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Pam Jarvis

(She/Her)
England, United Kingdom
As seen in: Yorkshire Bylines, The Waterstones Podcast, Medium, The Telegraph, MDPI, Taylor & Francis Online, Tes, Tes News (Podcast), The Conversation, HuffPost UK, Byline Times and
Covers:  Psychology, History, Child Development, Education, Social Justice, Current Affairs, Politics, Science Fiction
Doesn't Cover: Engineering, Maths, Sport
Author, Citizen Journalist, Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow BPS, Historian, Educator, Grandparent.

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Pam Jarvis’s Biography

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Dr Pam Jarvis is an author, chartered psychologist, associate fellow of the British Psychological Society and freelance journalist.

Originally from London, but now based in Leeds, she taught and researched in psychology and child development across community education, schools, colleges and universities for nearly thirty years, publishing many academic articles, books and chapters, including the best sellers 'Perspectives on Play’ and ‘Early Years Pioneers.’

She has also written for profession…

Pam Jarvis’s Journalist Portfolio

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'We felt like criminals' - teachers talking Ofsted

'We felt like criminals' - teachers talking Ofsted

On 20 March 2023, ICT teacher and schools consultant Lee Parkinson put up a spreadsheet on his website and va…

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Finding Grandpapa Renfrew

Finding Grandpapa Renfrew

What does it mean to be a 'heritage Scot?' For me, the concept was always present, given that my grandmother …

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Book review: Spare, by Prince Harry

Book review: Spare, by Prince Harry

As a chartered psychologist, I decided to read Spare to learn more about a topic that deeply interests me; th…

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Getting back to sleep: understanding biphasic normality

Getting back to sleep: understanding biphasic normality

I've been a lifelong insomniac from birth, so the brief module on the psychology of sleep that I covered in m…

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King Charles III: Who do you think you are?

King Charles III: Who do you think you are?

Pam is an author, chartered psychologist, historian, researcher and grandparent. Originally from London, but …

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Message in a bottle: Christmas parties, lockdown rules and bereavement

Message in a bottle: Christmas parties, lockdown rules and bereavement

I had been idly browsing the BBC news website and seen a reference to the Daily Mirror article about a Christ…

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Articles

Election 2026: children in Scotland – the next five years

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By Pam Jarvis
| Bylines Scotland Verified
What are the possibilities for children in Scotland over the next five years? A glance through the political parties’ manifestos gives us a snapshot of their policies. Scotland’s current overarching education plan, drawn up by the SNP, is the Curriculum for Excellence. It is a progressive approach to education that gives teachers broad guidelines and a significant amount of freedom to plan independently at the classroom level.
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‘Mr. Nobody’ wins an Oscar for democracy

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By Pam Jarvis
| Yorkshire Bylines Verified
Amongst the surprises and controversies accompanying the recipients of this year’s Oscar awards, a shy, unassuming young winner slipped under the radar. But his name, and the film he won an Oscar for, is worth bringing to the attention of the general public, and of teachers and parents in particular.
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The ex-prince and the psychologist: a letter to Andrew

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By Pam Jarvis
| Yorkshire Bylines Verified
A fortnight ago, I was asked to give a psychological perspective on a breakfast television show on the continuing developments in the life of the Andrew formerly known as prince. I tried to express my thoughts but was given insufficient time to do so. As the story grows exponentially, I have decided to write what I would ideally have had time to say in this letter. Hello, Andrew. My name is Pam. I’m seven months older than you.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Huffington Post Blogger I guess. But I'd written quite a lot of short academic texts before that.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes!

How is social media changing news?

Generally for the worst at the moment. Hopefully there will be better fact-checking algorithms in the future.
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