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Applied Psychologies
- 5 days ago
- 4 min
Survey: Climate Change in Education
Over the last year, the team has increased its focus on our environmental impact. We want to make sure that we continue to offer an...
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Applied Psychologies
- Sep 21
- 3 min
EP required for 3 days per week in Hull (Humberside). January start.
Do you enjoy building relationships with schools, families and young people? Do you value autonomy within a strongly supportive team? Are...
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Applied Psychologies
- Jul 19
- 5 min
Coffee with...
As part of our 10th Anniversary Series, our new feature - Coffee with... will see Dr David Lamb EP, director and co-founder, meet with...
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Applied Psychologies
- Apr 14
- 4 min
Aspiring EPs - it's time to take your next step!
We're looking for Assistant Educational Psychologists to join the team in Hull, Teesside and the North West (Liverpool and Manchester)....
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Applied Psychologies
- Jan 6
- 3 min
Keep, Start, Stop, Shine
A Collaborative Reflective Tool for Your Next Planning Meeting by Dr David Lamb Planning meetings have always played a pivotal part in...
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Applied Psychologies
- Dec 15, 2021
- 7 min
“What’s for dinner?” Food insecurity and its impact on children.
By Emily Frezza, Assistant Educational Psychologist Prior to my role as an Assistant Educational Psychologist, I worked for five years as...
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Applied Psychologies
- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
Blindness Awareness Month
Back in October, Francesca, one of our Directors of Psychology, shared some deeply personal memories and reflections of her dad, Don's,...
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Applied Psychologies
- Nov 4, 2021
- 3 min
EPs required for part time positions in our North West and Humberside Teams .
Do you enjoy building relationships with schools, families and young people? Do you value autonomy within a strongly supportive team? Are...
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Applied Psychologies
- Oct 18, 2021
- 4 min
The Dyslexia Debate: our position statement
A SENCo in one of our partner schools had received multiple requests for ‘dyslexia assessments’ from parents who were concerned about...
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Applied Psychologies
- Oct 4, 2021
- 3 min
Blended working...better for everyone
We've learned a lot about how we work in the last 18 months. Some of the changes we've had to make, have proven to be good all round. So,...
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Applied Psychologies
- Jun 21, 2021
- 6 min
Building Relationships
Ahead of our Building Relationships with Children event next week, Eloise Dalby, our Assistant Educational Psychologist (soon be Trainee...
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Applied Psychologies
- Apr 20, 2021
- 4 min
What is EMDR and how can it be helpful in schools?
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapeutic intervention that can support children to regulate their emotions...
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Applied Psychologies
- Mar 19, 2021
- 4 min
Working on What Works – a ‘WOWW!’ approach to classroom behaviour
At the start of the current academic year an opportunity presented itself at a Primary School in Hull for psychology to be applied at the...
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Applied Psychologies
- Feb 22, 2021
- 5 min
Autism Spectrum Conditions - Are we ready to learn?
Kathy Smith, Specialist Teacher for ASC, takes time out from her amazing work to offer her tops tips on working at home with children...
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Applied Psychologies
- Jan 28, 2021
- 1 min
Meet the speaker; Jeffrey Boakye
Jeffrey Boakye joins us Thursday 4 February for Unconscious Bias: Exploring Race, Identity and Discrimination in Education. Meet Jeffrey...
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Applied Psychologies
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
Same quality training, now available online!
Spread the word, Applied Psychologies training is going online, meaning more of you can access the training we normally only offer to our...
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Applied Psychologies
- Nov 24, 2020
- 4 min
Jeffrey Boakye, author and teacher joins the team...
Jeffrey Boakye, author of Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials, and the Meaning of Grime and Black, Listed: Black British Culture...
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Applied Psychologies
- Nov 24, 2020
- 4 min
Supporting Speech Language and Communication Needs During Times of Change
Alex Marris, Advisory Teacher for Interaction and Communication looks at how to spot and support SLCN during change and uncertainty. 2020...
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Applied Psychologies
- Oct 30, 2020
- 3 min
Associate EPs required in Lancashire (Blackburn and Burnley area).
Do you enjoy building relationships with schools, families and young people? Do you value autonomy within a strongly supportive team? Are...
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Applied Psychologies
- Jul 2, 2020
- 4 min
Emotion Coaching – helping children to regulate their emotions.
Dr Francesca Heffernan talks about the importance of emotion coaching and how now is a really good time to start practicing emotion...
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Applied Psychologies
- Jun 23, 2020
- 1 min
Interested in joining the team?
We're always looking for new people to join our team, whether that's EPs, education specialists or therapists and since we've been on an...
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Applied Psychologies
- May 11, 2020
- 3 min
Part-time EP in Stockton and Middlesbrough area required for September 2020 start
Do you enjoy building relationships with schools, families and young people? Do you value autonomy within a strongly supportive team? Are...
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Applied Psychologies
- May 11, 2020
- 5 min
Using psychology in lockdown
The lockdown is chaotic and challenging and as professionals it’s possibly the most difficult time of our careers so far. Across our 150...
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Applied Psychologies
- May 11, 2020
- 5 min
“Don’t give up!” Reflections from our Assistant Educational Psychologist.
Louise Rodgers started with Applied Psychologies in September 2018 as a graduate psychologist. Her passion and work ethic meant she was...
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Applied Psychologies
- Apr 24, 2020
- 5 min
How to motivate your team during these unprecedented times
Applied Psychologies has recently celebrated its 8th birthday. We have certainly come a long way, from excitedly scribbling some initial...
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Applied Psychologies
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
Associate EPs required in Lancashire for September 2020 start
Do you enjoy building relationships with schools, families and young people? Do you value autonomy within a strongly supportive team? Are...
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Applied Psychologies
- Apr 17, 2020
- 4 min
Experienced Assistant EP in Hull required for September 2020 start
Do you enjoy building relationships with schools, families and young people? Do you value autonomy within a strongly supportive team? Are...
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Applied Psychologies
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
EP in Liverpool required for September 2020 start.
Do you enjoy building relationships with schools, families and young people? Do you value autonomy within a strongly supportive team? Are...
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Applied Psychologies
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
EP in Hull required for September 2020 start.
Do you enjoy building relationships with schools, families and young people? Do you value autonomy within a strongly supportive team? Are...
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Applied Psychologies
- Feb 10, 2020
- 2 min
HUMBER SEND CPD, *POSTPONED*
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK. WE WILL SET A NEW DATE FOR THE EVENT ONCE WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SITUATION....
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Applied Psychologies
- Feb 5, 2020
- 2 min
SLCN Training at Hesslewood Hall *POSTPONED*
ALL EVENTS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK. WE WILL SET NEW DATES FOR THE EVENT ONCE WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SITUATION....
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Applied Psychologies
- Feb 5, 2020
- 5 min
Working Memory: important but overlooked
Dr Jonny Craig is an Educational Psychologist and Director at Applied Psychologies. He LOVES Working Memory... “I love speaking to people...
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Applied Psychologies
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
The rise of whole school psychology: a shift in priority or understanding?
Across all types of settings, we’re seeing a huge increase in the amount of systemic work or ‘’whole school psychology” that our team are...
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Applied Psychologies
- Feb 5, 2020
- 5 min
What’s going on in that head of yours?
Neuroscience reveals the secrets of the teenage brain Does this sound like a familiar question? Growing up, you probably heard it from...
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Applied Psychologies
- Nov 28, 2019
- 2 min
Highland Primary School commends Applied Psychologies’ holistic approach to education psychology
Highlands Primary School is a large primary school located on the Bransholme Estate on the outskirts of Hull. Applied Psychologies has...
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Applied Psychologies
- Nov 8, 2019
- 4 min
Narrowing the Gap with Paired Reading
Children make progress when they’re happy, confident, connected to their learning environment and have some control over their learning...
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Applied Psychologies
- Sep 25, 2019
- 2 min
SEND Leaders; Are you OFSTED ready?
As of September 2019, OFSTED have started to conduct inspections using the updated Education Inspection Framework. This includes several...
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Applied Psychologies
- May 16, 2019
- 1 min
Hey, Doncaster...
Free CPD for teachers in and around Doncaster, Thursday 23 May, 130pm.
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Applied Psychologies
- Mar 16, 2019
- 1 min
Applied Psychologies presents at SENCO cluster meetings in Lancashire
Between 4-7 March 2019, Dr Jonny Craig presented to over 150 special educational needs coordinator’s across Lancashire. Five cluster...
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Applied Psychologies
- Feb 27, 2019
- 2 min
Precision Teaching
Identifying what a student has learned and how well they have learned it. Precision Teaching isn’t really a style of teaching, it is best...
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Applied Psychologies
- Feb 27, 2019
- 2 min
Supporting children with speech, language and communication needs
The speech, language and communication skills learned by a child in their early years are crucial for when they start school at around...
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Applied Psychologies
- Feb 27, 2019
- 2 min
Successful Transitions:
Transitions occur throughout life, but many early transitions occur during school so it is highly important that children have a good...
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Applied Psychologies
- Feb 21, 2019
- 2 min
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY COMPANY TRIPLES STAFF NUMBERS AS IT STRENGTHENS REACH FROM EAST TO WEST
Start-up firm’s rapid expansion has created over 20 new jobs for educational psychologists, specialist teachers and trainees. Applied...
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