Requesting Involvement from Glasgow Educational Psychological Service
Funded Providers (previously referred to as Partnership nurseries), health and social work may request involvement from an Educational Psychologist for the following reasons:
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- To support establishments to meet children’s additional support needs within their setting.
- To support a child’s transition to school.
Funded Providers can also contact the area Early Years Leads (details below) for general advice and information. Please contact the relevant Early Years Lead for the child’s home address.
If you wish to apply to the Area Inclusion Group (AIG) for an alternative pathway for school (if there are concerns that the child’s needs can not be met in their local mainstream school), the AIG processes and paperwork can be found on Glasgow Early Years website. Please be aware that the cut-off for applications for alternative pathways to school is usually around the end of October of a child’s pre-school year. Therefore, transition planning should begin as children come towards the end of their ante pre-school year. EP involvement is not necessary for making an AIG referral, however some settings may seek EP support to ensure they have robust assessment information and planning processes in place.
Requesting involvement from an Educational Psychologist
To request involvement from an Educational Psychologist, please refer to the flowchart and download the request for involvement form below.
View the flowchart for requesting Educational Psychologist involvement.
View the Request for involvement from Glasgow Educational Psychology Service
(Please note: you will have to save a copy to download this to your computer and to complete this.)
Please send the completed request for involvement form from a business email address (i.e., not Yahoo, Hotmail) to the appropriate area Early Years Lead (for child’s home address):
North East: Maggie Banks eyleadnortheast@glasgow.gov.uk 0141 276 2170
North West: Stephanie Allan eyleadnorthwest@glasgow.gov.uk 0141 276 2070
South: Larissa Cunningham eyleadsouth@glasgow.gov.uk 0141 276 3270
Parent/carer informed consent
Information for parents/carers about the role of an Educational Psychologist can be viewed by clicking the link below.
View information for parents/carers on the role of an Educational Psychologist.
If an Educational Psychologist role is agreed, the child’s case will be allocated, and an Educational Psychologist will be in touch to arrange an initial consultation meeting and explain next steps. This will include informed and written parent/carer consent which will be required prior to the meeting. Information on our consent processes and supporting resources/forms can be accessed by clicking the link below.
View information on GEPS consent processes and supporting resources/forms.
