UCL Leading Edge Day - Extended School Non-Attendance: Theoretical and Practical Implications for Educational Psychologists

Hardly a day seems go by without some reference to the dire state of attendance in schools, particularly since the pandemic. For EPs, of course, a significant part of our role relates to the needs of children and young people experiencing extended non-school attendance. This day will be the usual mixture of up-to-date research and how it informs practice.

Speakers contributing to the day

Dr David Heyne, until recently was associate professor in the unit Developmental and Educational Psychology of the Institute of Psychology at Leiden University, and now has his own company, Excellence in Attendance Support. He is a founder member of the International Network for School Attendance. He is the world’s leading researcher in this field. 

Professor Caroline Bond, Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, is making a major contribution to extended non-school attendance through theory and practice and through supporting TEP research projects.  

Dr Adele Tobias, Brighton and Hove Educational Psychology Service, has developed the research-based ATTEND framework, which has been adopted by a number of local authorities.  

Dr Miquela Walsh, Kent Educational Psychology Service, has the Service lead across Kent for EBSA. 

Dr Jerricah Holder, Educational Psychology Service, West Sussex and EBSA Horizons, has developed and offers training on EBSA, and is the author of the School Wellbeing cards.

A detailed programme with more information about speakers and the titles of their contribution will be available from mid-February. This is an in-person day, which we recommend, although we are currently investigating a live stream option, details of which will be circulated separately and as soon as possible.  In the meantime, booking is now open through this link: https://onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-brain-sciences-c07/clinical-educational-and-health-psychology-f66/f66-extended-school-nonattendance-theoretical-and-practical-implications-for-eps

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