Jo
@jopsych2.bsky.social
Educational Psychologist. Interested in loads of things - literacy, emotions & learning, social justice, equal access to arts & nature for children & young people. Views personal not representative of any organisation.
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We’re holding our first Community Learning Day on the theme of Psychology and Inequality - 9th Jan 2026!
Please share widely!
We’re currently looking for speakers!
We’d particularly like to hear from those who have lived experience in relation to inequality and psychology
#edusky
#edpsychs
Please share widely!
We’re currently looking for speakers!
We’d particularly like to hear from those who have lived experience in relation to inequality and psychology
#edusky
#edpsychs
October 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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There seems to have been a shift over the last 5-10 years to much more external control over behaviour in secondary, based on 'zero tolerance' type approaches pushed by high profile educators. So we have a split between a self-regulation/agency focus in primary and a control focus in secondary. 2/3
October 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
There seems to have been a shift over the last 5-10 years to much more external control over behaviour in secondary, based on 'zero tolerance' type approaches pushed by high profile educators. So we have a split between a self-regulation/agency focus in primary and a control focus in secondary. 2/3
I had such a fantastic day yesterday at @edspy.bsky.social Festival of Educational Psychology. So many inspiring speakers, challenging us to turn towards places where educational psychology can and should be making a difference. Thank you @edpsydan.bsky.social for bringing our community together.
September 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I had such a fantastic day yesterday at @edspy.bsky.social Festival of Educational Psychology. So many inspiring speakers, challenging us to turn towards places where educational psychology can and should be making a difference. Thank you @edpsydan.bsky.social for bringing our community together.
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new article published open access in Reading Research Quarterly 💫
Follow the word gap: the social life of a deficit concept
doi.org/10.1002/rrq....
i trace how deficit ideologies associated with the 'word gap' get reproduced - and rejected - in teacher education and schools.
Follow the word gap: the social life of a deficit concept
doi.org/10.1002/rrq....
i trace how deficit ideologies associated with the 'word gap' get reproduced - and rejected - in teacher education and schools.
September 19, 2025 at 4:29 AM
new article published open access in Reading Research Quarterly 💫
Follow the word gap: the social life of a deficit concept
doi.org/10.1002/rrq....
i trace how deficit ideologies associated with the 'word gap' get reproduced - and rejected - in teacher education and schools.
Follow the word gap: the social life of a deficit concept
doi.org/10.1002/rrq....
i trace how deficit ideologies associated with the 'word gap' get reproduced - and rejected - in teacher education and schools.
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🌟150 people registered so far...!
...This is just amazing and we can't wait for the buzz on the day.
Festival programme and tickets are here: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
...This is just amazing and we can't wait for the buzz on the day.
Festival programme and tickets are here: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
August 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🌟150 people registered so far...!
...This is just amazing and we can't wait for the buzz on the day.
Festival programme and tickets are here: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
...This is just amazing and we can't wait for the buzz on the day.
Festival programme and tickets are here: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
Working in schools & communities you can’t fail to notice the massive impacts of child poverty. This report has rightly given children a chance to speak about their experiences, I hope it leads to change.
assets.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/wpuploads/20...
assets.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/wpuploads/20...
assets.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk
July 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Working in schools & communities you can’t fail to notice the massive impacts of child poverty. This report has rightly given children a chance to speak about their experiences, I hope it leads to change.
assets.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/wpuploads/20...
assets.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/wpuploads/20...
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"The two child limit pulls 109 kids into poverty every single day, so unless that policy goes child poverty is going to be higher at the end of this parliament than at the start"
Sara Ogilvie from the Child Poverty Action Group #GMB
Sara Ogilvie from the Child Poverty Action Group #GMB
July 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
"The two child limit pulls 109 kids into poverty every single day, so unless that policy goes child poverty is going to be higher at the end of this parliament than at the start"
Sara Ogilvie from the Child Poverty Action Group #GMB
Sara Ogilvie from the Child Poverty Action Group #GMB
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Early Bird discount is ending on Thursday - which can only mean one thing...
....our Programme is on its way! That's obvs exciting - but if you want to benefit from 10% your ticket price, you know what to do...!
#edpsychs #epfest2025
....our Programme is on its way! That's obvs exciting - but if you want to benefit from 10% your ticket price, you know what to do...!
#edpsychs #epfest2025
📢🎟️Our Early Bird Festival discount ends this Thursday!
When you use code 'EARLYBIRD10' you can still benefit from 10% off all our tickets...but be quick, this ends at midday Thursday 10th July.
Get your tickets here: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#edpsychs
When you use code 'EARLYBIRD10' you can still benefit from 10% off all our tickets...but be quick, this ends at midday Thursday 10th July.
Get your tickets here: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#edpsychs
July 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Early Bird discount is ending on Thursday - which can only mean one thing...
....our Programme is on its way! That's obvs exciting - but if you want to benefit from 10% your ticket price, you know what to do...!
#edpsychs #epfest2025
....our Programme is on its way! That's obvs exciting - but if you want to benefit from 10% your ticket price, you know what to do...!
#edpsychs #epfest2025
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📢🎟️Our Early Bird Festival discount ends this Thursday!
When you use code 'EARLYBIRD10' you can still benefit from 10% off all our tickets...but be quick, this ends at midday Thursday 10th July.
Get your tickets here: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#edpsychs
When you use code 'EARLYBIRD10' you can still benefit from 10% off all our tickets...but be quick, this ends at midday Thursday 10th July.
Get your tickets here: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#edpsychs
July 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
📢🎟️Our Early Bird Festival discount ends this Thursday!
When you use code 'EARLYBIRD10' you can still benefit from 10% off all our tickets...but be quick, this ends at midday Thursday 10th July.
Get your tickets here: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#edpsychs
When you use code 'EARLYBIRD10' you can still benefit from 10% off all our tickets...but be quick, this ends at midday Thursday 10th July.
Get your tickets here: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#edpsychs
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🌟💥🎪 Announcing our Festival headliners
We're...proper...excited!
Keri Opai, Dr Cora Sargeant and Bernard Coard.
Join us on 19th September for inspiration, challenge and hope.
More about our headliners: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/an...
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
We're...proper...excited!
Keri Opai, Dr Cora Sargeant and Bernard Coard.
Join us on 19th September for inspiration, challenge and hope.
More about our headliners: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/an...
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
June 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🌟💥🎪 Announcing our Festival headliners
We're...proper...excited!
Keri Opai, Dr Cora Sargeant and Bernard Coard.
Join us on 19th September for inspiration, challenge and hope.
More about our headliners: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/an...
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
We're...proper...excited!
Keri Opai, Dr Cora Sargeant and Bernard Coard.
Join us on 19th September for inspiration, challenge and hope.
More about our headliners: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/an...
#epfest2025 #edpsychs
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Every. Single. Day. News reports of multiple Palestinians shot dead at food "aid" distribution points. Not only is food weaponised, civilians aren't even safe seeking out what little food they're allowed.
Our psychological bodies say *nothing*. Shameful
www.ohchr.org/en/press-bri...
Our psychological bodies say *nothing*. Shameful
www.ohchr.org/en/press-bri...
Gaza: Palestinians seeking food continue to be killed by Israeli military
Desperate, hungry people in Gaza continue to face the inhumane choice of either starving to death or risk being killed while trying to get food.
www.ohchr.org
June 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Every. Single. Day. News reports of multiple Palestinians shot dead at food "aid" distribution points. Not only is food weaponised, civilians aren't even safe seeking out what little food they're allowed.
Our psychological bodies say *nothing*. Shameful
www.ohchr.org/en/press-bri...
Our psychological bodies say *nothing*. Shameful
www.ohchr.org/en/press-bri...
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For anyone working in educational psychology and interested in reducing exclusions, see here: edpsy.org.uk/interest-gro...
#educationalpsychology #EPs
#educationalpsychology #EPs
Reducing exclusions working group - edpsy.org.uk
Aims, vision and purpose We are hoping to reach out to any EPs, TEPs or Assistant EPs who would be...
edpsy.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
For anyone working in educational psychology and interested in reducing exclusions, see here: edpsy.org.uk/interest-gro...
#educationalpsychology #EPs
#educationalpsychology #EPs
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📢🎪 Announcing our festival theme!
'Lasting change through collective action'
Our festival celebrates the power of people coming together. Community psychology teaches us that real change begins when communities lift each other up.
Get your ticket now: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#edpsychs
'Lasting change through collective action'
Our festival celebrates the power of people coming together. Community psychology teaches us that real change begins when communities lift each other up.
Get your ticket now: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#edpsychs
June 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
📢🎪 Announcing our festival theme!
'Lasting change through collective action'
Our festival celebrates the power of people coming together. Community psychology teaches us that real change begins when communities lift each other up.
Get your ticket now: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#edpsychs
'Lasting change through collective action'
Our festival celebrates the power of people coming together. Community psychology teaches us that real change begins when communities lift each other up.
Get your ticket now: festival.edpsy.org.uk
#edpsychs
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When you have an evening reception at 7 but have to crawl the cathedral steps in penance for getting Thomas Beckett killed at 3
The best dresses for summer wedding guests, according to an insane article in the Guardian. This one is primary school art smock meets Alien 3.
June 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
When you have an evening reception at 7 but have to crawl the cathedral steps in penance for getting Thomas Beckett killed at 3
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I think this is such a major driver of AI use in university assessments. And also just a real… disconnection between why we think students are here (to learn about history!) and why students think they are here (to get good grades, to get a job)
When you're working 3 jobs while going to school full time and just barely making enough to feed yourself, ChatGPT offers an appealing way to make life a little bit easier without feeling like you're REALLY doing something wrong
I'm increasingly getting a double bell curve in my classes
I'm increasingly getting a double bell curve in my classes
June 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I think this is such a major driver of AI use in university assessments. And also just a real… disconnection between why we think students are here (to learn about history!) and why students think they are here (to get good grades, to get a job)
Heeeeere we go! Delighted to be part of the organising team this year, it’s going to be 🔥
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 12:51 PM
Heeeeere we go! Delighted to be part of the organising team this year, it’s going to be 🔥
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The Family Fund Cost of Caring report was published a couple of days ago. It is relevant to any SEND professional, making it clear why we must advocate for an adequately funded system of income support. www.familyfund.org.uk/impact/resea...
June 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The Family Fund Cost of Caring report was published a couple of days ago. It is relevant to any SEND professional, making it clear why we must advocate for an adequately funded system of income support. www.familyfund.org.uk/impact/resea...
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This is a hell of a thing to read.
Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is a hell of a thing to read.
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🌟edpsy hosts Dr Mary Stanley-Duke
Join Mary next Tuesday to dive in to mediating learning - the psychology, its importance and how to do it.
You'll leave with practical ideas to use to develop a child's learning skills.
Info and booking here: edpsy.org.uk/event/edpsy-...
#edpsychs
Join Mary next Tuesday to dive in to mediating learning - the psychology, its importance and how to do it.
You'll leave with practical ideas to use to develop a child's learning skills.
Info and booking here: edpsy.org.uk/event/edpsy-...
#edpsychs
June 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🌟edpsy hosts Dr Mary Stanley-Duke
Join Mary next Tuesday to dive in to mediating learning - the psychology, its importance and how to do it.
You'll leave with practical ideas to use to develop a child's learning skills.
Info and booking here: edpsy.org.uk/event/edpsy-...
#edpsychs
Join Mary next Tuesday to dive in to mediating learning - the psychology, its importance and how to do it.
You'll leave with practical ideas to use to develop a child's learning skills.
Info and booking here: edpsy.org.uk/event/edpsy-...
#edpsychs
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Are you an EP/TEP who is passionate about reducing exclusions? We are forming an interest group to share best practice, network and access CPD. We would love for you to join us! The first meeting will be September 9th at 3pm. *Also looking for presenters to share research. DMs open!
May 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Are you an EP/TEP who is passionate about reducing exclusions? We are forming an interest group to share best practice, network and access CPD. We would love for you to join us! The first meeting will be September 9th at 3pm. *Also looking for presenters to share research. DMs open!
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This is so frustrating for so many reasons... but especially absolute, barefaced cheek of adults asking children if they like school, being told "no", and concluding that actually school is fine, it's the kids who are disengaged (and who need special attention)
One in four pupils in England ‘disengage’ when they move to secondary, report finds
New study found a drop in enjoyment, trust and feelings of safety after year 7 and a largely positive primary experience
search.app
May 21, 2025 at 6:49 AM
This is so frustrating for so many reasons... but especially absolute, barefaced cheek of adults asking children if they like school, being told "no", and concluding that actually school is fine, it's the kids who are disengaged (and who need special attention)
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We must stay true to our values. If a generally free society loses its moral courage, then what is left. Thank you for continuing to remind us @noushaep.bsky.social
“We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” #EdPsychs
“We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” #EdPsychs
I am an Educational Psychologist. We work with children and YP. I am finding it completely incomprehensible that there are children being blown up, killed and imprisoned & our profession is silent. You can’t take a neutral stance on this. #edpsychs
May 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We must stay true to our values. If a generally free society loses its moral courage, then what is left. Thank you for continuing to remind us @noushaep.bsky.social
“We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” #EdPsychs
“We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” #EdPsychs
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Very VERY proud to have been part of this incredible piece of work
Hundreds of paired and group interactions, exploring the double empathy problem in a large diverse sample.
Hundreds of paired and group interactions, exploring the double empathy problem in a large diverse sample.
New paper alert!
Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com
nature.com/articles/s41...
THREAD! 🧵⬇️
Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com
nature.com/articles/s41...
THREAD! 🧵⬇️
May 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Very VERY proud to have been part of this incredible piece of work
Hundreds of paired and group interactions, exploring the double empathy problem in a large diverse sample.
Hundreds of paired and group interactions, exploring the double empathy problem in a large diverse sample.
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These findings validate the presence of effective communicative skills in autistic people, even if they do not necessarily adhere to non-autistic social norms. This was consistent across different samples and sites.
May 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
These findings validate the presence of effective communicative skills in autistic people, even if they do not necessarily adhere to non-autistic social norms. This was consistent across different samples and sites.
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Water profiteers are clinging to a broken system that lines their pockets while polluting our rivers and making us pay for their failures.
But we can change course. A publicly owned water system would serve people and planet - not profit.
If you agree, sign up: actionnetwork.org/forms/we-can...
But we can change course. A publicly owned water system would serve people and planet - not profit.
If you agree, sign up: actionnetwork.org/forms/we-can...
May 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Water profiteers are clinging to a broken system that lines their pockets while polluting our rivers and making us pay for their failures.
But we can change course. A publicly owned water system would serve people and planet - not profit.
If you agree, sign up: actionnetwork.org/forms/we-can...
But we can change course. A publicly owned water system would serve people and planet - not profit.
If you agree, sign up: actionnetwork.org/forms/we-can...