Tony Cline is Honorary Research Fellow, Educational Psychology Group, University College London, UK.

Anthea Gulliford is Programme Director and Associate Professor in Educational Psychology in the School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK.

Susan Birch is Co-Director of the CPD Doctorate in Educational Psychology and Deputy Programme Director of the Initial Professional Training Doctorate, University College London, and is a Senior Educational Psychologist, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Educational Psychology, UK.

Series Foreword

Preface to the third edition

Tony Cline, Anthea Gulliford and Susan Birch

Part I. Overview

1. What do Educational Psychologists do?

Susan Birch, Norah Frederickson and Andy Miller

2. Evidence based practice in Educational Psychology: The nature of evidence

Anthea Gulliford

Part II. Cognition, Learning and Teaching

3. Raising educational achievement: What can instructional psychology contribute?

Anthea Gulliford and Andy Miller

4. Inclusion for children with special educational needs: How can psychology help?

Nathan Lambert and Norah Frederickson

5. Effective communication in school: Do teachers and students talk the same language?

Tony Cline

6. Can we cure dyslexia?

Ben Hayes and Norah Frederickson

7. Why does mathematics make so many people fearful?

Tony Cline

8. Educating Children with Autism: What use is psychological theory and research?

Susan Birch and Norah Frederickson

Part III. Social, Emotional and Mental Health Issues in School

9. Educational psychology and mental health in schools: A new or an old role?

Susan Birch and Anthea Gulliford

10. Managing classroom behaviour: Can Psychology help?

Anthea Gulliford

11. School Bullies: Are they also Victims?

Susan Birch and Norah Frederickson

12. Coping with life by coping with school? School non-attendance in young people

Anthea Gulliford and Andy Miller

13. School Ethos and Student Identity: When is wearing a uniform a badge of honour?

Tony Cline