Professor Vivian Hill

Division of Educational and Child Psychology Annual Conference 2026 | BPS Join us in Bath for the DECP Annual Conference 2026! Two days of exciting keynotes, presentations, and workshops.

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Great news! Submissions & Registrations for the DECP Annual Conference 2026
are officially open.

The conference theme is 'Applying Psychology to Challenge Inequity.' Share your work & be part of the conversation! Deadline to submit is November 3, 2025. #DECP2026 #Psychology

So much energy in the room today. Wonderful to be with people making positive plans for embracing the future of the EP profession #edpsychs #decp

So much energy in the room today. Wonderful to be with people making positive plans for embracing the future of the EP profession #edpsyc #decp

Dr Anthea Gulliford - Training for the future @ Psychology Matters Conference #edpsych #decp

Dr Sue Franklin sharing how she applies positioning theory in her role as PEP and chair of NAPEP. #edpsych #decp

George Harris sharing his data about TEP impact on EP Service Delivery @ DECP Psychology Matters Cinference. #edpsych #ioe

Amazing and positive energy at the DECP Psychology Matters Conference in London today! #edpsych

Private firms paid 'millions' in SEND cash as cost of child assessments rockets Impartial news & intelligent debate

London councils have seen prices double for the assessments children with special needs require to access care plans – says @vivianedpsy.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
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Private firms paid 'millions' in SEND cash as cost of child assessments rockets Taxpayers’ money 'sucked' out of system by agencies poaching educational psychologists to conduct online assessments of children’s needs

Important considerations about remote assessments and the impact on quality, as well as privatisation of EP work.
I always find seeing how the child interacts with the school context to be a valuable piece of information.

#EdPsychs

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Check out the latest edition of Educational & Child Psychology

The 2nd part of this special edition on EBSA is packed with timely articles relevant for EPs & professionals involved in supporting CYP experiencing barriers to education

Download it here: explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpse...

Private firms paid 'millions' in SEND cash as cost of child assessments rockets Taxpayers’ money 'sucked' out of system by agencies poaching educational psychologists to conduct online assessments of children’s needs

inews.co.uk/news/educati...

@bpsofficial.bsky.social #blueskyeps

💰 Private agencies making millions from England’s SEND system, charging up to £1,400/EHCP assessment
📉Councils face rising costs & staffing shortages while remote, generic assessments risk failing children
🧠 The problem isn’t locum EPs, it’s the system that profits from crisis

Lord Pitt Memorial Award presented to our alumni Dr Tolu Oyenola - What Are the Experiences of Established Educational Psychologists from Racialised Minority Backgrounds in the Educational Psychology Profession? #IOE #UCL #edpsychs

Lord Pitt Memorial lecture at #IOE #UCL DEdPsy - brilliant presentations from Bernard Coad and Richard Reddie #EdPsy and our amazing trainees. Exploring racism 60 years on from Martin Luther King. #edpsychs

UCL IOE DEdPsy - A brilliant summer research conference- amazing additions to the professional knowledge and research base and some amazing new EPs entering the profession. 🥂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #edpsychs

UCL IOE DEdPsy - A brilliant summer research conference- amazing additions to the professional knowledge and research base and some amazing new EPs entering the profession. 🥂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Lord Pitt Memorial lecture at #IOE #UCL DEdPsy - brilliant presentations from Bernard Coad and Richard Reddie #EdPsy and our amazing trainees. Exploring racism 60 years on from Martin Luther King.

Lord Pitt Memorial Award presented to our alumni Dr Tolu Oyenola - What Are the Experiences of Established Educational Psychologists from Racialised Minority Backgrounds in the Educational Psychology Profession? #IOE #UCL #EdPsyc

The DECP are seeking new TEP reps for their TEP Voice group. I’ve been in this supportive and impactful group for a while (now as a newly qual. rep). We are consulted on a range of topics such as reviewing key papers, TEP inclusion, and presenting at events 🤩 #EdPsychs @bpsofficial.bsky.social

This should be an important seminar to help shape evolving EP practice.

The inspirational alumni of the UCL IOE DEdPsy @ioe.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social share outstanding research studies and valuable evidence based practice 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #EdPsychs

Attended the Words Matter debate in House of Commons- extremely concerning insights into the impact of exposure to verbal abuse on neurological development, mental health & wellbeing #edpsychs

#edpsychs #BlueSkyEPs

£740 million allocated for 10,000 new places for pupils with SEND New SEND places to create more inclusive classrooms in mainstream schools, delivering on Plan for Change to break down barriers to opportunity.

Investment in inclusion is promising, but challenges inc. funding gaps, resource limitations & uneven implementation will need addressing. Clear steps & accountability will be key to turning intentions into impactful outcomes.

Ever hopeful! #EdPsychs #edusky

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UK child poverty numbers reach a record high #EdPsychs Truly horrendous that so many children are slipping into poverty

More SEND pupils could go to mainstream schools as support shake-up is considered — The i Paper Tighter rules on which children with special educational needs should get EHCPs - guaranteeing support - are being considered, amid SEND cash crisis

It’s a shame there is no mention of the huge #edpsychs recruitment and retention crisis here, or any comment from #AEP apple.news/AFBPYOFbxSY6...

Staff and students from UCL Institute of Education DEdPsy attend the House of Commons to hear the harrowing testimony of survivors of ESN psychometrics scandal #EdPsychs @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social

Such moving testimony from survivor’s of the ESN scandal. Thanks to Kim and Fran for ensuring that these voices are heard and the EP Profession learns from this shameful history #EdPsychs @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.