PsychBites
PsychBites is the podcast for education professionals that aims to bridge the gap between educational psychology research and day-to-day practice with children and young people.
Hosted by trainee educational psychologists Laura Chapman, Ellyn Berman-Jones and Lauren Bratton, each episode features a guest educational psychologist discussing their specialist area of research in a bite-size, digestible way that offers food for thought for all professionals working in education.
You can find us at:
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Episodes
22 episodes
PsychBites 1st Birthday!
It’s a double milestone celebration this month as we turn 1 and hit an incredible 10,000 listens! In this special episode, we reflect on a year of podcasting—sharing our hopes for the pod, fun stats, and what we’ve learned along the way. Thank ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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22:23
Ep.18 British Psychological Society - Division of Educational and Child Psychology Workforce Survey - Dr Gavin Morgan
This week we are joined by Dr Gavin Morgan. Gavin talks to us about a survey conducted by the British Psychological Society which found that just over half of all educational psychologists say they feel unable to support children and young peop...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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33:29
Ep.17 Part 2 Learning About Neurodiversity at School (LEANS) - Dr Alyssa M Alcorn
This week we are joined by Dr Alyssa M Alcorn for Part 2 of our episode about the Learning About Neurodiversity at School (LEANS) project. The LEANS participatory research project developed and evaluated a free curriculum for mainstream primary...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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33:30
Ep.17 Part 1 Learning About Neurodiversity at School (LEANS) - Dr Alyssa M Alcorn
This week we are joined by Dr Alyssa M Alcorn; Alyssa talks to us about the Learning About Neurodiversity at School (LEANS) project. The LEANS participatory research project developed and evaluated a free curriculum for mainstream primary schoo...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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28:10
Ep.16 Adopting a Strengths-based Approach to Theory of Mind - Dr Abigail Wright
This week we are joined by Dr Abigail Wright; Abi talks to us about her research which explored the individual strengths of autistic children and whether they were more likely to show 'Theory of Mind’ when tasks were adapted to the children’s u...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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39:34
Ep.15 Girls Perceptions of Sports-based Extra Curricular Activities and Wellbeing - Dr Melissa Morrison
This week we are joined by Dr Melissa Mel Morrison; Mel talks to us about her research which explored the perceptions of adolescent girls of the relationship between sports based extra-curricular activities and their wellbeing. Melissa hopes th...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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34:17
Ep.14 Perceptions of Autistic Students Experiencing EBSNA - Dr Mollie Higgins
This week we are joined by Dr Mollie Higgins; Mollie talks to us about her research which explored autistic pupils' experiences of school by asking them about their ideal and non-ideal type of school. The pupils described the type of sc...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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35:53
Ep.13 Part 2 - Motivational Interviewing - Prof Stephen Rollnick
This week we are joined by Professor Stephen Rollnick. In part two of our two part special, Steve talks to us about the origin and foundations of Motivational Interviewing (MI), and what MI could look like when applied to schools. Here ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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24:50
Ep.13 Part 1 - Motivational Interviewing - Prof Stephen Rollnick
This week we are joined by Professor Stephen Rollnick. In part one of our two part special, Steve talks to us about the origin and foundations of Motivational Interviewing (MI), and what MI could look like when applied to schools. Here ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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28:48
Ep.12 Supporting Children who are Chronically Ill in School - Dr Rachel Jones
This week we are joined by Dr Rachel Jones. Rachel talks to us about her research that explored the educational experiences of children with a chronic illness. Rachel also explored the experiences of parents whose children have a chroni...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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39:24
Ep.11 Supporting Tourette's Syndrome in Schools - Dr Hannah Warnock
This week we are joined by Dr Hannah Warnock; Hannah talks to us about some of the current practices in mainstream schools for supporting children and young people with Tourette’s Syndrome (TS). Hannah also discusses the experiences of parents ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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27:43
Ep.10 Perceptions of Welsh-Medium Additional Learning Needs Support in Wales - Dr Molly Griffiths
This week we are joined by Dr Molly Griffiths. Molly discusses her research which explored educational psychologists and trainee educational psychologists’ perceptions of Welsh-medium additional learning provision. Molly talks about the...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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39:57
Ep.9 Supporting Young People at Risk of Becoming not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) - Dr Vanessa Brown
This week we are joined by Dr Vanessa Brown. Vanessa discusses her research which explored the current preventative and responsive practices undertaken by professionals working with young people who are at risk of becoming not in education, emp...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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33:53
Ep.8 Adolescent Social Media Use: A Lens of ‘Digital Self Harm’ - Dr Tamasine Preece
This week we are joined by Dr Tamasine Preece. Tamasine talks to us about her research that explored online activities carried out by adolescents and how these can be understood through a lens of digital self-harm. Tamasine discusses hot techno...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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38:20
Ep.7 Q&A and a Chat About our Experiences Applying for the EP Doctorate
A little different this week! To round off our first season, in this episode we answer your questions and have a chat about our personal experiences of getting interested in educational psychology and applying to the doctoral prog...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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51:07
Ep.6 Sex, Gender and Sexuality Norms - Dr Kelly Russell
This week we are joined by Dr Kelly Russell, Kelly talks to us about her discussions with primary school teachers related to sex, gender and sexuality. Kelly discusses the influence that heteronormativity may have in schools by influenc...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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31:39
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Ep.5 Pupil Perceptions of Wellbeing - Dr Lauran Eckloff
This week we are joined by Dr Lauran Eckloff, who talks to us about her research exploring pupil perceptions of wellbeing in the context of a wellbeing framework (namely PERMA). Lauran’s research aimed to understand what is important to...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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33:16
Ep.4 The Use of Reduced Timetables in Schools - Dr Chloe Weaver
This week we are joined by Dr Chloe Weaver. Chloe talks to us about her research on the use of reduced timetables as exclusionary practice for young people in Wales. Chloe explored how, when, and why reduced timetables are being used across Wal...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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31:24
Ep.3 Using Virtual Reality to Practice Social Situations with Autistic Adolescents - Dr Owen Barry
This week we are joined by Dr Owen Barry, Owen talks to us about his research about using virtual environments as a tool to help autistic adolescents transfer social skills they learnt in a classroom to a real life situation. To access ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:05
Ep.2 Supporting OCD Needs in Schools - Dr Becky Lewis
This week we are joined by Dr Becky Lewis, Becky talks to us about her research on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Becky shares an insight into what support secondary school staff would like from educational psychologists to support young ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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25:17
Ep.1 The Benefits of Using Animals in Schools - Dr Samantha Thomas
This week we are joined by Dr Samantha Thomas, Sam talks to us about her experience with a reading dog, and how our furry friends could help us support emotional health and wellbeing in educational settings.To access Sam's full text:
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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