Donaldson's Welcomes New Educational Psychologist

Donaldson's Welcomes New Educational Psychologist

Donaldson's School in Linlithgow has appointed a new Educational Psychologist to work with pupils who are deaf or have communication difficulties. 

Douglas Thomson has a long-standing interest in the education of deaf pupils and joins Donaldson's following a career in Educational Psychology which spans almost 40 years.  Most recently he was Principal Psychologist for Edinburgh the City of Edinburgh Council, a post which he held for 6 years.  Prior to this he was Principal Educational Psychologist for Cumbria County Council where he worked closely with a number of organisations which support deaf children and their families.  He has extensive experience of the assessment and placement of pupils, and has worked with many of the specialist residential schools in Scotland and across England.

Douglas said, "I am really delighted to be joining Donaldson's and becoming part of the school community.  It's an exciting opportunity and I've felt very welcomed by everyone on the staff."  Douglas adds that he is looking forward to improving his signing skills. "I passed Stage 1 in BSL in 1996," he said, "but it's very rusty now!"

Douglas joins a large team of specialists within the school including our Educational Audiologist, Deaf Studies tutors and our team of Speech and Language Therapists. Visit Our Team pages for more information.

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    Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6HZ