{"id":73916,"date":"2026-04-07T15:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=73916"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:37:45","slug":"psychological-advice-reports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/educational-psychology-guide-2\/educational-psychology-guide\/psychological-advice-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychological advice reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Once an EP has completed an EHC needs assessment, they will normally provide psychological advice in the form of a report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report may cover the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assessment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sources of information (this may refer to previous EP support).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Views and aspirations of your child or young person.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Views of parent(s) or carer(s) and school staff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A short summary of important background information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Input from other professionals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developmental assessment and educational attainment, including factors such as communication and interaction, cognition and learning, social, emotional and mental health, sensory and\/or physical needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Psychological formulation and summary &#8211; this is where the EP draws together all the information that has been considered &#8211; they will give an explanation about what they think are the key facts about your child\u2019s learning and summarise their needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outcomes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Where the EP has undertaken a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/education-and-learning\/how-will-school-support-my-child\/send-support-in-school\/educational-psychology\/joint-assessment-meetings\/\">Joint Assessment Meeting (JAM)<\/a> it is likely that they will have discussed and agreed a number of outcomes. These will reflect the progress that parent carers, the young person, and other adults that know the young person well, hope will be achieved within a specific timescale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This usually includes long-term aspirations (goals), for example the progress to be made by the end of the next key stage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We expect schools and other education settings to set and monitor short term targets that may not always be included in education, health and care (EHC) plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Educational provision, facilities and resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Curriculum needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approaches to teaching and learning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individual support needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All our educational psychologists are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and are Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any queries, please talk with your school in the first instance. If you then still have further queries or questions, please contact us. You can email <a href=\"mailto:educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk\">educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once an EP has completed an EHC needs assessment, they will normally provide psychological advice in the form of a report. 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