Freelance educational psychologist Mainly here for all things #edpsychs and #edusky (But maybe also some pop culture, politics, nature, 90s nostalgia, travel and cheese!)https://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.social/post/3llwa6ied5c27I qualified as an EP in 2010. Since then year by year preventative council services have been cut further and further back. As well as austerity causing misery and hardship for families, rather than saving money, costs have spiralled. Waiting until crisis point to intervene is costly and immoral [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2025 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:bkc5uktml47cssf45u6p5j4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwa6ied5c27https://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.social/post/3lktaorh6q22lIt was a brilliant session, thanks so much for organising this for us Max 😊 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:bkc5uktml47cssf45u6p5j4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lktaorh6q22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.social/post/3lgyagq35bk2oInteresting thread in the light of ‘school readiness’ articles today. Can any of my followers shed light on Kindred Squared? [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jan 2025 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:bkc5uktml47cssf45u6p5j4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgyagq35bk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.social/post/3le64vzebys24Well that was crackin’. Genuine. #GavinandStacey Merry Christmas blueskyers25 Dec 2024 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:bkc5uktml47cssf45u6p5j4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3le64vzebys24https://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.social/post/3ldfxmvoff226Any help on this from #edusky or #thisisAP also appreciated! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Dec 2024 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:bkc5uktml47cssf45u6p5j4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldfxmvoff226https://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.social/post/3ldfxjqmwok26We’re almost there #edpsychs! Can anyone recommend a podcast or reading around psychologists working in #PRUsAP or SEMH settings?16 Dec 2024 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:bkc5uktml47cssf45u6p5j4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldfxjqmwok26https://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.social/post/3lbyprf4zwc2eLove this - and imagining other #edpsychs also pondering cultural fairness when doing their daily NYT puzzle! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Nov 2024 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:bkc5uktml47cssf45u6p5j4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbyprf4zwc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.social/post/3lbnfrgtpa22mMesmerising performance of the Lehman Trilogy today. ‘We get them to spend money they don’t have on things they don’t need’23 Nov 2024 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:bkc5uktml47cssf45u6p5j4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnfrgtpa22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.social/post/3lbhmcyzlbc2x“The number of children falling into SEND labels is overwhelming, but what if it is not the child but the system? What if we caused this?” [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2024 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:bkc5uktml47cssf45u6p5j4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhmcyzlbc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.social/post/3lariohsth227Great to see more #edpsychs joining Bluesky every day! Please write a bio or post letting us know you’re an EP (or TEP/AsEP/psych grad) to encourage following back 😄12 Nov 2024 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:bkc5uktml47cssf45u6p5j4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lariohsth227https://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.social/post/3l3swj6fg6f2ePowerful parent testimony. System reform and culture change needed, so it was good to hear the recent open letter from the AEP and others referred to #edpsychs [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2024 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:bkc5uktml47cssf45u6p5j4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3swj6fg6f2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/clareotter.bsky.social/post/3kzpkecnih32wHoping the #TwitterEPs can recreate something special here #edpsychs [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2024 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:bkc5uktml47cssf45u6p5j4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzpkecnih32w