Educational Psychology Service

What does it do?

The team work with students with additional needs, underachieving students, students with behavioural difficulties, students who are failing to make progress, and students who are experiencing home based difficulties affecting their attainment in school. The team provide guidance and advice for all aspects of child development and learning. This may relate to individual students, groups or whole school issues.

Who is it for?

Children and young people from birth to 25 years of age.

How do I access it?

Speak to your child's school special educational needs co-ordinator about accessing the educational psychology team or contact the team on 01274 439444.

Education Health and Care Assessment work carried out by the EPT on behalf of the Local Authority will be funded centrally. We also provide targeted annual reviews for CYP with Education Health and Care Plans who are transitioning between phase and those who are particularly vulnerable.

The EPT also now offers a number of EP Hub Consultation sessions to enable schools to access support and advice from an EP in a timely and efficient way. EP Hub Consultation sessions are available across the year at a number of locality and central locations. EP Hub Consultation sessions are free to Bradford maintained schools and can be purchased by other organisations. EP Hub Consultation sessions can be booked via Skills4Bradford.

Schools and other settings also have the option of purchasing Educational Psychology Team support in blocks of time to meet their own specific needs and priorities. The EPT offers a range of work aimed at promoting inclusion, psychological wellbeing and raising standards across the full range of age and abilities.

Bradford Educational Psychology Team will work with you to identify and support children and young people with special educational needs, disability and vulnerable learners in your setting. We will provide psychological consultation, assessment, interventions and advice that focus upon narrowing gaps in attainment, improving academic progress, promoting emotional wellbeing and supporting social inclusion. Bespoke interventions can be developed and delivered on a needs led basis.

Organisations wishing to purchase sessions from the EPT, should follow these steps to make a booking. 

1. Log into Skills4Bradford
2. Select  Services / Pupil Focused / Educational Psychology
3. Click on ‘Pre Booking 2021 - 2’ and specify the number of sessions you require
4. Submit your request.

Bookings will be confirmed later in the summer term 2021 at which point settings  will be invoiced for their sessions. Sessions can be used from 1 September 2021.

Please note, there is an Early Bird discount until 31st March 2021. After this date the full unit price will apply.  

Ad hoc services are also available to purchase in year. These are charged at the pay-as-you-go rate and are subject to availability. 

Please contact us if you would like any further information or have any particular requirements.

Educational Psychology Team

City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Margaret McMillan Tower

Princes Way BRADFORD

BD1 1NN

01274 439444