Devon’s Educational Psychology Service supports schools and other educational settings to understand the needs of children and young people, so they can plan ways to support them.
Educational psychologists
Our educational psychologists (EPs) work with parents, carers, schools, and other educational settings to understand the needs of children and young people, so they can plan ways to support them.
EPs work with children and young people who may need some help with:
- Communication
- Memory
- Problem solving
- Study skills
- Thinking and learning
- Relationships
- Understanding behaviour
- Understanding feelings
Information for parents
Find out more about what an educational psychologist does, and how they can help children and young people in our guidance for parents and carers.
Information for children and young people
Our EP team have created guidance for children and young people, including some short videos, to explain what an educational psychologist does.
Information about Joint Assessment Meetings
Joint Assessment Meetings (JAMs) are an opportunity for parents, carers and children to meet with professionals to make sure there is a shared understanding of the child’s needs and the support required to meet those needs.
A series of guides are available to explain more about JAMs.
Information about how we use AI
Our AI position statement explains how we use Artificial Intelligence (AI), including generative AI, in a safe and responsible way in our Educational Psychology Service. It makes clear that children and young people’s needs, rights and wellbeing are always at the centre of what we do.