More great content from the @SUEdPsy blog, TEP Talks episode 16: Feedback and motivation. In this episode, Imogen Gray, Luisa Iacomelli, Sophie Brown, Alice Morgan-Clare and Roseanne Cobb discuss various approaches to feedback and motivation shar.es/aguR9Z via @SUEdPsy

Beautiful weather down by the sea for the Portsmouth International Kite Festival at the weekend followed by dipping my toes in the sea. Feeling lucky to work in and live near this great city.

Congratulations to Imogen Hagarty today 🙌🎉 who starts working with us as a Senior EP! Great to have you on board!

“They’ll know loads more about me” – facilitating self-expression through digital storytelling to support educational transitions, a poster by Year 2 trainees Sophie, Carys, Jess, Laura with Henry Wood-Downie & Hanna Kovshoff. Download a PDF here shar.es/aguBdo via @SUEdPsy

Enjoyable home visit this morning for an EHC needs assessment, which included the Drawing the Ideal School activity and playing the dinosaur edition of Guess Who

Pleased to contribute to parent & carer guidance in aftermath of tragic events in Southport - How to speak to children about trauma and tragedy| BPS ⁦IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society⁩ ⁦⁦UCL IOE Psychology and Human Development⁩ ⁦BPS DECP⁩ #TwitterEPs bps.org.uk/news/how-speak…

We’ve started our new school year in Portsmouth EP team delivering training for Harbour, our specialist Social Emotional and Mental Health school, on supporting children with literacy difficulties. Wonderful to see such motivated and dedicated teaching staff The Harbour School - Portsmouth

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The team have had lots of planning meetings this week and last. On our travels, we found this cosy corner in a room designed for children who need some extra help and we loved the giant feelings octopus

One of our team took this photo at Southsea when going for their early morning swim before work

Our first team day of the year- getting together to discuss our vision, mission and values as well as updates on neurodiversity, emotionally based school avoidance and critical incident support

Today is #worldmentalhealthday with a focus on mental health in the workplace. What can you do during your workday today to promote your wellbeing? In Southend we can take a walk by the Sea! #twittereps #WMHD2024 #wellbeing

Elsa supervision today- we had a good conversation and the importance of connection and belonging - for children and for us. And we got to play with puppets.

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Can any of our EP colleagues recommend a speaker on critical incidents who could come to talk to our team? We’re looking for someone who has lots of experience as an EP responding to critical incidents. We’d prefer someone who could come in person but we’d consider online.

We love these messages that one of our team members found in one of their schools today

📢New EP job vacancy Portsmouth Educational Psychology Team are currently recruiting for a maingrade EP post. 🗓️Closing 27th October 💡Interviews 7th November More information here: edpsy.org.uk/job/portsmouth… #TwitterEPs - please share for colleagues

Portsmouth EP team is taking some time to recharge over half term. . . One of our EPs is particularly interested in the benefits of nature connectedness for wellbeing so we have got out into nature. Can anyone spot someone hiding in the leaves?

We’ve been providing supervision for the well-being team in one of our secondary schools this week- we enjoyed coming across this lovely oasis of green when went we’re there

New EP job vacancy: searchjobs.portsmouth.gov.uk/jobs/job/Educa… Come and work with us in sunny Portsmouth!