In 2014 the Children and Families Act extended the protection of
educational services to include people up to age 25, so since then
educational psychologists have worked in post-16 establishments as well
as schools. This book presents case studies that illuminate how
psychology is applied to enhancing the lives of adolescents and young
adults as they grapple with, for example, the ethics of consent, and the
management of transitions to adulthood and independent living. It gives
a voice to vulnerable students whose aspirations and hopes differ
entirely from those of younger children.
Commissioned and compiled by members of the British Psychological
Society's Division of Educational and Child Psychology, this timely
collection is invaluable for educational psychologists and will interest
parents, young people, social workers, teachers, lecturers and
administrators in further and higher education.