By Ella Mansfield (Year 1 trainee educational psychologist) A week as a Trainee Educational Psychologist is hugely varied. Though it can sometimes feel overwhelming, I’ve found that I’m learning a huge amount and finding it both challenging and rewarding! Monday This Monday I woke up to horrible weather – I cycle to university … Continue reading “A week in the life of a trainee educational psychologist”
Category: Psychology
A review of the year
By Julia Howe As we head towards the end of 2018 this seems a good moment to pause and reflect on why we decided to start a blog for our initial training course in educational psychology and what we have achieved so far. We had a number of reasons for why we wanted to start this blog: … Continue reading “A review of the year”
Defying the risks of disadvantage
By Rachael Mulcare In support of International Volunteer Day I would like to share my experiences of working as a mentor with the Social Mobility Foundation. Growing up in a single parent family in inner-city Birmingham, I am familiar with the challenges of social disadvantage and deprivation for people from low income backgrounds. The … Continue reading “Defying the risks of disadvantage”