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Educational Psychologist in Jersey; Alun Flynn Psychology Limited

Crickhowell, Wales
Joined May 2011
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New research led by Professor Edmund Sonuga‑Barke highlights how understanding distress can help schools better support young people. Read more: ow.ly/Scvf50ZjzRP @expandkcl @kingsioppn @grrand_team @annafreuduk @UCLBrainScience
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🤔 What has been the lasting impact of Anna Freud and Melanie Klein on child psychology? Dr Nick Midgley contributes to this fascinating discussion. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002hs…
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A snippet of our conversation with Dr Mary Stanley-Duke about all things mediation and the Mediating Learning Support Approach @MeLSA_EP ! Listen to Parts 1&2 on Spotify and Apple Podcasts now🎧😁 #edutwitter #twittereps #education #learning
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This new study investigated the relationship between anxiety, intolerance of uncertainty and sensory processing differences in autistic children aged 6-11 years. doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.…
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📢 We've updated 10 strands of our Teaching and Learning Toolkit - including metacognition & oral language. The Toolkit is a free, evidence-based resource to help improve learning outcomes and close the attainment gap. Explore the updates 👇 tinyurl.com/bd5xd5wu #EduTwitter
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Purposeful play has power. Let's give it a spot. Encourage students to use purposeful play this #LEGOWorldPlayDay to build critical skills. Download the World Play Day Educator Toolkit and start your #PlayDay adventure now. bit.ly/4j23JZz
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New free to access neurodiversity resources for teenagers Available on the free resources section: epicthinklearn.com/resources… ‘Strengths and Difficulties - a Guide for Teens’ can be used to help express and understand their neurodivergence and communicate their needs to adults 1/2
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💡 Our guidance on special educational needs in mainstream schools includes practical resources. It helps with plotting the overlapping needs of pupils, considering cognition and learning, as well as communication and interaction. Download: eef.li/send/
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The ultimate toolkit and guide for teachers from @BloomsburyEd 🧑‍🏫 Take Action on Distraction by Professor Sam Wass @ProfSamWass and Dr Gemma Goldenberg @GemmaGoldenberg Out today - online and at all good bookshops!
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Happy Week of the Young Child! See our Brain-Building Through Play handouts for fun ways to celebrate 👉 bit.ly/4h4kPFF #WOYC25 #WOYC @NAEYC
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In honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month, we want to share a resource that supports the development of a positive self-identity for individuals with an Acquired Brain Injury.🧠 You can download the booklets for free on our website: attherapy.co.uk/myabilityres… #braininjuryawareness
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You can download the School Daze comic for free from the resources section of our website - so please feel free to use and share! 👇 acorns-soton.org.uk
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Our teacher whole class neurodiversity materials enable teachers to help children to learn about how their brain works, including attention, memory and planning skills. Grant funding has kept costs at £9.99 for permanent whole school access youtu.be/huoFH3dJL74?si=9BPc…
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It’s officially #PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonth 💜 A thread on how you can help bring more than hope to those affected by pancreatic cancer: 🧵 1. Share this post to help spread awareness of the signs and symptoms.
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You can sign up to receive the link to join on the website: sites.google.com/sheffield.a… Please share with anyone who might be interested, and hopefully see you there 😃
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How can teachers help all children in a class learn about their thinking skills? Our new ‘executive function’ materials are suitable for the whole class so teachers can support children on waiting lists / without a diagnosis More info here: epicthinklearn.com/epic-thin…
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The whole class materials are available here: epicthinklearn.com/product/w… Thanks to grant funding we have been able to keep costs really low at £9.99 for whole school permanent access to the whole class resources 2/2
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We’re going to Green Man 2025!
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Replying to @ND_Journal
Thanks for spreading the word about our new paper! Anyone interested in #LEANSproject can download all classroom resources for free, right here: salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/l…
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