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Dr Cynthia Pinto

@dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social
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Educational Psychologist. Academic tutor, UCL IOE. Trustee, Intermission Youth Theatre. All views my own

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Professor Vivian Hill @vivianedpsy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If you share my disgust at the treatment of Professor Jason Arday some members of the media and academia, please use this link to demand a public enquiry into the events leading to his death.#EdPsychs eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Jason is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge’s history. Rightwing newspapers are trying to smear him with fake accusations of plagiarism. We can't let them. Stand up to their hate and division by adding your name. goodlawproject.org/s/3ec4c0
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Stand up to hate and division by adding your name.
Jason is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge’s history. Rightwing newspapers are trying to smear him with fake accusations of plagiarism. We can't let them.
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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The barriers that are limiting access to the creative industries are entrenched. To build a system that fairly reflects the diversity and talent across the UK, we need changes across the education pipeline, as well as action from creative employers. www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
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A Class Act - The Sutton Trust
Exploring access to creative degrees and elitism in the creative industries.
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 26/04/2026
🚨 BREAKING: The Guardian reports Wes Streeting's power to override NICE may be illegal ⬇️ It would let pharma push up NHS drug prices - meaning less money for everything else the NHS does. 31 MPs have signed a motion opposing it. Email yours. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Dozens of MPs oppose Streeting’s new power to say what NHS pays for drugs
Health secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharma
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Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Half a million strong. Together. The biggest march against the far-right in British history.
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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Youth Theatre Programme – Big Give
Intermission Youth empowers young people aged 16-25 through an intensive theatre programme that builds creativity, confidence, and wellbeing. By combining …
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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The DfE announces funding to train hundreds more educational psychologists amid fears that schools are facing a shortage of support
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DfE commits £26m to recruit more educational psychologists
Funding for hundreds more educational psychologists announced amid concerns that specialists are spending too much time on admin rather than supporting children
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Mother.Dad @OmnibusTheatre www.omnibus-clapham.org/chronic-insa... is about love, parenthood and class. Brilliant performances by Toyin Ayedun-Alase and Andy Sellers @chronicinsanity.bsky.social
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CHRONIC INSANITY – Omnibus Theatre
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Young actors using Shakespeare to show how the current education system demoralises teachers and can fail vulnerable young people made us more determined than ever to bring about change @bpsofficial.bsky.social #blueskyeps #psychologymatters Intermission Youth Theatre
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bps-decp.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
‘Structural inequalities and oppressive assumptions within the education system harm human dignity’ ‘Seeing oneself reflected and represented in the values and aspirations of the school system is indispensable for the development and preservation of self-esteem and dignity’.
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bps-decp.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
‘The culture of competition-a form of symbolic violence-is creating a sense of failure, shame & being unvalued’ ‘Even happiness is reduced to a skill that children can achieve through hard work’ ‘Children are under pressure to perform emotionally as well as academically’
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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Together Alliance
Together is an alliance of over 50 civil society organisations united against the far right.
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
@bpsofficial.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social BPS statement on the budget
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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 02/11/2025
'We are full because there are fewer opportunities elsewhere' Leaders of Intermission Youth Theatre, Theatre Peckham and Southwark Playhouse tell The Stage about the different approaches they take to providing community-focused theatremaking opportunities for young people 👇
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How London theatres are tackling youth engagement in straitened times
Leaders of three London-based theatre organisations that undertake pioneering youth work discuss their work in a time of reduced funding and diminishing resources, and what drives them
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bps-decp.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
#DECP2026 is honoured to be joined by Youth Intermission Theatre performing Excluded ⭐️Youth Intermission Theatre supports young people in the youth justice system through creative performance,rehabilitation,collaboration&positive personal development #blueskyeps @bpsofficial.bsky.social
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A Young(ish) Perspective @youngishpers.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
FEATURE: Intermission Youth Theatre Reimagines Shakespeare Through the Lens of Immigration in Comedy of Errors Remixed @CourtyardHoxton wp.me/pdXz8Y-7te #feature #London #Shakespeare
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bps-decp.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
🚨We’re thrilled to introduce our keynote sessions for #DECP2026:Applying Psychology to Challenge Inequity 🌍✨Get ready for groundbreaking insights, bold conversations& transformative ideas to promote equity in our education system #blueskyeps @bpsofficial.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/event/divisi...
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Division of Educational and Child Psychology Annual Conference 2026 | BPS
Join us in Bath for the DECP Annual Conference 2026! Two days of exciting keynotes, presentations, and workshops.
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British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
"The removal of the two-child benefit cap is long overdue." Our President, Dr Roman Raczka, responds to today's #Budget2025: “This will go a long way to helping hundreds of thousands of families to get the support they so desperately need." A thread 🧵1/3
Rachel Reeves holding a red budget box outside 11 Downing Street
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bps-decp.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
📣Calling all TEPs and NQEPs! 🌟The DECP TEP online conference is a brilliant opportunity to share your research, from projects to your doctoral thesis and everything in between. 📆You have till 28th Nov to get your submissions in. www.bps.org.uk/event/decp-t... @bpsofficial.bsky.social
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DECP Trainee Educational Psychologists' Annual Conference 2026 | BPS
This essential annual event is specifically designed for Trainee Educational Psychologists (TEPs) and Newly Qualified Educational Psychologists (NQEPs).
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Listen to Mark Rylance talking about Excluded youtu.be/prTFxPZ_ELY?...
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Mark Rylance on Excluded! from Intermission Youth Theatre
YouTube video by Arcola Theatre
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
a useful @theguardian.com graphic
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Intermission Youth Theatre @InterTheatre will be performing ‘Excluded’ at the DECP conference in January Everything you need to know about Intermission Youth Theatre vimeo.com/1117824090 @DECPOfficial
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Intermission Youth Theatre
This is "Intermission Youth Theatre" by Intermission Youth on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
DECP CONFERENCE KEY NOTE SPEAKER Professor Diane Reay, Emeritus Professor at Cambridge, will discuss ‘An emotional landscape of dissatisfaction, fear and anxiety: the impact of growing class inequalities on the English educational system’ @DECPOfficial
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
DECP Conference key note speaker s.a.c.gorard@durham.ac.uk Problems of unequal opportunity, treatment and outcomes exist in the English school system. Professor Gorard uses research evidence to consider how the system can be improved @DECPOfficial @BPSOfficial
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bps-decp.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
📆You’ve got till 10th November to get your submissions in - there’s still time! www.bps.org.uk/event/divisi... @bpsofficial.bsky.social
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Division of Educational and Child Psychology Annual Conference 2026 | BPS
Join us in Bath for the DECP Annual Conference 2026! Two days of exciting keynotes, presentations, and workshops.
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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It’s time to get serious about children’s play | Letters
Letters: Not enough time in primary schools is devoted to learning through play, writes Dr Helena Bunn. We should take a lesson from countries where formal education begins much later, thinks Michael ...
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bps-decp.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
🥁 Registration for the 2025 TEP conference is now OPEN! 🌟The event is a great opportunity to meet fellow TEPs, learn about the latest developments in educational psychology & hear inspiring talks 📆 Submit for a presentation by 28.11.25 www.bps.org.uk/event/decp-t... @bpsofficial.bsky.social
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bps-decp.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
@bpsofficial.bsky.social #decp2026 #blueskyeps www.bps.org.uk/event/divisi...
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Division of Educational and Child Psychology Annual Conference 2026 | BPS
Join us in Bath for the DECP Annual Conference 2026! Two days of exciting keynotes, presentations, and workshops.
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bps-decp.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Are you a TEP or a Newly Qualified EP who would like to present at the DECP conference on 8th & 9th January 2026? 💫 We have FOUR bursary places available if you are presenting. 📆 Apply by 30.10.25 by selecting the bursary application option when submitting your abstract.
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bps-decp.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Professional Renewal, Inspiring Hope 💫A fantastic & inspiring DECP conference! 🤲EPs new to the profession and those who’ve been around longer, in private & LA practice,united in one share aim: to apply psychology at all levels of the education system to support the best possible outcomes for CYP.
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bps-decp.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Great news! Submissions & Registrations for the DECP Annual Conference 2026 are officially open. The conference theme is 'Applying Psychology to Challenge Inequity.' Share your work & be part of the conversation! Deadline to submit is November 3, 2025. #DECP2026 #Psychology
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
@vivianedpsy.bsky.social and Gavin Morgan introducing the JPLG conference on the bright future for the EP profession #DECP #ioe #edpsy
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Fantastic research George. Your work will change perceptions of the contribution that TEPs make to the profession.
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Professor Vivian Hill @vivianedpsy.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Dr Sue Franklin sharing how she applies positioning theory in her role as PEP and chair of NAPEP. #edpsych #decp
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Professor Vivian Hill @vivianedpsy.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Dr Anthea Gulliford - Training for the future @ Psychology Matters Conference #edpsych #decp
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bps-decp.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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Private firms paid 'millions' in SEND cash as cost of child assessments rockets
Taxpayers’ money 'sucked' out of system by agencies poaching educational psychologists to conduct online assessments of children’s needs
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Becky Guthrie @beckyguthrie.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Important considerations about remote assessments and the impact on quality, as well as privatisation of EP work. I always find seeing how the child interacts with the school context to be a valuable piece of information. #EdPsychs inews.co.uk/news/educati...
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Private firms paid 'millions' in SEND cash as cost of child assessments rockets
Taxpayers’ money 'sucked' out of system by agencies poaching educational psychologists to conduct online assessments of children’s needs
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Leda Kamenopoulou @kamenopoulou.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Full article: Facilitating the friendships of students with complex communication needs, with Dr Hui Jun Ho and Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social ✨ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Facilitating the friendships of students with complex communication needs
Friendships are important for well-being, but scant research has focused on the friendships of those with complex communication needs (CCN). This study explored how parents and teachers facilitate ...
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
#edpsychs
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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
It’s time for truth, justice & a full public inquiry into the ESN scandal. We must confront this national disgrace & demand systemic change in education. No child must ever again be failed by an education system that should empower, not exclude. (6/6)
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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Last night, I hosted an important discussion in Parliament on the ESN scandal & systemic racism in education, with Leigh Day. Titled 'Justice for Educationally Subnormal Survivors – Racism in Education: From Coard and Beyond', we examined past & ongoing injustices. (1/6)
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Becky Guthrie @beckyguthrie.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
The DECP are seeking new TEP reps for their TEP Voice group. I’ve been in this supportive and impactful group for a while (now as a newly qual. rep). We are consulted on a range of topics such as reviewing key papers, TEP inclusion, and presenting at events 🤩 #EdPsychs @bpsofficial.bsky.social
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
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Left speechless | BPS
The psychological toll of living in a warzone is causing children in Gaza to lose their ability to communicate, writes Sarah Dawood, editor at Index on Censorship.
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Professor Vivian Hill @vivianedpsy.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
UK child poverty numbers reach a record high #EdPsychs Truly horrendous that so many children are slipping into poverty
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Thanks Kim and Fran at Leigh Day for all you are doing to raise awareness of the ESN scandal. EPs will play their part to ensure that the same mistakes are never repeated. @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social @vivianedpsy.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social
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Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek Dr Melernie Meheux explains how to build resilience in children www.bps.org.uk/news/childre... #edsky @bpsofficial.bsky.social @bps-decp.bsky.social
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British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
"Early and effective psychological interventions are a key part of the solution." Dr Roman Raczka We've written an open letter to Sir Tony Blair in response to recent comments he has made around mental health treatment. Roman's full response: www.bps.org.uk/news/open-letter-sir-tony-blair
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British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
"EPs, many of whom have had three years of doctoral training, are unable to apply the skills." @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social on the challenges #EdPsychs face after survey findings and hopes for their future. 👉 www.bps.org.uk/news/ive-heard-cases-where-people-have-waited-two-or-three-years-see-ep
Quote reads - If you work with children early, and you can put the right support into place and then those needs do not get entrenched. Dr Cynthia Pinto, Educational psychologist and UCL IOE tutor. Photo of two children in a classroom. Psychology Matters logo BPS logo.
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