Parental Engagement
Renfrewshire Parental Engagement Evaluation Toolkit (2019)
Parental Engagement Literature Review (2018)
Renfrewshire’s Nurturing Relationships Approach
RNRA summary for LA May 2020 (by Dr Amy Nolan)
Carleton, R., Nolan, A., Murray, C. & Menary, S (2021) Renfrewshire’s nurturing relationships approach: utilising nurturing approaches to support school staff and pupils during Covid-19 International Journal of Nurture in Education, 2021.
Nurture research
Dr Amy Nolan is an EP working in REPS. The following research has been published with her colleagues from Dundee University.
Nolan, A., Hannah, E., Lakin, E. & Topping, K. (2021) ‘Whole-School Nurturing Approaches: A Systematic Analysis of Impact’, Educational & Child Psychology, 38 (1)
Nolan, A., Hannah, E., Lakin, E. (2019) What is known about the impact of nurturing approaches through a whole school lens? Book of Abstracts: XVI European Congress of Psychology (ECP 2019) 2-5 July, 2019.
Practitioner wellbeing research
‘Practitioner Wellbeing: Research Review’ on the Education Scotland National Action Enquiry Hub (2021)
EQUALITIES RESEARCH
Beattie, R., Cairns, A. & Coysh, J. (2025) ‘Self-reflection as a pathway to cultural competence in Educational Psychology: Developing a reflective practice tool’ Educational Psychology in Scotland, 25 (1)
Gibson-Knowles, R. & Short, B. (2025) ‘Educational Psychologists using non-violent resistance as a framework to support schools on their anti-racism journey’ Educational Psychology in Scotland, 25 (1)
