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2017/18 Brochure
Includes new courses
and new services
Achieving
change
at every level
Kent Educational
Psychology Service

Welcome – about us
Our services
Kent Educational Psychology Service
(KEPS) offers a range of traded services
and products that schools and other
customers can purchase. These include:
• a guaranteed enhanced level of service
for your school from a psychologist who
knows you, bought on a yearly basis
and tailored to your needs. You can
arrange this through our Service Level
Agreement packages
• a range of highly regarded ‘pay as
you go’ products and services. These
include training events, courses
and staff development programmes
delivered by specialist presenters
• bespoke training events, interventions,
projects, evaluation, research and
enhanced service commissions that are
flexible, delivered when you need them
and competitively priced
The benefits
Benefits that you will see as a result of
purchasing these services include:
• services that make use of a detailed
knowledge of your school and context
• a protected service that you know is in
place for your school without the need
for further commissioning
• services that build on good professional
relationships and expert knowledge
• school development work that fits your
particular requirements and time scales
• improved staff confidence, knowledge
and skills from programmes that we
know work
• project work that engages a wide range
of multi-agency partners and resources
with academic rigour to maximise
outcomes
• educational psychologists who are
registered with the national regulatory
body (HCPC) for applied psychologists
and abide by the key ethical principles
of Respect, Competence, Responsibility
and Integrity
Statutory services
KEPS also provides statutory services
for the Local Authority.
This includes psychological advice
provided as part of a statutory
assessment process, some consultation
at Local Inclusion Forum Team meetings
(LIFTs) for individual children and young
people and crisis support for schools.
Statutory functions are not charged,
they are paid for directly by the Local
Authority. more

Welcome – about us
Crisis Support
KEPS provides a crisis support service
for schools. This work is part of the core
work provided for schools by the Local
Authority and it is not traded. In the days
immediately after an incident we aim to
mobilise the resources available in the
school, and to stimulate and encourage
positive coping strategies through joint
work in the immediate aftermath of an
event. We also work with staff in school
to identify individuals who may need
further long term support.
Where there is a need for longer term
support, referral to an appropriate
agency is made as necessary. Additional
support from KEPS beyond the initial
crisis response is available through
traded services. This can include
Cognitive Behavioural Approaches, or
other longer term support for individuals
or groups.
Our crisis support contact numbers are;
Office hours (9am-5pm): 03000 410100
Out of office hours: 03000 410101
The service also has a range of ways
to support schools to be prepared for
a critical incident. This work is traded
and can include staff development and
support in the following areas:
• grief and loss
• crisis support for school staff
• the impact of childhood trauma, often
particularly relevant to unaccompanied
minors and refugees
• bespoke support for groups of schools
who would like to work together
An extensive range of supporting
resources is available free to schools
in Kent.
Visit out Edukent webpages for more
details.
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Our services
Our range of services are organised in categories.
Click on the one that you are interested in to see details of the range of
services that are available across the county to meet your needs.
Consultation (assess, plan, do, review)
KEPS will help you find a solution and
positive ways forward for children and
young people, often by helping to form a
shared understanding of their strengths
and difficulties within their school and home
context. Consultation involves problem
solving discussions with key people
which help to clarify issues and plan for
solutions. Frequently consultation is also
guided by information from observation,
holistic assessments, feedback meetings,
joint action planning and reviewing of
desired outcomes.
Further interventions
We can provide highly specialised
individual work using Cognitive
Behavioural Approaches (CBA), support
you to develop a Mindfulness intervention
in school or if you need to commission
Video Interaction Guidance for a member
of staff or a parent we have staff with
the skills and experience to help. Sound
Progress, a precision teaching intervention
for literacy, has also been developed by
KEPS and is available for schools on line
at soundprogress.co.uk and edukent.co.uk
Building effective teams and practice.
KEPS use psychology to build and
share effective practice across school
communities. Our processes and tools can
help create highly effective teams, support
the planning, implementation and review
of whole school change and undertake
evaluation and research. What difference
is your intervention making? How do you
know ‘what works’ for your school? How
can you implement changes and know
what the impact has been? KEPS can
help with the answers.
Professional development
KEPS provides a range of courses,
workshops and training that have
been written using our knowledge and
understanding of child development and
psychology. Attending our professional
development sessions will enhance your
expertise and support you to be more
effective in your work with children and
young people (CYP). You will learn new
skills, reflect on your practice and build
your confidence to deal with those aspects
of working with children and young people
that can be challenging.
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Assess, plan, do, review.
Building effective teams
and practice.
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Professional development.
Bespoke commissions.
Projects, training and research.

Choose the package which suits your needs
Service Level Agreements
Service Level Agreement packages are designed to reward bulk purchases.
An enhanced level of service for your school/group of schools can be
set up through EduKent.
If you are interested in purchasing one of these packages you can
request full information about our Service Level Agreement by
contacting us or by visiting our pages on the EduKent website.
£1,845
(£153.75 per month)
£3,382.50
(281.88 per month)
£5073.75
(£422.81 per month)
£6765
(£563.75 per month)
Pay As You Go
Pay As You Go gives more flexibility but is less cost effective.
Choose an individual service and pay the individual rate.
For example –
Consultation
Consultation for an individual child or young person one day £676.50
Educational Psychology advice for an individual child or young person one
and a half days £1014.75
Full consultation (assess, plan, do, review) two days £1,353

Support from our EP has been
exceptional for our highest level of need
Our EP has been fantastic.
She has offered support to our staff,
children and families
Resource and delivery were brilliant –
excellent ideas for strategies

Assess, Individual plan, Work do, with review a Child or a Young Person or Group
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BEAT – Beating Exam Anxiety Together 1
1. Consultation for an Individual Child
Mindfulness Attention Programme 2
or Young Person more
Families First - a family support programme
2. Educational Psychology advice for an
Individual intervention for anxiety 4
Individual Child or Young Person more
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1
Consultation for an individual CYP
5. Motivational Interviewing more
2
Consultation for a class/ or group
6. Counselling for Staff/Pupils more
3. Access Assessments Circle of Friends for Secondary 5
School Pupils more
4. Individual Intervention for Anxiety:
Solution Focused Therapy 6
Cognitive Behavioural Approach more
3
Consultation about an issue
5
4
Holistic assessment to help
understand a CYP’s needs in context
Solution-focused action planning
Video Interaction Guidance
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School based reviews
Social stories workshop
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Access arrangements
Lego® Therapy
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Cognitive Behavioural Approaches
10
Mindfulness for adults, children and groups
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Consultation for an Individual Child or Young Person
Consultation to discuss an individual child or young person and gather
information to inform joint problem solving and action planning. Includes
writing a record of the consultation. When buying this service on a ‘pay as you
go’ basis you can expect up to half a day spent on an initial consultation with a
further half day for recording and a brief review.
Pay as you go price: £676.50. (One day.)
Full consultation (assess, plan, do, review)
Two or more visits to school over time to support the assess, plan, do, review
cycle. Initial consultation with teachers and parents/carers might be followed
by information gathering, planning and follow up meetings to review the
implementation and progress towards outcomes. Reporting and recording to
be included as agreed up to a maximum of two days of time.
Pay as as you go price: £1,353. (Two days.)
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Consultation for a class or group
Consultation involves problem solving discussions with key people which help
to clarify issues and plan for solutions. This can take place with staff in school
for developing outcomes for a group of pupils or a whole class, with a review
built in to evaluate the impact. The amount of time needed for this kind of
consultation can vary and can be negotiated with the educational psychologist
delivering the work. The minimum time needed would be a day. Reporting and
recording outcomes can be negotiated as part of the request.
Pay as you go price: from £676.50. (One day).
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Consultation about an issue
Consultation involves problem-solving discussions with key people which help
to clarify issues and plan for solutions.
This strategic work can be at a whole school level and take place with staff
for developing outcomes that help with a range of issues, such as the use of
support staff in school or new ways to engage with parents. A review is built-in
to evaluate the impact.
The amount of time needed for this kind of consultation
will vary and can be negotiated with the
educational psychologist delivering the work.
The minimum time needed would be a day.
The reporting and recording of outcomes
can be negotiated as part of the request.
Pay as you go price: from £676.50. (One day).
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Holistic assessment to help understand
children and young people in context
Detailed individual psychological advice informed by gathering information
from a range of sources that might include; the child or young person’s views
and perspective on the situation, direct assessment, response to intervention
information, observations, discussions with adults who know the child and
liaison with other professionals. The outcomes being to gain an understanding
of psychological and educational functioning and needs in context. The price
includes a detailed report of findings with recommendations for action and
support.
Pay as you go price: £1014.75. (One and a half days.)
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Solution focused action planning
Action planning with staff, pupils and others using Solution Focussed
principles. This highly effective model of action planning uses a specific
methodology that focuses on what works, identifying strengths and
exceptions to difficult situations and building in practical steps that can
be taken towards meeting outcomes. This approach enables the problem
owner to develop their own action plan, and to choose the best way to way
to record it, with help from the Educational Psychologist if required.
Pay as you go price: From £338.25 (Half a day.)
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School Based Reviews
The School Based Review is a consultation held at your school, chaired by the school
and attended by your Educational Psychologist. Other professionals can be invited to
the meeting as necessary. The agenda can be around individual children, groups of
children or whole school issues. The purpose of these meetings is to facilitate problem
solving discussions in order to agree ways of enhancing inclusive practice. A package
of three School Based Reviews can be purchased for £900. Normally time bought for
School Based Reviews can only be used for that purpose.
Pay as you go price: £1014.75 for three School Based Reviews (One and a half days).
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Access Assessments for Secondary School Pupils
An assessment package for secondary schools involving assessment of
individual pupils and completion of relevant paperwork ensuring that pupils
have the appropriate current assessments to comply with the Joint Council for
Qualifications (JCQ) regulations.
Pay as you go price: From £676.50 to £1,353 (One to two days).
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Mindfulness for adults, children and groups
Mindfulness is fast becoming a mainstream approach to managing stress and
anxiety. From politicians to school children, many people are experiencing the
benefits of this discipline which teaches us to be aware and present in each
moment. When we are aware of where our attention is, we can deliberately
change the focus of our attention over and over again. We then have more
freedom and choice and do not need to stay “stuck” in the patterns of thinking
which may have caused us problems in the past.
This introductory session aims to provide a “taster” of Mindfulness through
experiential activities. The rationale and science behind the discipline will also
be explored, and there will be opportunities to consider how individuals and
the school community may wish to develop Mindfulness further as a means to
promote wellbeing. The introductory session to be delivered as a twilight or as
part of an INSET day.
Pay as you go price: £338.25 (Half a day).
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Cognitive Behavioural Approaches (CBA)
The introduction to CBA course can be provided over one day or as four
twilight sessions and comprises;
• The difficulties that CBA can help address, such as anxiety
• Introduction to CBA
• Identification, assessment and intervention planning
• Development of skills and knowledge using CBA.
Pay as you go price £676.50 (One day.)
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Lego ® Therapy
Training and follow up support schools to implement and run this effective
intervention.
Pay as you go price: £676.50 (One day.)
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Social stories workshop
An overview for parents/carers and staff of how to write Social Stories and
the opportunity to practice writing these. Social Stories are a cost effective
intervention for supporting pupils with particular social situations that they
are struggling with. They are of benefit to all children and young people, not
just those with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Follow up sessions and
evaluation are also available.
Pay as you go price: From £338.25 to £676.50 (Half a day to one day.)
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Video Interaction Guidance (V.I.G.)
Video Interaction Guidance is a way of working with adults and children to
build positive communication and enhance relationships. Video is used in a
completely confidential, positive, strengths based methodology, that builds
confidence and supports change. V.I.G. has a strong evidence base and is
recommended in many national guidance frameworks as being effective with
children and young people who have difficulties with the early years, social
communication and attachment. KEPS have staff trained and accredited
by the Association of Video Interaction Guidance UK, who can deliver this
powerful intervention with you.
You can watch our video explaining V.I.G.
Here >
Pay as you go price: £1014.75
(One and a half days.)
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Solution Focussed Therapy
A direct intervention for adults, children and young people using a solution
focussed methodology. Focussing on what works, identifying strengths
and exploring exceptions to difficult situations are key principles. Building
in practical steps that can be taken towards meeting outcomes is achieved
through a supportive and empowering conversation. The intervention can
occasionally consist of a single session, but is more likely to last two or three
sessions.
Pay as you go price: £676.50 (One day.)
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Circle of Friends
Training and follow up support to enable schools to implement and run this
effective intervention.
Pay as you go price: £676.50 (One day.)
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Individual intervention for anxiety
A set of 8-10 hours working with an individual child who is experiencing
high levels of anxiety. The package can include:
• Initial consultation with staff and family planning the intervention
• Initial meeting with the young person to support suitability and pre intervention
measures
• Around 8 sessions of direct intervention using an appropriate level of
Cognitive Behavioural Approach (CBA) in school/child’s setting
• Mid consultation with staff and family
• Follow up consultation to evaluate
Pay as you go price: From £112.75 (Initial consultation only) to £3382.50
Initial consultation is one hour, up to five days for the full package
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Families First
Families First is a solution focused approach that offers families who are
“stuck” an opportunity to consider their own strengths and to find their own
solutions, rather than relying on outside intervention. A school can commission
this intervention for families of children who attend that school.
The school is required to nominate its own workers and would provide
administration. An Educational Psychologist would train the workers and
provide pre- and post-session supervision.
Pay as you go price: From £1,353 (Two days)
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Mindfulness Attention Programme
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention on purpose, in the present
moment and with curiosity and kindness, to things as they are” (Jon Kabat-
Zinn). It helps train the individual to respond skilfully to whatever is happening
right now, be that good or bad.
There is a growing evidence that regular Mindful Practice can bring about longterm
changes in brain structure and function that improve quality of thought,
feeling and concern for others. Studies within schools have shown it can
enhance well-being and learning; as well as help memory, increase creativity
and improve reaction times.
This programme is specifically aimed at upper Key Stage 2 and lower Key Stage
3 pupils. It involves 8 sessions of around 45 minutes delivered by
an Educational Psychologist alongside a member of the school staff. The
sessions are delivered in a highly practical way. The programme can be
targeted at a specific group of students or can be delivered to a whole class.
Pay as you go price: From £2,029.50 - £2,367.75 (Three to three and a half days)
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BEAT, Beating Exam Anxiety Together
Research into exam anxiety has shown that it can have an impact on the emotional
well-being of students and increase the likelihood of educational underachievement.
The effects of exam anxiety include:
• difficulties with reading and understanding the questions on the exam paper,
organising thoughts, and retrieving key words and concepts when answering
essay questions;
• doing poorly on an exam even though the material is familiar;
• mental blocking.
This intervention is aimed at Years 10 and 11 (for Year 11 students it is important
the intervention is completed before Easter so it does not interfere with exam
revision). The ideal group size is between 6-10 students, and it is thought most
suitable for students who are of at least average ability.
There are 6 sessions, each lasting an hour, along with extra time to conduct pre and
post measures of anxiety. The Educational Psychologist will deliver each session
alongside a member of the school staff. The materials are based on the principles of
group Cognitive Behavioural Approaches (CBA), Mindfulness, and psycho-education.
Pay as you go price: From £1,691.25 - £2,367.75
(Two and a half to three and a half days)
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Building Staff Development effective teams –
Social, Emotional and Behavioural needs
Whole school approaches to
behaviour management
1. Whole Schools Approaches to Behaviour
Management more
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Appreciative Inquiry
6. Whole School Nurture Approach
training more
9
Circles of Adults
2. Circle of Friends more
Processes to support organisational
change and development
2
7. Non-Violent Resistance more
3. Circle of Adults more
Solution focussed group
problem solving
4. Solihull Approach for Schools more
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8. Restorative Approaches more
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Staff Sharing Scheme
11 Drop in sessions for staff or parents
5. Cognitive Behavioural Restorative Approaches 4(CBA)
for Anxiety more
Action Learning Sets 5
12
Peer Mentoring
Video Enhanced Reflective Practice
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Psychological supervision for school staff
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Appreciative Inquiry (AI)
Appreciative Inquiry is a tool for supporting change and development in
organisations. Working from the principle that teams and organisations are
always effective in some way, even when situations are challenging, AI is
a process of understanding in detail what is working and how it is working
and then using that information to learn about what people can do if they are
feeling stuck or if the team needs to change in some way. AI is a strengths
based approach and can be used with any size of group or team. It is an
effective way of achieving change in a way that values and empowers those
who take part.
Pay as you go price: £676.50 (One day.)
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Circle of Adults
This is a team approach to problem solving around challenging behaviour and
emotional needs. It offers an innovative and effective model for supporting
children and young people showing difficult behaviour in school combining
many important features; graphic facilitation, group process and a structured
and evaluated framework. The Circle of Adults approach is a 10-step problemsolving
approach, with each step allocated a fixed amount of time. It is
facilitated by two Educational Psychologists and the current research evidence
indicates that the process is valid, robust and effective.
Pay as you go price: £1,353 (Two days)
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Staff Sharing Scheme
The Staff Sharing Scheme increases teacher effectiveness in the management
of children’s behaviour in school. It achieves this by establishing a whole
school system of supportive and collaborative problem solving meetings. A
staff training course introduces the materials and gives staff the tools they can
use in the groups that follow.
Pay as you go price: £3382.50 (Five days)
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Drop-in sessions for Staff or Parents
A regular session offered to teachers or parents to meet an Educational
Psychologist and talk about issues or concerns they would like to raise in a
short, focused discussion.
Pay as you go price: £338.25 per person
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Peer Mentoring
There has been much research into the issue of bullying in schools over recent
decades which has shown that the consequences can be severe, including
low self-esteem, absenteeism from school, poor academic attainment and
relationship difficulties. Good peer relationships and friendships have been
found to be important in buffering the negative effects of bullying. Where
friends are lacking, specially trained peer supporters can provide a valuable
service to younger students. Peer Mentoring training involves working with
groups of older students within a school to provide training in key skills
including active listening, summarising, the use of open questions and problem
solving. Kent Educational Psychology Service can provide Peer Mentoring
training for students, as well as the option for on-going support in providing
supervision for mentors.
Pay as you go price: £2,029.50 (Three days)
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Psychological supervision for school staff
Supervision is an educational and supportive conversation that can be central
to professional development. It provides a container that holds the helping
relationship and facilitates the development of the supervisee through reflection
and empowerment. Children and young people with increasingly complex
and challenging needs are supported by a range of professionals in a range of
settings including mainstream school. Effective supervision will support these
individuals in meeting the needs of children and young people while promoting
competence and confidence.
1) £1014.75 for nine hours 2) £676.50 for six hours 3) £338.25 for three hours
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Video Enhanced Reflective Practice (VERP)
Video Enhanced Reflective Practice (VERP) is an effective way of enhancing the
way you work with children, young people and adults. Where communication
and interaction may sometimes be difficult, VERP can be useful in developing
your effectiveness. A VERP course begins with a training session and is
followed by three small group reflective sessions, led by a trained guider over
the following weeks.
Pay as you go price: £1,353 (Two days)
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Action Learning Sets
Action learning sets are one approach that can be used to foster learning in the
workplace. It is a method of problem solving and learning in groups to bring
about change for individuals, teams and organisations. The emphasis is on
learning from experience and then acting on that learning.
The Action Learning Set approach provides a structured way of working in
small groups or 5 to 6 people which can provide the structure needed to help
learn effectively, and improve practice as a result.
We deliver this on a bespoke basis with a minimum time for
delivery of two days delivered as four half days.
Please contact us for more information
about prices and availability.
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Restorative Approaches
Training to develop a whole school approach to managing behaviour by
building, nurturing and repairing relationships. This training is for staff who are
responsible for supporting pupils with diverse needs. In particular children with
behavioural, emotional and social needs.
Pay as you go price: £3382.50 (Five days for a set of five sessions)
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Solution Focused Group Problem Solving
In view of the complexity of needs presented by children in mainstream
schools and the fact that the support for these children is provided by ALL
school staff this approach is aimed at groups of around 6 to 8 people with
differing roles in school. The emphasis is on solution talk rather than problem
talk and focuses on empowering the ‘problem presenter’ rather than solving
their problem for them. It is an effective vehicle for change.
Pay as you go price: £676.50 (One day)
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Processes to support
Organisational Change and Development
Whole school development and organisational change can be supported by
psychologists who might utilise a range of processes such as Force Field
Analysis, Soft Systems Methodology and Appreciative Inquiry.
Pay as you go price: £338.25 (Half a day)
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Whole Schools Approaches to Behaviour Management
1-5½ days incorporating individual, group and whole school approaches to
positive behaviour management.
Pay as you go price: From £1014.75 to £3,720.75
One day to five and a half days
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Professional development
Webinars
Grief, loss, and crisis support
Training to use Video Interaction Guidance
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Precision Teaching
Emotionally based school refusal
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2
Metacognition
Coaching skills
4
Attachment and learning in the classroom
5
3
An introduction to Mindfulness
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Communicating with children
Psychological perspectives on behaviour 17
5
Solihull Approach for schools
Understanding autism
16
6
An introduction to CBA for staff
Adolescent development learning 15 and behaviour
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Motivational Interviewing
Social communication difficulties in school
Supporting children with gaps in their mathematics
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Nurture approaches for schools
School based assessment
10 Sound Progress
Supporting children with memory difficulties
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Narrowing the attainment gap

Webinars
Kent Educational Psychology Service run webinars on a range of topics. Easy
to take part in and convenient to access from anywhere these short sessions
are designed to give key information in an accessible way on some of our
most popular topics and themes. Webinars can be run as a ‘live’ webinar with
a presenter who you can talk to. These are scheduled for a particular date and
time. We also record some webinars so that you and your colleagues can listen
to them whenever you want to.
Topics include;
• Resilience
• Metacognition
• Child refugees in school
• Writing outcomes for children
• Using Solution Focused approaches.
Webinars can enhance learning from face to face staff development sessions
by providing opportunities for follow up and review and helping course
participants implement ideas and action plans. For more information visit the
EduKent webpages.
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Precision Teaching
This training provides an opportunity for staff to learn to use precision teaching
as a flexible technique to support pupils who need extra opportunities to
develop fluency and accuracy with basic knowledge and / or skills. It consists
of a one hour input and a one hour follow up session.
Pay as you go price: £338.25
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Metacognition: Enhancing Learning
There are clear research findings demonstrating that where teachers and
children have a good understanding of metacognitive processes, and are able
to apply these, there is a very positive impact on children’s attainment. The
aim of this INSET is to raise awareness of the benefits of using metacognitive
approaches in one-to-one interactions. Those who take part are asked to
implement an action to support the learning of a child or young person they
teach. The implementation of the action plan can be supported over time using
web-based seminars allowing ongoing contact with the trainer. The course can
also be combined with Video Enhanced Reflective Practice to provide an even
more powerful and rich learning experience for those who take part.
Pay as you go price: £1,353 (Two days)
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Introduction to Mindfulness
Mindfulness is fast becoming a mainstream approach to managing stress and
anxiety. From politicians to school children, many people are experiencing the
benefits of this discipline which teaches us to be aware and present in each
moment. When we are aware of where our attention is, we can deliberately
change the focus of our attention over and over again. We then have more
freedom and choice and do not need to stay “stuck” in the patterns of thinking
which may have caused us problems in the past.
This introductory session aims to provide a “taster” of Mindfulness through
experiential activities. The rationale and science behind the discipline will also
be explored, and there will be opportunities to consider how individuals and
the school community may wish to develop Mindfulness further as a means to
promote wellbeing. The introductory session to be delivered as a twilight or as
part of an INSET day.
Pay as you go price: £338.25 (Half a day)
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Communicating with Children and Young People
short course
Communicating with Children (CwC) offers practitioners an opportunity
to enhance their professional skills in addressing the emotional and
communication needs on children and young people.
The course is based on Video Interaction Guidance (VIG), an approach which
improves communication and interaction through viewing and discussing short
video recordings of real-life situations which show the practitioner engaged in
successful interactions with a child or group of children.
Pay as you go price: £2,029.50 (Three days)
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Solihull Approach for Schools
Training your school in the Solihull Approach will not only develop staff
skills in engaging more effectively with young people and their families but
it also provides them with a shared language to describe their work (vital for
multi-agency working), increases their understanding of how emotional and
behavioural difficulties develop within families and helps them identify trigger
points for early referral to other specialist services.
Pay as you go price: £676.50 to £2,367.75 (One day to three and a half days)
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An introduction to
Cognitive Behavioural Approaches (CBA) for staff
The introduction to CBA course can be provided over one day or as four
twilight sessions and comprises;
• The difficulties that CBA can help address (such as anxiety)
• Introduction to CBA
• Identification, assessment and intervention planning
• Development of skills and knowledge using CBA.
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Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing is a counselling technique that has been used
successfully with young people who have not necessarily expressed a desire
to change their behaviour or who may have had strong reasons for maintaining
particular behaviours. Concerns about pupils’ behaviours can sometimes
originate from others. Motivational interviewing can be used as an individual or
small group intervention to help young people identify their future needs. It can
also be used to plan approaches that will enable them to achieve their personal
goals.
Change occurs as pupils are supported to develop their thinking over time
and to consider any discrepancies that exist between present beliefs and
their desired outcomes for the future. The programme is comprised of hourly
sessions delivered over eight successive weeks. This course is designed for
use with secondary age pupils, although it could be adapted for use with older
primary pupils.
Ideally the course would be delivered by a member of the Kent Educational
Psychology Service alongside school staff who would then be trained to deliver
the program with other members of their own organisation.
Pay as you go price £1,353 (Two days)
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Whole School Nurture Approach training
Training that incorporates the nurture group approach with information and
practical ideas relating to active listening, motivation and emotional literacy.
This training can be particularly relevant for staff who are supporting children in
care.
Pay as you go price £676.50 (One day)
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School-Based Assessment
This two-session INSET, one session delivered a term later than the first,
explores the nature of assessment: Constraints and positives; standardised
and diagnostic testing; interpretation of results; programme and curriculum
delivery; review and evaluation.
Pay as you go price £676.50 (One day)
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Sound Progress
Sound Progress is a programme for building word level literacy skills. It is a
website based programme that schools can subscribe to. Based on precision
teaching Sound Progress provides opportunities for distributed practice and
detailed ipsative assessment, giving information about a child’s phonemic
skills. Visit www.soundprogress.co.uk to read more information, listen to a
recorded introduction and find details of how to sign up.
This additional support package will help you get the most from the website
and will provide some theory and tips in how to use the materials most
effectively. An introduction session gives staff an overview of the website and
how to use it. Follow up sessions provide a forum for discussion, problem
solving reflection and developing practice. The psychologist leading the
sessions will be able to access the anonymous data stored by the website
which you can use to help evaluate the impact the programme in having in
school.
Pay as you go price £676.50 (One day)
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Mind the Gap: Narrowing the Attainment Gap
Research suggests that there is a gap between the academic achievements
of boys compared to girls, which has remained stable over a number of years.
Among certain age groups the gap in Kent is wider than the national average.
This half-day INSET for school staff considers the current research into gender
differences in academic performance and aims to develop an understanding
of contributing factors to these gender differences from a psychological
perspective. The INSET considers how to raise boys’ achievement, from whole
school initiatives to strategies for individual students.
Pay as you go price £338.25 (Half a day)
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Supporting children with memory difficulties
Approximately 10% of children have difficulties with working memory and this
can impact on their ability to make progress across the curriculum. In fact,
working memory difficulties have been found to be a more accurate predictor
for low attainment than IQ scores.
Pay as you go price £676.50 (One day)
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Social communication difficulties in school
This half-day or full-day INSET explores the continuum of social
communication difficulties; specific needs and strategies, curriculum delivery
and programmes.
Pay as you go price: From £338.25 to £676.50 (Half a day to one day)
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Supporting Children with Gaps
in their Mathematical Understanding
A half-day INSET delivered to schools to help teachers understand some of
the difficulties that children have with early mathematical development. This
then leads on to individual and whole school approaches to support vulnerable
students. Dyscalculia, dyslexia and non-verbal learning disability are also
explored as some of the underlying causes.
Pay as you go price: £338.25 (Half a day)
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Adolescent Development Learning and Behaviour
This half-day training event looks at the science of adolescent development
and sets out the implications for learning, behaviour and wellbeing.
Pay as you go price: From £338.25 (Half a day)
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Understanding autism
Staff development that will help you understand what Autistic Spectrum
Conditions (ASCs) look like, know how ASCs are diagnosed, develop an
awareness of key psychological theories associated with ASCs and understand
what it might feel like to have autism. This can be delivered specifically for staff
working with children and young people of different ages.
We deliver this training on a bespoke basis with a minimum time for delivery of
half a day.
Please contact us for more information about prices and availability.
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Psychological perspectives on behaviour
Staff responding to difficult or challenging behaviour need to have a good
understanding of the possible underpinning reasons for that behaviour. These
might include emotional distress such as anxiety, mental health difficulties
or social communication difficulties. Training that explains and explores the
perspectives that psychology has to help understand behaviour can enhance
the way that staff can manage difficult behaviour and improve outcomes for
children and young people.
We deliver this training on a bespoke basis with a minimum time for delivery of
half a day.
Please contact us for more information about prices and availability.
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Attachment and Learning in the Classroom
The attachments children form with key adults affect their development. This
training provides insight in to how the brain learns and encourages reflection
on how this translates into practice in the classroom. It uses video and
activities to support learning.
Pay as you go price: From £338.25 (Half a day)
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Coaching skills
KEPS is able to offer to head teachers, senior managers and teachers coaching
expertise to support their leadership, management and personal development.
Please contact us for more information about prices and availability.
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Emotionally based school refusal (EBSR)
This training will explore definitions, characteristics and causes of EBSR,
discuss ways of identifying and understanding EBSR and explore intervention
strategies.
For availability and prices see CPD online.
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Training to use Video Interaction Guidance
A long term commitment, these packages are for practitioners in school who
would like to train to use Video Interaction Guidance themselves. Full details
and detailed costs are available on request.
Pay as you go price: £338.25 for initial training to £2,706 for a full package
of training and supervision
Four and a half days
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Grief, loss and crisis support
In any class of twenty children/young people there will be five or six who are
dealing with some aspect of death, grief or loss. Failure to recognise and deal
with emotional needs can lead to poor academic performance or challenging
behaviour and make effective teaching more difficult. For some children
bereavement affects concentration, attendance and attainment, and these
effects are not always short term. (Akerman and Statham 2014)
This course consists of a day training event followed by two online enhanced
learning modules to help you use and implement the ideas in school. Course
leaders and a learning group will help you develop an action plan, developing
practice in your school. The online learning modules will include live discussion
sessions with the course leaders so that you can ask them questions about
anything you have implemented in school and a guided tour of an extensive
new free online resource bank.
For availability and prices see CPD online.
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Bespoke commissions
Projects, training and research tailored to your needs
Educational Psychologists have extensive skills and knowledge in facilitating
change at different levels, whether it is for individual children, young people and
families or with groups of staff and whole teams in organisations like schools.
If you are wanting to develop your capacity to deal with the problems and
challenges you face, consider speaking to an Educational Psychologist.
Topics might include:
• Special Educational Needs (SEN) and inclusion
• Strategies for vulnerable groups of pupils in school
• Teaching and learning
• Positive behaviour management and pastoral care
• Evaluating the impact of interventions you use
• Skills audits, bespoke training packages, coaching and staff groups
• Small scale research to help you understand your school
• Engaging parents
If you are planning to purchase a service that will take more than a day we offer a
free initial commissioning meeting to discuss your needs and we will then provide
costed options for you to choose from.
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Contact us
Email: educationalpsychology@kent.gov.uk
Tel: 03000 410 250
Web: www.edukent.co.uk/educational_psychology/
Our crisis support contact numbers are;
Office hours (9am-5pm): 03000 410100
Out of office hours: 03000 410101
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