{"id":74162,"date":"2026-04-22T16:20:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=74162"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:48:17","slug":"educational-psychology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"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\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Devon&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Educational psychologists <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EPs work with children and young people who may need some help with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Problem solving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Study skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thinking and learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relationships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding behaviour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding feelings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information for parents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about what an educational psychologist does, and how they can help children and young people in our <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\/parents\/\">guidance for parents and carers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information for children and young people<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our EP team have created <a 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