Falkirk Council Educational Psychology Service
EPS- Post School Development Plan 2006 - 2008
In the forthcoming session, Falkirk Council EPS –PS aims to:
1) Promote effective transitions between schools and post-school settings
2) Continue to assist with the identification and provision of training and
development opportunities for schools, FVC, and training providers
3) Further joint working practices between cluster partners
4) Continue to contribute to the Post School national agenda
5) Continue the process of embedding the work of the EPS – PS within the
generic service delivery of the Educational Psychology Service
6) Support the development of the local authority’s strategy to improve the
number of young people achieving a positive post-school destination
October 2006
Action Plan
Aim 1: Promote effective transitions between schools and post-school settings
Tasks
Further development input into systemic
processes concerning transitions e.g.
Consortia Group, Cluster Network, Forth
Valley College, Falkirk Council Transition
Forum
Promote use of one standard transition form
in consultation stakeholders and cluster
partners (see Aim 3)
Input into the evaluation and (subsequent
dissemination of the evaluation) of the
effectiveness of Regener8 Programme
To be completed by
(date)
Achieved
Yes
Ongoing
Form finalised end
Nov 2006, then ongoing
Yes
Yes
October 2007
Aim 2: Continue to assist with the identification and provision of training and
development opportunities for schools, FVC, and training providers
Tasks
Ensure all relevant partners are aware of the
range of training and development
opportunities on offer
Continue process of staff development with
the Employment Training Unit around
Solution-Focused Coaching
Collaborate with cluster partners and
strategic officers to further staff development
activities in Forth Valley College, initially
around the Support for Learning team (see
Aim 3)
To be completed by
(date)
Achieved
Yes
Ongoing
June 2007
First phase January
2007, then ongoing
Yes –
through
individual
work
Yes
Aim 3: Further joint working practices between cluster partners Clackmannan
and Stirling
Tasks
Attend local cluster meetings facilitated by
To be completed by
(date)
Ongoing
Achieved
Yes
strategic officers
Continue to improve cluster networking by
arranging and attending local network
meetings more frequently than those
attended by strategic officer, including GRFW
forum
Promote use of joint transition form (see Aim
1)
Ongoing
Yes
Ongoing
Yes
Yes
Pursue joint training and development
opportunities for Forth Valley stakeholders
(see Aim 2)
Ongoing
Aim 4: continue to contribute to the PS national agenda
Tasks
Attend National Steering Group meetings
Disseminate local research and activities at
national level
To be completed
by (date)
Ongoing
June 2008
Achieved
Yes
Yes –
transition
Form on
Website
Contribution
during
National
Network
meetings
Aim 5: continue the process of embedding the work of the EPS – PS within the
generic service delivery of the EPS
Tasks
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To be completed by Achieved
(date)
Reformation of local steering group to
raise awareness of PSPS work
set up box in library with PSPS
literature
log PSPS research and development
and staff development activities in
same place as generic service
activities
Explicitly link where NEET work is part
August 2006
Yes
September 2006
Yes
August 2006 and
ongoing
Yes
Yes – via
of core 0-16 service delivery, esp.
around early intervention

Ongoing
Local
Action
Plan
Ensure EPS – PS paperwork, policies
and practice are consistent with
- the key principles of the EPS which
guide delivery of service to children
and young people 0 -19
- service documentation as it relates to
the delivery of services to schools
and, in particular, secondary schools
 Develop and promote, through the
consultative relationship of link EPs
with school staff, positive strategies for
supporting transition beyond school,
consistent with developments led by
the EPS-PS e.g. use of transition form
September 2007
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Ongoing
Trabsition
Forum
CPD
Group –
Autumn
slot
sought
Yes
Ongoing
See
above


Contribute through planning processes
to developments within school for
young people who are vulnerable and
at risk of becoming NEET.
Regular updates at team meeting and
service development day
Incorporate into ILC Core Group
agendas
Ongoing
Ongoing
Aim 6: support the development of the local authority’s strategy to improve the
number of young people achieving a positive post-school destination
Tasks
Conduct research endorsed by ESM (see
Aim 1)
Use existing links in other areas with ESM
to feed in NEET and PSPS perspective e.g
resilience and well-being
Created October 2006
Reviewed and amended March 2007
Reviewed and Amended June 2007
Next review: November 2007
To be completed
by (date)
June 2008
Ongoing
Achieved
Yes –
disaffection
research
Yes