday we said goodbye to one of our longstanding colleagues on the tutor team at the University of Birmingham. Jane Leadbetter has been a course tutor since 1995. Her contribution extends must further than the trainees who have benefitted from her wisdom and expertise. Jane has supervised the doctoral studies of 3 … Continue reading “Adieu Jane”