The Educational Psychology Service is the principal provider of psychological consultancy to the Learning and Culture Directorate, to Birmingham schools and Birmingham children.

The service applies psychology through consultation with pre-school and school staff, carers, local government officers, governors and other agencies to help them in meeting the educational needs of young people.

The age group covered is 0-16 years (to 19 years if still at school).  A key role is the identification and assessment of children with special needs.

Purpose of the Educational Psychology Service

Using professional knowledge of psychology in education:

• To work in partnership with the local authority, schools and carers and other agencies to raise achievement, to promote inclusion, to prevent failure and to increase access to learning.
  
  
• To provide the Learning and Culture Directorate with advice to help it meet its statutory responsibilities for children with special educational needs.
  
  
• To co-ordinate multi-agency work through pre-school liaison groups and to advise the Department on the initiation of statutory assessments for pre-school children.
  
  
• To support the City’s policy on inclusion.