By Julia Howe One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a tutor on the initial training course for educational psychologists is the quality and range of the trainees we work with. Many trainees bring their own interests to the training and this has often extended my knowledge about some aspects of the … Continue reading “Being deaf in a mainstream school”
Category: SEND
Trials and tribulations: the educational psychologist and the SEND tribunal
by Julia Howe Within the culture of local authority educational psychology services, SEND tribunals loom large as encounters that most EPs would wish to avoid. This is despite the fact that the chances of attending a tribunal are fairly rare. In 17 years as a local authority EP I have attended 2 tribunals, prepared reports … Continue reading “Trials and tribulations: the educational psychologist and the SEND tribunal”