Jilly Horne

Chartered Educational and Child Psychologist

MA (Educational Psychology), BA (Hons), PGCE, AFBPsS, CPsychol

 

SUMMARY PROFILE

 

 

An experienced educational and child psychologist with senior practitioner experience in both specialist and managerial roles, working within Local Authorities and Family Law proceedings.

 

 

SKILLS SUMMARY

 

Psychological Assessment

 

An experienced dynamic assessor, able to assess a childŐs learning potential as well as those forms of teaching which will best help a child to learn

 

Expert Witness

 

 

Experienced in preparing court reports for Family Law/Care proceedings and in the assessment of attachment, children and families, contact issues and child protection

 

AntiBullying

 

 

An experienced provider of Peer Support training, including Mediation, Buddying and Peer Counselling. Police trained facilitator of Restorative Justice Conferences and trainer in applying Restorative approaches in educational contexts.

 

Social, Emotional and Behavioural Assessments

 

Experienced in the assessment and remediation of childrenŐs social, emotional and behavioural needs

 

 

CAREER HISTORY

 

2008 - present

 

Independent Child Psychology Services

 

Associate Educational Psychologist

1998= present

Nottingham City Community Educational Psychology Service

 

Senior Educational Psychologist

 

Key Responsibilities

 

á              Central locality team manager.

                

á            Supervision of Educational Psychologists and Educational  Psychologist in training (Nottingham University)

 

á               Providing community based parenting courses

 

á            Developing integrated working practices

 

Key Achievements

 

á         Developed ( MALTŐs) Multi-agency team working in a locality.

 

á         Strategic input to multi-agency steering, management and development groups

 

á         Supported the development of integrated working and the use of the CAF (Common Assessment Framework) across families of schools, within a locality area, with partner agencies

 

á         Developed evaluation and impact measures for MALTŐs

 

á         Developed anti-bullying initiatives in City Secondary Schools as part of Home Office Crime Reduction Project

 

 

2001-2007

 

Nottinghamshire Educational Psychology Service

 

 

Educational Psychologist and Senior Practitioner (School Improvement)

 

Key Responsibilities

 

á           Providing a service to children, families and schools

                 

á         Applying psychology at the organisational and systemic level

 

á            Using collaborative consultation to effect change

 

á            Using solution-focused approaches and positive psychology

 

Key Achievements

 

á         Developed senior practitioner role for school improvement, working together with school advisors

 

á         Commenced doctoral studies

 

á         Developed the use of Solution Focused approaches in schools

 

á         Researched and applied the use of psychological tools for change

 

 

1997-1998

 

 

Leicester City Educational Psychology Service

 

 

Educational Psychologist

 

Key Responsibilities

 

á           Providing a service to schools, children and families within the City of Leicester

                 

Key Achievements

 

á         Developed knowledge and skills related to Special Educational Needs assessments and provision

 

á         Assessment of bilingual learners drawing on knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural issues

 

á         Developing a framework for assessment of learning environments

 

 

EDUCATION

 

2005- present

 

 

University of Nottingham

 

 

Doctoral studies (Applied Educational Psychology)

 

1996-1997

 

University of Nottingham

 

MA (Educational Psychology)

 

1995-1996

 

Nottingham Trent University

 

 

Post-graduate Certificate in Education

1988-1994

 

The Open University

 

 

BA (Hons) - Psychology

 

 

RESEARCH

What are the attributions and responses of newly qualified teachers (NQTs) in relation to difficult pupil behavour and what has influenced them?  University of Nottingham – unpublished research for MasterŐs dissertation

 

The impact of a peer mediation scheme in a primary school on playtime behaviour – ongoing research as part of doctoral studies

 

How do teachers experience the Solution Circle process?  A grounded theory approach - ongoing research as part of doctoral studies

 

 

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS

 

 

Association of Educational Psychologists

British Psychological Society (Chartered Status and Associate Fellow)

Division of Educational and Child Psychologists

Health Professions Council