Alison Bennett
@alihb.bsky.social
Assistant Educational Psychologist (she/her). Neurodivergent. Interests in autism & neurodiversity, mental health, social justice. Mother of teen boys.
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346 of you, from around the world, and across disciplines.
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Enjoy today's festivities
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
Wow....
Enjoy today's festivities
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
September 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
346 of you, from around the world, and across disciplines.
Wow....
Enjoy today's festivities
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
Wow....
Enjoy today's festivities
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
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"We are disabled, but primarily that means that we are unable to be churned by the economic machine, and maybe we are through with playing by the rules of someone else’s game." www.rollingforinitiative.com/blog/a-wicke...
A Wicked allegory — Rolling for Initiative
There’s a cool moment in the movie and musical Wicked when Elphaba arrives at Shiz and is seen for the first time by everyone around her. To begin with everyone expresses shock at her green skin, but ...
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December 29, 2024 at 4:31 PM
"We are disabled, but primarily that means that we are unable to be churned by the economic machine, and maybe we are through with playing by the rules of someone else’s game." www.rollingforinitiative.com/blog/a-wicke...
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“Language matters. Listening matters. And above all, compassion matters.”
Can’t, not won’t: Rethinking school avoidance.
Educational Psychologist Meg Fairclough considers the research and what can be done.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Educational Psychologist Meg Fairclough considers the research and what can be done.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Can’t, not won’t: Rethinking school avoidance | BPS
Educational Psychologist Meg Fairclough considers the research and what can be done.
www.bps.org.uk
November 28, 2024 at 11:18 AM
“Language matters. Listening matters. And above all, compassion matters.”
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Absolutely this though ♥️
Should be on every single educationally setting wall in the largest print possible!
#Edpsychs #Edusky#Inclusion #PositiveChildhoodExperiences
Should be on every single educationally setting wall in the largest print possible!
#Edpsychs #Edusky#Inclusion #PositiveChildhoodExperiences
October 3, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Absolutely this though ♥️
Should be on every single educationally setting wall in the largest print possible!
#Edpsychs #Edusky#Inclusion #PositiveChildhoodExperiences
Should be on every single educationally setting wall in the largest print possible!
#Edpsychs #Edusky#Inclusion #PositiveChildhoodExperiences
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,201,633! Loving the positivity over here.
September 20, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,201,633! Loving the positivity over here.
Downsides of the job this week: child protection concerns & a freezing school where I lost the feeling in my hands! Upsides of the job this week: sharing school visits with colleagues which is quite rare, but a joy & working with the loveliest SENCos.
September 18, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Downsides of the job this week: child protection concerns & a freezing school where I lost the feeling in my hands! Upsides of the job this week: sharing school visits with colleagues which is quite rare, but a joy & working with the loveliest SENCos.
It’s that time of year again - the start of a new school year. Sending love to all those who find transitions & change difficult.
September 2, 2024 at 8:45 PM
It’s that time of year again - the start of a new school year. Sending love to all those who find transitions & change difficult.
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“You can offer the child less time in school but it’s still on fire. You can offer the child a different room or a particular member of staff but the building is still on fire”
Fantastic blog about how debilitating anxiety can be.
#EduSky #EdPsychs
stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2023/08/29/s...
Fantastic blog about how debilitating anxiety can be.
#EduSky #EdPsychs
stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2023/08/29/s...
Anxiety: School on Fire
I'm writing this blog as the father of a twelve year old girl who has been consumed by an anxiety disorder this year. This is our lived experience and it's a journey we're still navigating. I'm writin...
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August 28, 2024 at 8:20 AM
“You can offer the child less time in school but it’s still on fire. You can offer the child a different room or a particular member of staff but the building is still on fire”
Fantastic blog about how debilitating anxiety can be.
#EduSky #EdPsychs
stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2023/08/29/s...
Fantastic blog about how debilitating anxiety can be.
#EduSky #EdPsychs
stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2023/08/29/s...
I have noticed a role above assistant psychologist which is called ‘clinical associate in psychology’ for the clinical route. Wondering if this will happen eventually within educational psychology too. Thoughts? I can see some potential positives & negatives.
August 27, 2024 at 10:24 AM
I have noticed a role above assistant psychologist which is called ‘clinical associate in psychology’ for the clinical route. Wondering if this will happen eventually within educational psychology too. Thoughts? I can see some potential positives & negatives.
Hi 👋. For my first post I wanted to recommend this great book. It is written by an author with lived experience and is so accessible. I just love it! (I have no affiliation or links with the author).
August 20, 2024 at 8:20 AM
Hi 👋. For my first post I wanted to recommend this great book. It is written by an author with lived experience and is so accessible. I just love it! (I have no affiliation or links with the author).