Dr Cynthia Pinto

🥁 Registration for the 2025 TEP conference is now OPEN!

🌟The event is a great opportunity to meet fellow TEPs, learn about the latest developments in educational psychology & hear inspiring talks

📆 Submit for a presentation by 28.11.25

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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.

@bpsofficial.bsky.social #decp2026 #blueskyeps

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Are you a TEP or a Newly Qualified EP who would like to present at the DECP conference on 8th & 9th January 2026?

💫 We have FOUR bursary places available if you are presenting.

📆 Apply by 30.10.25 by selecting the bursary application option when submitting your abstract.

Professional Renewal, Inspiring Hope

💫A fantastic & inspiring DECP conference!

🤲EPs new to the profession and those who’ve been around longer, in private & LA practice,united in one share aim: to apply psychology at all levels of the education system to support the best possible outcomes for CYP.

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

@vivianedpsy.bsky.social and Gavin Morgan introducing the JPLG conference on the bright future for the EP profession #DECP #ioe #edpsy

@vivianedpsy.bsky.social drawing conclusions from the research she conducted with George #ioe #edpsy

Fantastic research George. Your work will change perceptions of the contribution that TEPs make to the profession.

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

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

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

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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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Facilitating the friendships of students with complex communication needs Friendships are important for well-being, but scant research has focused on the friendships of those with complex communication needs (CCN). This study explored how parents and teachers facilitate ...

Full article: Facilitating the friendships of students with complex communication needs, with Dr Hui Jun Ho and Dr Cynthia Pinto
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It’s time for truth, justice & a full public inquiry into the ESN scandal. We must confront this national disgrace & demand systemic change in education.

No child must ever again be failed by an education system that should empower, not exclude.

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Last night, I hosted an important discussion in Parliament on the ESN scandal & systemic racism in education, with Leigh Day.

Titled 'Justice for Educationally Subnormal Survivors – Racism in Education: From Coard and Beyond', we examined past & ongoing injustices.

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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

Left speechless | BPS The psychological toll of living in a warzone is causing children in Gaza to lose their ability to communicate, writes Sarah Dawood, editor at Index on Censorship.

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

Thanks Kim and Fran at Leigh Day for all you are doing to raise awareness of the ESN scandal. EPs will play their part to ensure that the same mistakes are never repeated. @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social @vivianedpsy.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social

#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
Dr Melernie Meheux explains how to build resilience in children www.bps.org.uk/news/childre...
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"Early and effective psychological interventions are a key part of the solution." Dr Roman Raczka

We've written an open letter to Sir Tony Blair in response to recent comments he has made around mental health treatment.

Roman's full response: www.bps.org.uk/news/open-letter-sir-tony-blair

Quote reads - If you work with children early, and you can put the right support into place and then those needs do not get entrenched. Dr Cynthia Pinto, Educational psychologist and UCL IOE tutor. Photo of two children in a classroom. Psychology Matters logo BPS logo.

"EPs, many of whom have had three years of doctoral training, are unable to apply the skills."

@dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social on the challenges #EdPsychs face after survey findings and hopes for their future.

👉 www.bps.org.uk/news/ive-heard-cases-where-people-have-waited-two-or-three-years-see-ep

⏳The countdown is on….

2️⃣Two days till the 2025 DECP online TEP conference. cms.bps.org.uk/sites/defaul...

3️⃣Three days till the 2025 DECP Annual conference in Manchester. cms.bps.org.uk/sites/defaul...

Can’t wait to see you there!

#blueskyeps #edpsychs

#Edpsychs

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The DECP welcome the debate on Children’s Well-being and Schools Bill.

And you too Alison

DECP Annual Conference 2025 | BPS The event will consist of two days of workshops and presentations from academics in the field, keynote speakers and networking time to meet your peers.

There is still lots of time to register for the annual DECP conference in Manchester on 8th - 9th Jan 2025!

‘A vision for the future of Educational Psychology’

Registration closes on 2nd Jan so get yourselves signed up for what is shaping up to be a brilliant conference. #edpsychs 👇🏻