TEP Emma
@tepemma.bsky.social
Trainee EP at @IOE_London 2023-2026 My interests are social media use amongst adolescents, exclusion prevention, social psychology and EDI practices in school. All views are my own.
The urge to start your doctoral thesis from scratch at the start of year 3 😆🙃
October 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The urge to start your doctoral thesis from scratch at the start of year 3 😆🙃
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A powerful new piece #PansPandasHour from @edpsy.bsky.social ideal for #EdPsych looking to engage with the @panspandasuk.bsky.social cpd.
www.edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/pans-and-pandas-emerging-understandings/
@viola-jane.bsky.social
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@lothetep.bsky.social
@tepemma.bsky.social
www.edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/pans-and-pandas-emerging-understandings/
@viola-jane.bsky.social
@natalieo.bsky.social
@lothetep.bsky.social
@tepemma.bsky.social
PANS and PANDAS: emerging understandings - edpsy.org.uk
Each year, October 9th marks PANS PANDAS Awareness Day, time to reflect, raise awareness, and deepen our understanding of two complex and often misunderstood medical conditions. Building on last year’...
www.edpsy.org.uk
October 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A powerful new piece #PansPandasHour from @edpsy.bsky.social ideal for #EdPsych looking to engage with the @panspandasuk.bsky.social cpd.
www.edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/pans-and-pandas-emerging-understandings/
@viola-jane.bsky.social
@natalieo.bsky.social
@lothetep.bsky.social
@tepemma.bsky.social
www.edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/pans-and-pandas-emerging-understandings/
@viola-jane.bsky.social
@natalieo.bsky.social
@lothetep.bsky.social
@tepemma.bsky.social
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@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
September 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
@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...
Me when I have to do the hoovering
September 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Me when I have to do the hoovering
Lots of reflection this week as I ease back into work - a truly restful break.
BRING ON YEAR 3 ❤️🫶🏻
BRING ON YEAR 3 ❤️🫶🏻
September 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Lots of reflection this week as I ease back into work - a truly restful break.
BRING ON YEAR 3 ❤️🫶🏻
BRING ON YEAR 3 ❤️🫶🏻
Searching for participants! If you could please share with your schools I’d be very grateful!
September 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Searching for participants! If you could please share with your schools I’d be very grateful!
Five hours travel today for a meeting that lasted 35 mins 🥹🥲
September 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Five hours travel today for a meeting that lasted 35 mins 🥹🥲
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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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[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...
⏬
August 19, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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...
⏬
[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...
⏬
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...
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
July 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'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...
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
July 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
'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...
schoolsweek.co.uk/send-major-i...
Pretty sure I only exist in her mind to cup her sweet head in my hands
July 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Pretty sure I only exist in her mind to cup her sweet head in my hands
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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
July 16, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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
Gorgeous and enriching time at the summer team day yesterday - behold my creation!
July 16, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Gorgeous and enriching time at the summer team day yesterday - behold my creation!
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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
Psychology in schools matters…
Ian Florance asks psychologists about their work in the educational sector.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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
July 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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
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
July 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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
My head in the clouds like my portfolio submission date doesn’t exist 🫠
June 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My head in the clouds like my portfolio submission date doesn’t exist 🫠
Hmmm interesting. Will withhold judgement on this one
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...
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
June 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hmmm interesting. Will withhold judgement on this one
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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
June 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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
Please share far and wide - I’m seeking primary/secondary school staff for doctoral research into sexism
June 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Please share far and wide - I’m seeking primary/secondary school staff for doctoral research into sexism
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Can't wait....!
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
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
June 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Can't wait....!
I put in the text for my ‘about me’ and asked AI to make it into a poster… one I won’t be sharing with children 😂
June 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I put in the text for my ‘about me’ and asked AI to make it into a poster… one I won’t be sharing with children 😂
Getting crafty on Canva
June 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Getting crafty on Canva
Just applied for my first job as an EP 🥹🫠
May 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Just applied for my first job as an EP 🥹🫠