125 responses! Please help us to get a really large representative sample of how EPs are using or not using AI 🙏

Thanks for flagging this. It really makes you think.

This is brilliant stuff. A reasoned explanation of the importance of knowledge in supporting reading. And some thoughts about why a shift to a knowledge curriculum will take time to be revealed in “results”.

As a regular marker/feedback giver of adult learners’ work, I found this a very helpful and “resetting” read. I need to keep keeping in mind how feedback receivers *feel* on receipt of my feedback.

Yikes. Let’s resist cognitive surrender.

Quotation from Ogle, J., Vincent, S., & Hawkes, M. (2022): If we seriously mean to improve the life conditions of children we must, as a minimum precondition, establish reporting systems in which they are heard themselves as well as reported on by others (Qvortup, 1990, p. 94)

We were looking today in a session at @suedpsy.bsky.social at eliciting and reporting child voice. This quote really struck home hard.

Eliciting ≠ reporting ≠ hearing ≠acting.

#edpsychs

We have had 50 responses, which is great. Please continue to share so we can get a large representative sample of all views #edpsychs. Thank you

The poster outlines that this is a survey looking at AI use within practice and is led by trainees from the University of Southampton.

Southampton trainees are inviting you, as an EP or TEP wherever you work, to participate in a study investigating the use of GEN AI within Educational Psychology. It is a short survey. Please follow the link for more information. Please retweet 🙏 Thank you!
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Any shares of the posts below very much appreciated! Thank you.

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On SNJ Today: Educational Psychologists welcome a focus on earlier intervention in the SEND proposals, says Andrea Honess of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social, but they need sufficient workforce capacity, to succeed www.specialneedsjungle.com/educational-...

Developed by researchers at the Uni of Soton & resourced provision managers, teachers, LSAs, parents & students in 3 mainstream primary schools with RP for students with SEND. It describes best practices & processes. teprints.soton.ac.uk/496388/1/Resource_Provis...

Join this webinar to think more about the SEND reforms www.bps.org.uk/event/school... #edpsych training

Educational Psychologists should be at the heart of SEND reform: supporting children, families and schools to thrive - Special Needs Jungle Educational Psychologists should be at the heart of SEND reform, says a leading EP: supporting children, families and schools to thrive

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❇️New episode - War and Children

Content warning - this episode talks in depth about the effects of war on children

It's an exceptionally tough listen, but we think it's important to bear witness to this, and think about how we can respond

Listen links here: edpsy.org.uk/educated-gue...

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A bright, colourful illustration with a rainbow gradient background. A spotted Dalmatian stands on a grassy hill surrounded by sparkles. Above the dog, bold text reads “I am not sure how yet but I will.” At the bottom, the words “The Dalmatian of determination” are written. The artwork is playful and uplifting, with warm tones and a sense of optimism. Picture by Katie Abey.

“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Martin Luther King Jr.

Not knowing how doesn’t mean we won’t get there. We will, even when the path isn’t clear yet.

One step, then another. 🧡

#kindness #belief #positivity

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Feeling all the feels as TEP applicants get their offers today and realising I’m coming to the end of my TEP journey. Reflecting on how much I have learnt and grown in this role and how much more learning there is to do! Congratulations to all those accepting a place today #edpsychs

50,000 views 🤯

Educated Guess has been such a fun ride and we’re properly chuffed to hit this milestone.

Thanks to everyone who’s watched, listened, and supported us 💙

Listen here 👇

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Sign up for the DECP’s free online Schools White Paper and SEND consultation event on 21st April: www.bps.org.uk/event/school...

It’s a busy time in the EP world: Our latest DECP newsletter is packed. Check your inboxes for details about:
✅ The DECP reponse to the White Paper and how you can be part of this (see also DECP Guest spot on Woman’s Hour 📻)
✅Vacancies for the Debate and ECP journey teams
✅Call for Early Career EPs

Children don’t behave for teachers they like, they behave for teachers they trust, and who trust them. I have read a number of blogs recently, some by significant educational heavyweights, that equate relational behaviour management to ‘children only behaving for teachers that they like.’ This, over…

"A common misconception is that relational behaviour management means children behave only for teachers they like. While liking helps, RBM pushes further..."
Superb stuff from @philbanks.bsky.social
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🌟 New edpsy blog

In this personal and reflective piece Minoushe connects the personal to the professional and political.

She explores biculturalism, identity and a call to recognise that we cannot claim to be neutral in our practice.

Read here: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2026/me...

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A risk of a non-nuanced growth mindset understanding:

“Failure becomes a moral issue”.

"For those of us who spend our lives thinking about belonging, connection and the human experience of education, this is perhaps the central tension of the AI age." A powerful piece.

Dr Braun(love) - or: how I learned to stop worrying and love GenAI (yeah nah) YouTube video by Virginia Braun

Virginia Braun's perspective on engaging (or not!) with AI in qual research youtu.be/3zFQC3c-eQk?...

Great to see this.

Silicon Valley tech bros misunderstand what knowledge is.

They put a primacy on ‘output’ whilst massively undervaluing ‘process’ and, in doing so, generate vast swathes of useless and harmful content.

Good to see some pushback.

Thank you @edpsy.bsky.social ❤️ for providing me with the space to reflect on something that I feel so passionately about 💕

We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025 Four hundred and nineteen experienced qualitative researchers from 32 countries invite readers of Qualitative Inquiry to consider their position on use of gener...

A firm and well argued rejection of the use of AI in qualitative research. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🌟 New blog!

In our latest blog, Katie and Jane discuss the development and use of the 'Ideal Education' tool for pupils who experience situational mutism and Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance.

Lots of practical tips too: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2026/th...

#edpsychs #EBSNA

A colourful illustration by Katie Abey showing a bright, expressive owl surrounded by vibrant flowers and leaves in pink, yellow, green and blue. The owl has wide eyes and a slightly frazzled but gentle expression, representing the “Owl of Overwhelm.” The tone of the artwork is playful and reassuring, offering a reminder to go easy on yourself and be kind to yourself when life feels like a lot. Picture by Katie Abey.

“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” Sydney J. Harris

Feeling a little overwhelmed?

Life can be wonderful and complicated all at once.

Go easy on yourself. A pause, a breath, a moment to reset can help.

🧡

#kindness #SelfCompassion #humanness

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Oh dear me. Having found nothing, they pin hope on a result that is significant “before adjusting for multiple comparisons”. People: this adjustment is not optional. It’s clear nobody will ever give up on this quest.