The urge to start your doctoral thesis from scratch at the start of year 3 😆🙃

PANS and PANDAS: emerging understandings - edpsy.org.uk Each year, October 9th marks PANS PANDAS Awareness Day, time to reflect, raise awareness, and deepen our understanding of two complex and often misunderstood medical conditions. Building on last year’...

A powerful new piece #PansPandasHour from @edpsy.bsky.social ideal for #EdPsych looking to engage with the @panspandasuk.bsky.social cpd.
www.edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/pans-and-pandas-emerging-understandings/
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Managing attention in classrooms is a social justice issue This is a blog about some of my favourite research findings in the field of attention. They are remarkable studies for their simplicity, the scale of the effect that they find, and the deep philoso…

@pepsmccrea.bsky.social likes to say that "Attention is the gateway to learning". This is a fascinating read about how attention cueing can reduce the impact on learning that is traditionally associated with IQ and SES. hobbolog.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/m...

Me when I have to do the hoovering

Hi, it has ethical approval from UCL. Thank you!

Lots of reflection this week as I ease back into work - a truly restful break.

BRING ON YEAR 3 ❤️🫶🏻

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Searching for participants! If you could please share with your schools I’d be very grateful!

Five hours travel today for a meeting that lasted 35 mins 🥹🥲

GIVE ME FIVE GOOD REASONS...
[why you developed Compassion Focussed training workshops for Educational Psychologists]

1) A time of increased uncertainty

As we move towards the release of the Education White Paper, many families and educators are feeling higher levels of anxiety about changes...
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What screen time really does to children's brains Screen time has become synonymous with bad news - but the science may not be as straightforward as it seems

Is it the time spent or what is being accessed that’s the issue? Even on kids YT with restrictions set I still am surprised by what gets through…

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13 things we learned from the DfE's annual accounts 'Worsening' high needs pressures and 'irregular' grant spending flagged in 332-page document

'Worsening' high needs cost pressures, £600 million of 'irregular' grant spending and bumper pay boosts and payouts for senior officials and ministers have been revealed in the Department for Education’s annual report and accounts

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Pretty sure I only exist in her mind to cup her sweet head in my hands

How to help students with SEND settle in September From classroom placement to engaging with families, two Sendcos share practical ways to make the start of secondary school more welcoming for students with special educational needs and disabilities

Two Sendcos share practical ways to make the start of secondary school more welcoming for students with SEND – from primary visits to creating opportunities to meet support staff

Gorgeous and enriching time at the summer team day yesterday - behold my creation!

Treats in the sun

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Grateful to have been interviewed for this article exploring why psychology in schools matters — now more than ever. At a time when political decisions are reshaping the educational landscape, it’s vital that the voices of psychologists are not just heard but embedded in these conversations….1/2

Despite many many personal challenges this term I passed my second year Viva 🥹 I’m actually quite emotional and celebrating with a Gail’s in the sun

My head in the clouds like my portfolio submission date doesn’t exist 🫠

Hmmm interesting. Will withhold judgement on this one

How education must adapt in today’s rapidly changing world The director-general of the International Baccalaureate says education needs to confront huge social and technological changes, not shy away from them

We need to equip students to navigate an uncertain world – and that means 'embedding wellbeing in the very fabric of our education systems', writes @iborganization.bsky.social director-general Olli-Pekka Heinonen

Please share far and wide - I’m seeking primary/secondary school staff for doctoral research into sexism

Eid Mubarak ❤️

Honestly I sneak a peek at it every few hours since its creation and find something new

Can't wait....!

I help with learning?

I mean… I was pretty offended

I put in the text for my ‘about me’ and asked AI to make it into a poster… one I won’t be sharing with children 😂

Getting crafty on Canva