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Educational psychology

Psychology and Specialist Outreach - February 2010
dewsbury.psychology@kirklees.gov.uk

What to do if you think your child needs support
  • If you have a concern about your child's progress or behaviour at school or nursery, it is best to raise this first with the Head Teacher, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo), or a key member of staff.
  • Both you and the school may feel it is appropriate to involve us at this stage. The school or nursery would then normally contact us directly.
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What support do we offer?
  • We work alongside parents, teachers and other adults to identify children's educational needs and how they might best be met.
  • Sometimes we may also work directly with your child, but we will only do so with your permission. We may observe your child in the classroom or talk to him or her about how they are getting on at school.

Examples of how we can support you

  • Consulting with parents, nursery staff and medical agencies about a pre-school child who may need special arrangements at primary school.
  • Joint planning with a class teacher on strategies for working with children who are distractible and experiencing difficulties with learning.
  • Discussing with parents, school staff and, where appropriate, other agencies, approaches to support the re-integration to school of a teenager who has been refusing to attend.
  • Developing a whole school approach to dealing with issues such as bullying, behaviour management and developing language skills.
  • Translation and interpretation into other languages can be provided.
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Who we are
A group of educational psychologists who work with young people, their parents and carers, schools and other agencies.
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Referring a child to us
  • Your child's school or nursery normally contacts us directly.
  • You can contact us yourself by telephone or letter at any time.
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Contact details
You can make comments about our service either to your psychologist, or to the Principal Educational Psychologist by contacting our offices.

Psychology and Specialist Outreach
Temple Road
Dewsbury
WF13 3QD

Tel: 01924 324850
Fax: 01924 324870
Email: dewsbury.psychology@kirklees.gov.uk
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