Jayne Tansley Chartered Educational Psychologist MA (Oxon), MA (Child Development), PGCE, AFBPsS, CPsychol
SUMMARY PROFILE
		An experienced educational psychologist with considerable and successful experience in working for local authorities, independent schools and individual families. Particular experience and expertise in the areas of specialist literacy assessment, Early Years and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SKILLS SUMMARY
Psychometrics		Qualified to conduct a range of psychometric tests with children and young people between the ages of 6 and 16
Dynamic Assessment		An experienced dynamic assessor, able to assess a child’s learning potential as well as those forms of teaching which will best help a child to learn
Family consultation		Able to conduct user-friendly family consultation
Literacy assessment		An experienced assessor of literacy difficulties
CAREER HISTORY
1998 - present	Independent Child Psychology Services
	Educational Psychologist Key Responsibilities · Director (appointed September 2007) · Associate Educational Psychologist, providing assessment of a full range of special educational needs, including learning difficulties, behavioural difficulties, dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD), language disorders, dyspraxia · the range of work delivered includes advising parents, preparing reports for the statutory assessment process, working in a range of educational settings in the context of a variety of styles of local practice, providing awareness raising and training for professionals, providing reports on assessments to assist courts in reaching decisions to help children and young people, working with other agencies with responsibility for Looked After Children Key Achievements · working as a main grade locum Educational Psychologist in a wide range of Local Authorities · Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist for Rutland Educational Psychology Service (Early Years and ASD) · delivering a range of training for teachers and other professionals, within Rutland Educational Psychology Service · providing individual Educational Psychology assessments commissioned by parents, professionals and Independent Schools · acting as consultant to Hillingdon Manor School, a specialist independent day school for children with ASD
1990=1998	Leicestershire Educational Psychology Service
	Educational Psychologist Key Responsibilities: · working within mainstream and specialist teams as a maingrade Educational Psychologist (Early Years and SLD) · Joint Manager of Leicestershire Portage Service Key Achievements: · providing weekly supervision for team of Portage Home Visitors · delivering regular Portage Basic Training Workshops to a wide range of other agencies in Leicestershire and other local areas
EDUCATION
1989-1990	University of Nottingham
	M.A. Child Development (Educational Psychology)
1980-1983	University of Leicester, School of Education
	P.G.C.E. Primary Method
1980-1983	St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford
	B.A. (Hons) Psychology and Philosophy Upper Second Class Honours
RESEARCH
A consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of educating young people with Downs Syndrome in mainstream schools: research for Master’s dissertation
Moore, Lynn and Tansley, Jayne (2002): An evaluation of structured teaching programmes for reading with Year 1 children in DECP Debate 102 June 2002 MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
	Health Professions Council Association of Educational Psychologists British Psychological Society (Chartered Status and Associate Fellow) Division of Educational and Child Psychologists National Portage Association
PUBLICATIONS
Tansley J. (1990): The advantages and disadvantages of educating young people with Downs Syndrome in mainstream schools Unpublished dissertation University of Nottingham
Moore, Lynn and Tansley, Jayne (2002): An evaluation of structured teaching programmes for reading with Year 1 children in DECP Debate 102 June 2002