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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 21d

@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...

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…

hobbolog.wordpress.com

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · 21d

Me when I have to do the hoovering

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · 22d

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

TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · 26d

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

BRING ON YEAR 3 ❤️🫶🏻

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · 26d

@edpsydan.bsky.social @ruthep.bsky.social @pippatep.bsky.social @epssouthend.bsky.social @ephoughton.bsky.social @edpsy.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social @viola-jane.bsky.social

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · 26d

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

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · 28d

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

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Dr Jo Taylor @jgetaylor.bsky.social · Aug 19

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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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · Jul 31

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…

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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

www.bbc.co.uk

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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · Jul 17

'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

schoolsweek.co.uk/send-major-i...

13 things we learned from the DfE's annual accounts

'Worsening' high needs pressures and 'irregular' grant spending flagged in 332-page document

schoolsweek.co.uk

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · Jul 17

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

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 16

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

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

www.tes.com

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · Jul 16

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

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · Jul 11

Treats in the sun

TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · Jul 9

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Dr T Nelson @drtiffanynelson.bsky.social · Jul 9

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

The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · Jul 7

Psychology in schools matters…
Ian Florance asks psychologists about their work in the educational sector.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Psychology in schools matters | BPS

Ian Florance asks psychologists about their work in the educational sector.

www.bps.org.uk

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · Jul 8

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

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · Jun 19

Hmmm interesting. Will withhold judgement on this one

Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · Jun 19

Schools should produce inclusion audits and follow 'enforceable' national inclusivity standards, suggests a new report to 'shape a system that works for everyone'

But could this system work, and what are the issues? Schools Week takes a look ...

schoolsweek.co.uk/call-for-enf...

Call for 'enforceable' school inclusion framework and audits

Schools should produce inclusion audits and follow “enforceable” national inclusivity standard, FED says

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 17

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

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

www.tes.com

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · Jun 13

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

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · Jun 6

Eid Mubarak ❤️

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · Jun 5

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

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Dr Dan O'Hare @edpsydan.bsky.social · Jun 5

Can't wait....!

edpsy @edpsy.bsky.social · Jun 5

Registration is LIVE! 🎟️🎪🎉

Let's go! Delighted to open registration for our Festival of Educational Psychology on 19th September.

From now until we launch our programme you get a 10% Early Bird discount! Use code EARLYBIRD10

Book here: festival.edpsy.org.uk

#edpsychs #education - please reshare

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TEP Emma @tepemma.bsky.social · Jun 5

I help with learning?

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