Speaking & Keynotes

Talks that inform, challenge and stay with you

Psychologically informed and grounded in evidence — but designed to connect, not overwhelm. Dan speaks to school teams, professional associations and conference audiences on the issues that matter most.

Director Beacon Community Psychology
Senior Lecturer University of Bristol
Speaker BPS, NAPEP, International events
Dr Dan O'Hare
Dr Dan O'Hare Educational Psychologist

Topics and themes

Dan speaks across a broad range of subjects. Each talk is developed collaboratively, shaped around the needs and context of your audience.

The climate crisis, children and young people

What the science tells us, what children are experiencing emotionally, and what psychology, and schools, can offer in response.

Eco-anxiety and emotional wellbeing

Understanding eco-anxiety, grief, anger and hope in children and adults, how to recognise them, talk about them, and respond thoughtfully.

Neuroscience, education and the critical lens

A thoughtful challenge to 'brain-based' thinking in schools — examining what the evidence really says and how psychology can reclaim the conversation.

Teacher and staff wellbeing

Resilience, purpose and professional sustainability for staff — drawing on psychology to think differently about what schools can do for the people in them.

Educational psychology beyond the assessment

The wider potential of psychological knowledge and skills — and what genuinely collaborative, community-oriented EP practice can look like.

Social justice and psychology in practice

How psychological skills can be brought to bear on systemic inequality — and what it means to carry ethics through to every aspect of practice.

These are starting points, not a fixed list. Get in touch to discuss what would work best for your event or audience.

Working together

Every event is different. Dan works with you in advance to shape the focus, tone and format around your audience — so what gets said feels relevant, not generic.

Available for

Whole-school staff days, trust conference keynotes, professional association events, public lectures, panel discussions

Format

Keynote, workshop, or facilitated session — online or in-person, nationally and internationally

Approach

Developed collaboratively with you — topics and framing are shaped around the needs of your specific audience

Fees

Negotiated individually and depend on format, location and scale. Get in touch with a brief description of your event

Interested in a talk or keynote?

Get in touch with a brief description of your event and we'll take it from there.

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