About Me

Dr Sarah Atkinson

BSc, PGCE, MSc, PhD

Educational Psychologist

I have over 20 years’ experience working as a Local Authority Educational Psychologist (EP) and more recently as a private EP.

I am based in the East Midlands and work with early years settings, schools, colleges and universities both locally and online across the UK.

 During this time, I worked in a range of areas including:

  • Inclusive educational practice

  • Transfer and transition across pupil’s educational career

  • Peer mentoring projects/programmes

  • Raising the achievement and participation of Children in Care

  • Applied Behavioural Analysis within educational settings 

Alongside my EP role, I worked for the University of Nottingham as an Academic and Professional Tutor delivering initial training competences in the following areas:

  • Generic study and scholarship associated with tutor role

  • Convenor of training modules on the Doctorate of Applied Educational Psychology programme

  • Convenor of 3rd year Undergraduate Module in Educational Psychology

  • Promoting Emotional Well Being in Schools

  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

  • Research supervision

  • Problem-solving in situations where people feel stuck

Professional Credentials and Memberships

Registration

Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Enhanced DBS and Professional Indemnity Insurance

Memberships:

Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP)
Division of Educational and Child Psychology (DECP)

Publications

  • Hart. D., Leadbetter. J., Euinton (now Atkinson) S., Davies. M., Joyce. L, Neville. N., Woolley.G., Dobson. D. (2003). Supporting newly qualified Educational Psychologists in their first year of practice: Extending University and EPS links.  Division of Educational and Child Psychology, No 108.

  • Atkinson, S.E (2006) A Qualitative investigation into pupils’ views and experiences of the transfer from primary to secondary school in a local authority. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Birmingham.

  • Green, S.L. and Atkinson, S.E (2016) Implementation Issues: a “FRIENDS for life” course in a mainstream secondary school. Educational Psychology in Practice  Vol 32, No 3.

  • "Sarah is a pleasure to work with. Her approach is both professional and personable. Meetings with staff and parents are consistently supportive, informative and solution-focused, fostering strong collaboration and trust. Her input has become a valuable part of our wider SEND provision."

    Primary SENDCo, Derbyshire

  • "A strong rapport is quickly established with the children, helping them feel at ease during observations. The way observations are carried out is sensitive, calm and well-suited to the needs of our children at Chellaston."

    Primary SENDCo, Derbyshire

  • "The meetings have been supportive, Sarah showed empathy and listened carefully to some complicated situations. Sarah also showed staff support with their wellbeing when working alongside complex needs."

    Nursery Manager, Derby City

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