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Educational Psychology Service

Educational Psychology Service (EPS)

Brent’s team of educational psychologists provide specialist, independent advice to young people, families, pre-schools, schools and colleges.

They apply psychology (the study of thinking, learning and behaviour) to support the development, inclusion and wellbeing of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

The EPS leads on support to schools and settings about emotional health, wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. This includes training school staff as part of the Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSA) programme.

During the pandemic, the team has offered helplines to support the wellbeing of parents and teachers.

Typically, educational psychologists provide advice on children and young people who have complex, significant and persistent difficulties related to their development and/or learning.
This service supports children and young people aged from 2 to 25.

The EPS is led by principal educational psychologist (PEP), supported by two senior educational psychologists and several main grade educational psychologists. Frank Glennon is the current PEP. He qualified as an educational psychologist in 2002 and has been leading the service in Brent since January 2020.

Last updated 25/04/24

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Educational Psychology Service Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way Wembley

HAP 0FJ

What we do

The team’s work includes:

  • talking with families, education staff and other professionals to plan strategies and interventions for individual pupils with SEND
  • working individually with children and young people to understand and communicate their perspective and needs
  • providing training in schools and other educational settings to help develop staff skills and promote inclusive practice
  • offering specific project work such as training for emotional literacy for support assistants (ELSA)
  • community-based work such as parent drop-in sessions. Parent drop-ins remain available and can be accessed by speaking to the SENCO in a school or setting
  • working with other professionals (e.g. social workers, CAMHS staff and speech and language therapists) to support decision-making about placement and provision for children and young people with SEND

Referrals to the EPS

Getting advice from the service happens in one of two ways: 

  • when the council is carrying out an EHC needs assessment of a child or young person 
  • when a referral is made by a Brent school.

If you need to discuss the needs of an individual pupil please contact the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) in the first instance.

Consent and confidentiality

Before an Educational Psychologist becomes involved with your child or young person, informed parental consent is obtained by the school and recorded on a form which is then forwarded to the service.

Educational psychologists are subject to statutory registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council and are bound by professional codes of conduct and ethical principles.

Records are confidential and are held on a secure database in line with the Data Protection Act 1998. Educational Psychologists may need to share information with relevant agencies using agreed protocols. Records are kept until an individual is 25 years old and then destroyed.