As a participant you will have free access to a series of 12 virtual CPD events to inform and stimulate discussion covering a range of topics to support teachers, such as home-school communication, friendships in the classroom, outdoor play and development of social and cognitive skills. These will also be available for parents.
A list of all the talks and dates can be found on this information sheet. If you would like to be on our mailing list to receive the invitation to the next events then please email the team on readyornot@psychol.cam.ac.uk.
Please click on the title to access a recording of the CPD event.
- 4 March 2021 - Wellbeing, Worries and Mental Health in Childhood
Dr Charlotte Wilson: Clinical Psychologist at Trinity College Dublin
Dr Praveetha Patalay: Artist and Academic, based at UCL
- 6 May 2021 - Mitigating the impact of the pandemic – A panel discussion
Dr Edwin Dalmaijer: Tracking children's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tania Clarke: How has the pandemic affected schools?
Dr Adam Baron: Supporting Schools through the Pandemic
- 1 July 2021 - Outdoor play and the importance of nature
Samantha Friedman: Fostering children’s connection to nature
Dr Jenny Gibson: Why outdoor risky play matters
- 22 September 2021 - Ready for school, Ready for pupils? View from educational psychologists
Dr James Birchwood
Dr Anita Soni
- 11 November 2021 - Tools for monitoring progress and wellbeing
Dr Rory Devine: Rating School Readiness – the Brief Early Skills and Support Index (BESSI)
Kate Allen: ‘How I Feel About My School’ – a new measure for children (HIFAMS)
- Date to be Confirmed - Tuning into thoughts and feelings
Prof Claire Hughes: Family influences on mindreading
Dr Elian Fink: Mindreading in the playground
- January 13 2022 - Ethnic diversity in the classroom
Dr Napoleon Katsos: Multilingual children at school and at home
Dr Humera Iqbal: Multicultural Friendships
- March 3 2022 - Neurodiversity in the classroom
Dr Umar Toseeb: Understanding Developmental Language Disorders
Dr Hana D’Souza: School experiences of children with Down syndrome
- May 5 2022 - Shared Picture Book reading
Keya Elie: Parents, Pre-schoolers and Picture books
Dr Serena Lecce: Stories as a tool for promoting social understanding
Katherine De Wilder: Helping Parents Share Picture Books
- July 7 2022 - Flexibility and Focus
Prof Claire Hughes: Early family influences on self-regulation
Dr Michelle Ellefson: Can interventions improve children’s self-regulation?
- September 8 2022 - Early numeracy and maths anxiety
Prof Emily Farran: The importance of spatial thinking for mathematics in the primary school years
Dr Dénes Szücs: Understanding Maths Anxiety
- November 3 2022 - Building Bridges between Schools and Families
Anne Parker: Strategies for engaging parents
Caoimhe Dempsey: Parents’ experiences of children’s transition to school
- January 5 2023 - Supporting teachers relationships with children
Dr Sandra Mathers: Relational Pedagogy and Early Language Development
Dr Christine O’Farelly: Using Video Feedback to Enhance Teacher-Child Relationships