City psychological service for schools

We can provide an efficient, effective, and evidence based service. It uses applied psychology through a collaborative and reflective practice. This is centred around helping children and supporting inclusion.

How to access this service

To contact us you can -

What happens next

All general enquiries will be responded to within 5 working days.

Service features

To deliver this service, we offer the following options -

  • packages of 3 x 3-hour sessions
  • one day every week in school term time
  • one day every fortnight in school term

As part of this service, we offer -

  • highly qualified professionals with a wide range of knowledge
  • consultation and intervention advice at systems, group and individual child level
  • psychological assessments using a range of methods to inform consultation and interventions
  • psychological interventions to improve attainment and develop social, emotional and psychological wellbeing
  • professional development and training

Schools benefit from -

  • an improved understanding of children and young people's needs
  • a wide range of skill development
  • advice about the management of critical incidents, loss, and bereavement
  • a coordinated approach. This is with parents and carers and other agencies such as the local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), speech and language therapy and school health services

Service standard

In addition to our general service standards, we will also make sure that -

  • a summary report will be provided within 15 working day. It will state the agreed outcomes following planning sessions, visits or consultations
  • parents or carers and practitioners have a greater understanding of need in order to develop individual packages of support
  • individual children and young people make progress following the implementation of agreed strategies

Find out more about our general service standards

Statutory service

As part of our statutory service, we will -

  • undertake an assessment of children and young people in all settings. This is to identify need and determine the most appropriate and effective support
  • the service is currently under review. This is in the context of changes in national policy and feedback from schools