Our educational psychologists provide training and development support to schools and to teams within the council's Children, Schools and Families directorate in the following ways:
- school-based and centre-based training for schools and other agencies
- arrange conferences for teaching assistants in primary and secondary schools
- contribute to school action research projects
- support schools as they take on project and development work in line with their school improvement plans
- contribute to diploma and post-graduate courses.
Booking information for educational psychology courses
For details of upcoming courses, please see the information below.
Surrey's educational psychologists can also create and deliver bespoke training packages on a range of topics, including mediated learning, metacognition, executive function and maximising the use of Teaching Assistants.
Please note when booking a place on a course:
- To book your place, please log onto Surrey Education Services portal.
- Courses tend to be over-subscribed with waiting lists held. Where you are no longer able to attend, please inform business support as soon as possible so that your place can be reallocated.
- There will be no reduction in charge for a second person attending a course. If three school staff attend there will be a 15% discount for the booking. Please note, some courses are limited to two places per setting.
- We are committed to reducing the resources used in courses and where possible will circulate training materials electronically in advance.
Forthcoming training
Autumn term 2020
| Title | Area | Audience | Dates and times | Venue | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) | East | Teaching Assistants (TAs) | TBC | To be confirmed (TBC) | £570 includes supervision for the remainder of year (four sessions) |
| Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) | West | TAs | TBC | TBC | £570 includes supervision for the remainder of year (four sessions) |
| Early Years Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (EY ELSA) | East | EY practitioners | TBC | TBC | £570 includes supervision for the remainder of year (four sessions) |
Early Years Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (EY ELSA) | West | EY practitioners | TBC | TBC | £570 includes supervision for the remainder of year (four sessions) |
| Emotion Coaching for parents (Option A: Introductory Course) | Countywide | Parents, carers | 27 October 2020 3 November 2020 | Webinar | No cost |
Spring term 2021
| Title | Area | Audience | Dates and times | Venue | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) | East | TAs | TBC | TBC | £500 includes supervision for remainder of year (two sessions) |
| Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) | West | TAs | TBC | TBC | £500 includes supervision for remainder of year (two sessions) |
| Early Years Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (EY ELSA) | East | EY Practitioners | TBC | TBC | £500 includes supervision for remainder of year (two sessions) |
| Early Years Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (EY ELSA) | West | EY Practitioners | TBC | TBC | £500 includes supervision for remainder of year (two sessions) |
| Emotion Coaching for parents (Option B: Applied Course) | Countywide | Special educational needs co-ordinator's (SENCOs), TAs, class teachers | 20 January 2021 26 January 2021 3 February 2021 10 February 2021 24 February 2021 | Webinar | No charge |
| Supporting young people with anxiety in secondary schools | Countywide | SENCOs, TAs, class teachers | 10 March 2021 | Webinar | £100 |
| Compassionate Schools Programme | Countywide | School leaders | TBC | TBC | £150 |
| Key Adult Programme for primary schools | Countywide | Class teachers and TAs | TBC | TBC | £150 |
| Key Adult Programme for secondary schools | Countywide | Class teachers and TAs | TBC | TBC | £150 |
