Meeting us
HIVE Educational Psychologist Associates
Educational Psychologists work in lots of different schools with children and young people of all ages. We work in lots of different ways and usually bring a bag or two of activities with us!
You can learn more about what we might do by watching the videos from Devon Educational Psychology Service below.
Getting to know your EP
Getting to know your Educational Psychologist. You can find the name of your Educational Psychologist on the Request for Involvement Form.
It can always be a little unnerving meeting new people so here is a little bit more about us…
Beth Cartwright
Why did you become an Educational Psychologist?
I spent a day with an Educational Psychologist when I was studying Psychology at University. I loved how she wasn’t sat in an office and got to go to different settings and meet lots of people.
Learn more about Beth
What do you like about your job?
I love that I’m always still learning. I also love the interactions with children as young as 3 to teenagers; I’m forever interested in what children and young people have to say about their lives and school.
What do you like to do in your free time?
Hanging out with my family and friends, eating out, and the occasional run!
Favourite animals?
Well, I’d love a dog!
Favourite book, movie or show?
‘Race across the world’ is currently in top spot!
Favourite places?
Any kind of coast and I’m pretty happy!
Favourite foods?
Crisps and cheese!
If you had a catch phrase, what would it be?
Pass the crisps?!
If you were a vegetable, what would it be?
Who writes these questions?! A sweet potato?
Favourite joke?
2 fish in a tank. One fish says, ‘Do you know how to drive this thing?’
Kate Pike
‘Aka Kate with a K’
Why did you become an Educational Psychologist?
I always knew I wanted to work with children and young people, I considered being a PE teacher as I love sport, then my Sociology A ‘level teacher introduced me to an EP to chat about psychology and it sounded like an interesting, varied career, so I decided that’d be the path I took after teaching.
Learn more about Kate
What do you like about your job?
The variety – every day is so different and so interesting. Children and young people are engaging, creative and challenging, the perfect people to work with!
What do you like to do in your free time?
Watch and coach football, run, go to theme parks and socialise!
Favourite animals?
Guinea pigs and rabbits
Favourite book, movie or show?
I love Harry Potter – books and films. I also love Hunger Games – again books and films.
Favourite places?
Anywhere I can ski or as above, theme parks!!
Favourite foods?
Such a hard one, I do love my food! Burritos, pasta, crisps…
If you had a catch phrase, what would it be?
Will this matter a year from now?
If you were a vegetable, what would it be?
Sweetcorn!
Favourite joke?
Why did the sand blush? Because the seaweed!
Fiona Richards
Why did you become an Educational Psychologist?
I really enjoyed my life as a KS2 teacher and wanted to find a way to continue working with children and young people but not 30 at a time!
Learn more about Fiona
What do you like about your job?
I love the variety of visiting different schools and settings and working with children and young people of all ages.
I never get tired of meeting young people and hearing what they think about school and life.
What do you like to do in your free time?
Hanging out with my family and friends, watching all sorts of nonsense on TV, exercising and being outside in nature.
Favourite animals?
I don’t think I could pick one.
Favourite book, movie or show?
Too many to choose. I love a bit of Cobra Kai, Dick Turpin and Task Master
Favourite places?
I love the North of Scotland and the South of France
Favourite foods?
Crisps, olives, cheese and apples!
If you had a catch phrase, what would it be?
It’ll be OK in the end and if it’s not OK it’s not the end.
If you were a vegetable, what would it be?
I’d like to think of myself as something exotic like an aubergine but realistically I’m a potato!
Favourite joke?
Why is 6 afraid of 7?
Because 7, 8, 9
Cate Wilkes
‘Aka Cate with a C’
Why did you become an Educational Psychologist?
I loved teaching and now I really enjoy getting to know children and young people and finding out about what they enjoy and what they might be finding difficult.
Learn more about Cate
What do you like about your job?
Everyone is different and it’s such a privilege to spend time exploring and having some fun together.
What do you like to do in your free time?
I like going to the cinema and spending time with my family which usually involves sharing a tasty meal! I try to swim regularly preferably outside even if it’s cold.
Favourite animals?
Cats and rabbits although not together!!
Favourite book, movie or show?
For a laugh I love watching The Play that Goes Wrong the tv series and theatre show.
Favourite places?
By the sea and ideally in the sea.
Favourite foods?
I love food, my favourites now are curries and nan breads.
If you had a catch phrase, what would it be?
Something my mum used to say to me like ‘Up and at em!’
If you were a vegetable, what would it be?
Something soft and squidgy like a tomato!
Favourite joke?
What time is it when an elephant sits on your fence?
Time to get a new fence!
Amy Bushell
Why did you become an Educational Psychologist?
I loved learning about psychology through my A-Levels and postgraduate study and wanted to find a way to work using this knowledge. Much of my work experience related to working with children and young people, which I really enjoyed and so educational psychology seemed the perfect role.
Learn more about Amy
What do you like about your job?
Every day really is different. I love meeting new children and young people and the adults that know them best. Everyone has a different story to tell and a new perspective to bring.
What do you like to do in your free time?
Spending time with my family. I also like to read, exercise and spend time gardening.
Favourite animals?
Capybaras.
Favourite book, movie or show?
“Wuthering Heights” is my favourite book.
Favourite places?
The Scottish Highlands.
Favourite foods?
Cheese and chocolate.
If you had a catch phrase, what would it be?
“It’ll only take a minute…”
If you were a vegetable, what would it be?
Hmm, this is a tricky one?! I’d be a potato, but a baked potato, the best kind!
Favourite joke?
What do you call a smelly fairy?
Stinkerbell!
A step-by-step guide to seeing an EP
- Request for Involvement forms are filled out and signed
- A date and time is put in the diary (a morning or an afternoon)
- EP comes to school and meets with parent/carer and key teacher
- EP observes in classroom, if agreed
- Young person is invited to work with EP in a breakout space
- EP writes down key information which they will later put in a report and send to school to share with your parents and/ or you
Contact us today
If you are interested in working together with us you can use this form or email us directly at hello@hiveepa.com
Or if you would like to contact an EP directly, please use the emails below:
Kate Pike kate@hiveepa.com
Beth Cartwright beth@hiveepa.com
Fiona Richards fiona@hiveepa.com
Cate Wilkes cate@hiveepa.com
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