Educational Psychology Service

The Educational Psychology Service is a team of educational psychologists who work with schools and parents/carers to promote the educational, personal and social development of children and young people.

Our knowledge and experience

We have knowledge and experience of:

Ways that children learn and develop into mentally healthy young people
Things which may prevent children and young people from learning and developing at the expected rate and in the expected ways
The special arrangements schools, parents/carers and others can make to address the difficulties children and young people experience.

What do we do?

We work with children, parents and carers, schools and others to promote the development and learning of children aged 0-19 years. We work directly with some children who have difficulties in such areas as:

General development and learning
Communication and language
Emotional development
Behaviour
Relationships
Physical skills
Hearing or vision
Other medical problems which affect learning.

How do we do it?

If school has concerns about your child the school will discuss these with you first. They will plan, with you, ways of supporting your child. One option may be for us to be involved. School will always seek your agreement before contacting us.

When we become involved we may:

Talk with your child's teacher and look at your child's work
Talk with other staff involved, such as the Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO), Teaching Assistants
Meet with you
Observe your child in school
Carry out a range of tests or other assessments with your child
We may wish to talk to other people involved with your child (eg Health Visitor, speech therapist, nursery staff, doctors).

This will enable us to offer advice as to how your child may be best helped. If, after talking with you, the Local Education Authority starts a statutory assessment of your child's needs then we will be asked to provide advice as part of that assessment.

Records and reports

If we write a report on your child you will be sent a copy. Any records we keep about your child are confidential, but you can ask to look at the information we have on your child.

What other specialist help is available?

The Education Service operates eleven other SEN and Inclusion Support Services. These services all work with schools and parents/carers to promote the educational, personal, social and emotional development of children and young people.

The other services are:

Autism Support Service (for children/young people with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder)
Access and Technology Service (for children/young people with special educational needs who require technological support)
Education Access Service (for looked after children)
Education Welfare Service
Hospital Education Service
Learning and Behaviour Support Service (Primary)
Learning and Behaviour Support Service (Secondary)
Parent Partnership Service (for parents and carers of children with special educational needs).
Pre-School Education Support Service
Sensory Support Service (for Hearing and Vision)
Speech and Language Support Service

How can you contact us?

You can contact us through the SENCO in your child's school, nursery or playgroup. The SENCO will be able to discuss your child's difficulties with you, strategies that have been used to address them and the progress that has been made. Most of our work is planned with the SENCO.

Contact details

The Educational Psychology Service
9 North Avenue
Stoke Park
Coventry

CV2 4DH
Telephone: 024 7678 8400
Fax: 024 7644 5211