Schools and Practitioners
Schools and Practitioners
The principal aim of the Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is to improve the educational outcomes, emotional well-being and personal development of children in Knowsley.
The EPS comprises a team of dedicated, highly trained, and skilled psychologists who are committed to professional development, ensuring that the service is of the highest quality.
Each school has a link EP who will work with you to develop a package of support which suits your school's or service's circumstances and priorities.
EPs offer a wide range of service,s including;
Statutory services
The Local Authority will provide statutory services to schools, settings and partner agencies. There is no charge for these statutory services, which include:
- The provision of Psychological Advice as part of the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) assessment process, when requested by the Local Authority SEN Team
- Provide psychological knowledge at Special Educational Needs Tribunals for children and young people
- Projects commissioned by the Local Authority, including projects such as ‘Removing Barriers to Education and Training’, PINS and Coproduction
- Early Years support, including Early Years Group Consultation and Assessment
If you require more information about the Knowsley EHCP process, see here for further details.
Service Level Agreement Offer to Schools
Knowsley Educational Psychology Service are delighted to offer a traded service to schools. Our goal is to ensure that our support creates the greatest possible impact for you, your school or setting and the children, young people and families you work with.
For more information on our Service Level Agreement Offer to School, Sept 25-August 26, please click here.
Evidence-based Consultation Service
Knowsley Educational Psychology Service is an evidence-based consultation service. This means that conversations are crucial in effecting positive change for children, teachers/school staff and families
We provide regular group consultation for school practitioners;
- Early Years Group Consultation
- Reception/Key Stage 1 Group Consultation
- Behaviour and Inclusion Service
- Training Packages
We have a range of training packages which have been developed in response to the needs of our schools, families and community. These can be found on our training page.
Service Collaboration and Commissioning
Knowsley Local Authority’s wider services are also able to commission the EPS to contribute to, support or enhance their delivery.
We currently have a number of commissioned relationships ongoing, including:
- Youth Justice Service
- Virtual School
- Early Years Group Consultation
- Behaviour and Inclusion Panel
Want to talk to an Educational Psychologist?
We regularly attend parent/carer coffee mornings and the SENCo Forums. This is a great time to have a chat with an Educational Psychologist and see what we are up to!
Projects and Systemic Development
Knowsley Educational Psychology Service are committed to continuously developing services in response to our service user needs.
Some of the work we are currently involved in includes;
- Co-production
- Removing Barrier to Education
- Graduated Approach
- Transition
- SEND Case worker training and support
- EBSNA
- PINS
Assistant Educational Psychologists
Knowsley Educational Psychology Service has recruited Assistant Educational Psychologists to enhance our offer to schools. These professionals have the prerequisites to apply for doctoral training in Educational Psychology and are supervised by a qualified Educational Psychologist.
They assist the service by conducting and supporting many of the functions of an Educational Psychologist, including basic assessment work, information gathering, group work, individual intervention, and training.
As an outcome of EP involvement, follow-up work or intervention from an Assistant EP may be suggested. This may involve a bespoke package of support, for which costings will be agreed upon depending upon the length and nature of support required.
“Presenting and joining in has been a really useful experience. I feel like you come in with one child in mind and leave with strategies for 12 other children in your setting.”
“The EPs who deliver the course are superb and very knowledgeable. The training helped clarify why children act and feel the way they do”
“The process gives opportunities to reflect - bring to mind strategies in your toolkit which you know but might have forgotten.”
“There have been a lot of unknowns but now there feels like there is a clearer plan with what needs to happen.”
“I learned a lot in the session it was very informative I really enjoyed it, [the EPs] did a fantastic job explaining everything, and I will try and use this information in school in the upcoming weeks It was really engaging.”
“I work really well with Link Ed Psych – They are brilliant. They really listen and are very helpful and supportive. Provides great advice and is always available if I need their support.”