We work with schools, parents/carers and young people to overcome barriers to learning. We do this by applying psychology and research to understand behaviour, feelings, thinking and relationships and how these impact on learning.
If you are concerned about your child’s progress or development in education, the first person to contact would be someone from your child’s nursery or school. They may then ask for our help. We will only become involved with your child with your permission. If your child is over the age of 12, we would need their permission too.
How can we help?
Educational psychologists work with schools, families, and other agencies to assess a child's needs. As a parent, you're the person who knows your child best and the information you can give us is important. The goal is to understand your child's strengths and areas where they may need extra support. Educational psychologists gather information through:
- Talking with school or ELC staff who know your child
- Observing your child
- Discussion with families
- Speaking with other agencies
- Directly interacting with your child (if needed)
What happens next?
We may be involved for a short time at key points to provide advice and to allow support plans to be put in place and reviewed. If there are concerns about your child’s progress which are ongoing, we may be involved in the assessment and planning processes on a longer-term basis.
As part of the process, the Educational Psychologist will feedback any assessment information through a meeting with you and your child and will work alongside staff to explore how to make things better for your child.
Educational psychologists will contribute to the appropriate school record keeping process through a summary of support or Childs Plan. You will always be given a copy of any plans about your child from the school.
How to contact the Educational Psychology Service
If you need to contact the educational psychology service directly, get in touch using the email below.
When emailing, please provide the following details:
- Your name and relationship to the child in question (we can only respond to parents/carers and will need you to identify yourself as such)
- School or Nursery Provision your child normally attends.
- Child’s date of birth
- Your question or query
- Whether you currently have Educational Psychology support in place (if you know the name of your psychologist, please include this)
We will pass your message to a team of our psychologists based near where you live (Dunfermline, Glenrothes or Cupar).
We will respond to the email address you have used in your query unless you indicate otherwise. If we need further information or cannot resolve the issue by email, we may be able to arrange for a psychologist to call you to discuss the matter in more detail.
| Contact: | Psychological Service |
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| Tel: | 01592 583349 |
| Email: | psychological.service@fife.gov.uk |
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Further advice and support
- Neurodevelopment (ADHD, ASD, DLD, DCD, LD, FASD)
- Parent Groups - Access Therapies NHS Fife
