Buying Sessions from the Educational Psychology Team

Educational Psychology Team (EPT) Service Delivery 2024 - 25

• EPT time additional time audit/booking form 2024 - 25
• EPT Brochure 2024 - 25
• EPT Additional Terms and Conditions 2024 - 25

I am pleased to inform you that following a successful recruitment programme, we should be significantly better staffed in 2024 – 25 and are looking forward to working more with you next academic year. The enhanced staffing means that this year we can offer a full range of statutory and pre-statutory services to ensure children and young people gain maximum benefit from their time in education.  

Please take time to have a look through our prospectus to see the range of services we can offer, and how we can best support you and your school.

As in previous years, we continue to carry out Education Health and Care Assessment work on behalf of the Local Authority. We also provide critical incident support to schools in the case of traumatic events. All of this work is centrally funded.

Schools have the option of purchasing Educational Psychology Team support in blocks of time to meet their own specific needs and priorities. We will work with you to identify and support children and young people with special educational needs, disability, and vulnerable learners in your setting. We provide psychological consultation, assessment, interventions, and advice that focuses on narrowing gaps in attainment, improving academic progress, promoting emotional well-being, and supporting social inclusion. Bespoke interventions can be developed and delivered on a need-led basis.

The attached EP time audit is intended to help you consider whether you would like to purchase Educational Psychology Team time, along with our Traded Services Brochure for 2024 -25. Should you wish to purchase sessions from the EPT, please complete the booking form at: http://skills4bradford.co.uk/

We will confirm your request at the beginning of the summer term 2024 at which point you will be invoiced for your sessions. Sessions can be used from 1 September 2024. Please note, we offer an Early Bird discount until 31^st March 2024. After this date the standard price will apply.

The EPT also offers a number of hub consultation sessions, to enable schools to access support and advice from an EP in a timely and efficient way. Educational Psychology consultation sessions are available across the year at are all virtual. Up to two consultation sessions are fully subsidised for Bradford maintained schools and can be purchased by other organisations. EP hub consultation sessions can be booked via Skills4Bradford.

A limited ad hoc service is available to purchase in year, from 1^st September 2024. Ad hoc sessions are charged at the pay-as-you-go rate of £325 per three-hour session and are subject to availability.

We are increasingly developing bespoke packages for Multi Academy Trusts to enable them to work at a strategic level to develop SEND practice. If you are interested in exploring this or if you would like any further information please contact me on the details at the top of this letter.

Should you wish to purchase sessions from the Educational Psychology Team, please visit https://www.skills4bradford.co.uk/Services/5230

Purchasing Educational Psychology Time

The following pricing guide will enable you to calculate the cost you require.

A session is 3 hours. Any reports or additional activities linked to the piece of work must be costed in terms of 3 hour sessions.

Your link psychologist will be able to guide you in relation to how much time a piece of work will take.

The Early Bird discount is available until 31^st March 2024. After this date the full standard price will apply. Ad hoc services are also available to purchase in year, from 1st September 2024. These are charged at the pay-as-you-go rate of £306 per three-hour session and are subject to availability.

Should you wish to purchase additional sessions from the EPT, please follow these steps to make your booking.

1. Log into http://skills4bradford.co.uk/
2. Select: Services /Pupil Focused / Educational Psychology
3. Click on ‘Pre-Booking 2024 - 25’ and specify the number of sessions you require
4. Submit your request.

We will confirm your request at the beginning of the Summer Term at which point you will be invoiced for your sessions.

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

Claire.Cooper-Jones@bradford.gov.uk