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Educational psychology – schools

How do we work with settings?

We are committed to building capacity within Southampton schools/colleges for the benefit of a greater number of staff, young people and parents/carers. For this reason, every school/college in the city has a named Link Educational Psychologist (EP), or a supervised trainee EP.  

We aim to offer a continuity of service that understands local school communities and can foster trusted working relationships. A planning meeting will be offered at the start of each school year to identify priorities for your school/college and how to make best use of our service. We invite the head teacher and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) to attend this planning meeting so that the most strategic use of our time can be discussed and agreed.

Southampton Psychology Service is commissioned in three different ways:

  1. Central – Southampton Local Authority funded work
  2. Traded – Purchased work from schools/colleges and other services
  3. Core – Statutory Work - Statutory psychological advice for EHC needs assessments, EP involvement for children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans and tribunal work
Man sat at computer Central – funded work
People sat in circle of chairs Traded – purchased work
Mother and child with teacher Core – statutory work
Woman using calculator Pricing
Stack of books Further guidance