A JAM is a meeting where you, your parents or carers and the people who support you in school talk together. We will explore different ways to help you enjoy and achieve your best at school.
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A JAM is where you and adults that know you well come together at your school or setting to talk about:
From this meeting, the educational psychologist will write advice for your teacher and other professionals on what could help you at school with things you find hard or tricky.
Before the JAM, we would like you to talk with a parent, carer or someone in school about what is important to you.
An adult will write these down for you so your views can be shared at the JAM meeting.
The educational psychologist may come and visit you before the meeting to do some activities. They will talk about this in the JAM.
The meeting will start with finding out:
If you would like to attend the start of the meeting you are welcome to come and share your views and ideas. This will take about 10 to 20 minutes.
The adults who know you well, will also share what they know about you.
An educational psychologist helps find ways to support you in areas of school that you may find tricky. You can learn more about what an educational psychologist does by watching this short video.