Learning and Skills

Educational Psychology

 

Educational Psychology Team

  • David Davies, Principal Educational Psychologist
  • Rachel Vaughan Jones, Educational Psychologist
  • Selina Lindsay-Brown, Educational Psychologist
  • Gill Toon, Educational Psychologist
  • Victoria Springall, Educational Psychologist (part-time with Looked After Children – Children First Team)
  • Elinor Davies, Educational Psychologist
  • Sian Winckle, Educational Psychologist

The Aims of the Service:

  • apply psychology to promote the positive development and achievement of all children
  • work in partnership with schools, parents and other professionals to promote the achievement and inclusion of all children
  • fulfil its statutory duties under the Education Act 1996 and the Children Act 1989.

Accessing the Service:

 

Schools:-

Have a number of allocated sessions per term, based on assessment of need and educational psychologists’ time available. Schools prioritise the use of the psychologists' time through the schools’ Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO).

 

Other Professional Agencies (OPA):

Refer directly to the Service. When this concerns school-aged children the school is given the choice to arrange a consultation with their Educational Psychologist or address the issues raised directly with the OPA concerned. For a child not on a school roll, educational psychologists liaise with the OPA and parents direct.

 

Parent:

Can refer directly to the Service for possible input from the Educational Psychologist. Usually parents will raise their concerns with the school and schools will access the service as appropriate.

 

Contact telephone number Home Page

 

Educational Psychology Drop in sessions

 

Vale of Glamorgan Council, Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry CF63 4RU, Tel: (01446) 700111