Gill T BSc (Hons), PGCE, MSc, Registered Psychologist

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1 Gill T BSc (Hons), PGCE, MSc, Registered Psychologist PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERTISE Professional Qualification Educational Psychologist Areas of Expertise Assessment of children Social, emotional and behavioural issues Special educational needs Disability and learning difficulties Autism and sensory disabilities Peer and sibling relationships Attachment issues Implications for children of neglect, abuse and trauma Children in care Assessment of family systems and parenting issues Assessment of educational provision in relation to child s needs RELEVANT EXPERIENCE My work as an Educational Psychologist began over two decades ago and I have substantial experience of carrying out detailed assessments to inform legal decision making. I have considerable experience in the assessment of children with a broad range of needs, within complex and sensitive family situations. My assessment expertise includes all of the areas cited above regarding the functioning of children and families. My roles within Children s Services have included being an Educational Psychologist, a Senior Manager within Local Authorities, a Senior Adviser for Central Government and a Consultant to Directors of Children s Services. I have a rich depth and breadth of experiences of working with children and systems across the country, which now informs my work. As an Educational Psychologist, I have worked within city and county Local Authorities and have led and managed a team of Psychologists, delivering psychological services to children, families and educational settings. I have an excellent national reputation within the profession and high credibility. In the 1990s, I pioneered an innovative systems intervention to support the inclusion of the most challenging and vulnerable children in schools and this is now embedded throughout the UK. I am an experienced senior manager within Local Authorities and have managed an Educational Psychology Service, a Behaviour Support Service, an Education Welfare Service and an Education Service for Looked After Children. The work of all of these services focuses on the assessment and delivery of required provision for the most vulnerable children and their families. I have been lead education officer for Looked after Children within a large metropolitan Local Authority and have regularly reported to Chief Officers within education and

2 social services. As a senior manager and Strategic lead for Social Inclusion, I have regularly reported to elected members within local government. My career has included working for several years as a Senior Adviser with the Government s Department for Children, Schools and Families, to plan and implement initiatives to improve Behaviour and Attendance in schools and early years settings across England. This role included developing a new national curriculum across primary and secondary schools, to develop the social, emotional and behavioural aspects of learning. My responsibilities included leading national conferences for senior Local Authority managers, to improve behaviour and attendance across the country. My work has included being an Organisational Consultant with Directors of Children s Services to improve the delivery of services for children. Areas of focus have included enhancing support for the most challenging children and young people, developing integrated service delivery by education and social services and special educational needs provision. REPORTS I have written hundreds of reports; audiences have included: Local Government Chief Officers Central Government Policy Makers Family Court Local Authorities Special Educational Needs Departments Committees of Elected Members within Local Government QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING Qualifications BSc (Hons) Psychology (Birmingham University). Post Graduate Certificate of Education (Institute of Education, London University). MSc Educational Psychology (Institute of Education, London University). Accredited Mediator (UK Mediation). Training I engage in Continued Professional Development and training has included: Family Court systems Brief Therapy Solution Focussed Coaching Attachment issues Family systems Organisational consultancy MEMBERSHIPS, PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Professional Membership of the following: Health and Care Professions Council, as a Registered Psychologist. Association of Educational Psychologists.

3 Publications Taylor, G. (1992). Integration: breaking down the barriers. Educational and Child Psychology, 9, (4), Newton, C., Taylor, G. and Wilson, D. (1996). Circle of Friends: an inclusive approach to meeting children s emotional and behavioural needs. Educational Psychology in Practice, 11, (4), Taylor, G. (1996). Creating a Circle of Friends in Cowie, H. and Sharp, S. (eds) Peer counselling in schools. London: Fulton. Taylor, G. (1997). Community Building in schools: creating a Circle of Friends. Educational and Child Psychology, 14, (3), Taylor, G. and Burden, R (2000). The positive power of friendship: an illuminative evaluation of the Circle of Friends approach. Exeter university research papers. Taylor, G. (2004). Circle of Friends: building positive relationships in primary and secondary schools. Training resource for school staff. Commissioned by Department for Education and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Taylor, G. (2004) Pupil Participation. Training module. Department for Children, Schools and Families. Materials within the National Curriculum: Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning. ( ). Department for Children, Schools and Families. Presentations I am a highly experienced presenter in a range of settings, including at national conferences, delivering to senior children s services professionals. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION I have full enhanced CRB clearance. I hold personal professional indemnity insurance. I hold a clean driving licence.

4 Appendix FULL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY January 2007 Ongoing Freelance. Roles: Organisational consultant, interim manager, educational and family psychologist. Assignments have included: Interim Educational Psychologist posts within Local Authorities. Interim senior management position to develop and effectively implement a Local Authority s systems for assessing and allocating resources to meet children s special educational needs. Consultancy work with Directors of Children s Services and the Senior Leadership teams in Local Authorities across UK. Leading reviews of Local Authorities Educational Psychology Services across the UK, with support and advice for senior managers in implementing change process. October December 2006 National Strategies for School Improvement. Roles: Regional Adviser and promoted to Senior Adviser from July Working with Local Authorities across England to develop innovative approaches to improving Behaviour and Attendance in schools; Reporting to the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in developing national policy and practice and evaluating impact; Being a member of the National Strategies Senior Management Team in leading crossphase work to improve behaviour and attendance; Leading on the development of integrated Children s Services to improve behaviour and attendance; Planning and leading national conferences and initiatives for Local Authority leaders. January 2003 September 2003 Commission). Community Fund (National Lottery Charities Role: Deputy Director, UK Strategic programmes. Line management of the Head of UK Strategic Grants, Head of Research Grants and Head of International Development Grants and budget holder; Managing budgets for UK Strategic Grants, Research Grants and International Grants; Developing partnership working with the voluntary sector across the UK; Working with the Chair and Executive committee to develop national policy and practice in grant making. March 2000 December 2002 Birmingham City Council. Role: Strategic Manager for Behaviour and Attendance. Undertook duties of Assistant Director for Access and Inclusion. Line management of the Head of Behaviour Support Service and the Head of Education Welfare Service with responsibility for 250 f.t.e. staff and budget of 7million; Leading within the Local Authority to develop policy and practice to support the social inclusion of the most vulnerable and challenging children; Advising and reporting to the Chief Officers for Education and Social Services and to Elected members regarding social inclusion developments;

5 Being the lead Education officer for Children in Care and vice-chair of the council s Corporate Parenting group. February 1998 February 2000 Luton Borough Council. Role: Senior Educational Psychologist. Acting Principal Educational Psychologist, March 1999 August September 1995 January 1998 London Borough of Southwark. Role: Educational Psychologist. January 1995 August 1995 Sabbatical within the UK and USA. September 1989 December 1994 Nottinghamshire County Council. Role: Educational Psychologist. September 1984 August 1988 Inner London Education Authority. Role: Primary school teacher (with post of responsibility for language and literacy).