The Surrey Educational Psychology Service has developed a new early intervention and prevention support offer for education settings. The new service offer builds upon the temporary offer that has been in place since October 2024, which utilised one-off recovery funding to provide additional resources for the remainder of the 2024 to 25 academic year, as a proof of concept for the wide-ranging benefits of Educational Psychology (EP) involvement.
With the ending of the trial funding, schools and settings will have the option to continue benefitting from enhanced EP involvement, with the option of purchasing extra EP time for early intervention and prevention. The service offer is now available to purchase through the Surrey Education Services Hub.
This innovative support offer marks a significant leap forward in ensuring that educational settings in Surrey are equipped with the necessary resources and expertise to support their students effectively. For more information and to discuss how the service might tailor a package a support for your setting or Trust, please contact the Surrey Educational Psychology Service on eps.businesssupport@surreycc.gov.uk.
Early intervention and prevention support offer for education settings
Our core offer, which is available to all Surrey schools, consists of:
- Psychological advice as part of Education Health Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs)
- Providing expert advice for Special Educational Needs and Disability tribunals
- Support following critical incidents and sad events
In addition to our core offer, schools and settings will be able to continue benefiting from enhanced Educational Psychology involvement, with the option of purchasing days of EP time for early intervention and prevention activities. Please log into the SES hub to see further details and costs. Please note that the cost reduces according to the number of days purchased.
Early intervention and prevention activities might include:
- working in partnership to support children and young people through consultation, observation and assessment
- supervision for individuals and groups of professionals
- support and advice for families
- assistance with development of whole school systems and practices and change management consultancy
- staff training and professional development, including our bite-sized training modules.
Our bite size training offer focuses on 8 key approaches and frameworks which have a clear evidence base and which schools report to be most helpful in developing system wide inclusive practice. The training can be delivered to all school staff or priority groups as part of purchased EP time. Sessions last between 60 and 90 minutes. (Please note there is a specific training session on supporting CYP with anxiety for children with complex needs and specialist settings).
- An introduction to emotion coaching
- An introduction to executive functioning
- An introduction to person centred planning
- An introduction to trauma informed approaches
- Developing relationships in schools and enhancing school belonging
- Metacognition: learning to learn
- Supporting children and young people with anxiety
- The resilience ball
In addition to purchasing days of EP time, you will also be able to purchase specific packages or centralised training courses. Details and costs are available on the SES hub.
The specific packages you can purchase (in addition to days of EP time) are:
- Analysis of additional needs tool (AANT)
- ELSA supervision
- SENCo psychology circles
Our centralised training offer includes a range of centralised training courses which individual staff members can book onto. These take place at fixed points during the year. Please see individual training courses for further details and costs:
- Compassionate schools and key adult programmes
- Emotional literacy support assistant training (ELSA)
- Emotionally based school non-attendance (EBSNA) Training
- Emotion coaching training
- Literacy for all: assessment through teaching
What are the Benefits of working with a Surrey Educational Psychologist?
Surrey Educational Psychology Service provides access to a team of psychologists who are trained to doctoral level and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). We are a skilled, knowledgeable and professional workforce with strong links with schools and local services, understanding of our local communities and longstanding relationships with schools, partner agencies and families. Through the application of psychology and evidence based practice our support can contribute to:
- Increased staff capacity to understand and meet the needs of all children and young people
- Emotional/psychological wellbeing and positive life outcomes for children and young people
- Positive working relationships with parents and carers
- More confident staff with increased skills to provide, monitor and review effective early intervention
- Systemic setting improvement, including research activity in relation to your development priorities
We have also developed resources, infographics and padlets on a wide range of topics - see our Educational Psychology Service Resources Hub to start exploring!