Dr Taryn Moir

Dr Taryn Moir is an expert witness and Senior Educational Psychologist with Inverclyde Council, also practising as a locum Educational Psychologist for a range of English councils. She specialises in educational psychology, cognitive assessment, dyslexia and specific learning difficulties, metacognition, self-regulation, complex literacy difficulties, dynamic assessment, trauma, bereavement, school anxiety and the needs of care-experienced children and young people.

Dr Moir’s clinical practice focuses on assessing children and young people’s learning, development, emotional wellbeing and educational needs, and providing psychologically informed recommendations for schools, families and statutory services. She has particular expertise in evaluating learning potential, reading comprehension, autonomous learning, study skills, nurture-based practice, restorative approaches and evidence-based educational intervention. Her work spans early years transitions, additional support needs, social, emotional and mental health presentations, and the wider systems that influence a child’s educational progress.

Alongside her local authority practice, Dr Moir has contributed to national and international discussion on metacognition, literacy, nurture and implementation science, strengthening her authority in evidence-based educational psychology.

Dr Taryn Moir has been undertaking medico legal work since 2025 and accepts instructions in clinical negligence, personal injury, family and abuse matters. Her medico legal practice includes expert opinion reports in personal injury and non-accidental injury cases, including matters arising within the Family Court.

She is instructed to provide screening reports and opinions on breach of duty, causation, condition and prognosis, with a focus on the psychological, developmental and educational impact of injury, trauma, abuse and adverse childhood experiences. Her work is particularly relevant to cases involving children, adolescents and young adults where there are disputed issues around learning needs, cognitive functioning, emotional wellbeing, educational progress, school attendance or the need for support and intervention.

Dr Moir’s current medico legal instructions are claimant based, and she is able to provide solicitor-focused opinion across a range of education and child psychology issues.

Dr Moir’s clinical interests centre on understanding how children and young people learn, regulate, cope and participate within educational settings. Her practice involves detailed assessment of cognitive functioning, literacy development, learning potential and the barriers that can affect progress, particularly where children present with complex reading difficulties, dyslexia, reduced engagement or difficulties developing independent learning skills.

A significant part of her work concerns the interaction between emotional wellbeing and education. She has a particular interest in trauma, bereavement, anxiety, school refusal and the needs of children who are looked after or care-experienced. Her clinical work also considers how nurturing approaches, restorative practice and social, emotional and mental health support can be used to improve access to learning and strengthen educational outcomes.

Dr Moir applies psychological theory through consultation, assessment and intervention planning, helping schools and families understand a child’s needs within their wider learning environment and identify practical, evidence-based support.

Dr Moir has an established publication and presentation profile in educational psychology, with work focused on metacognition, reading comprehension, nurture-based practice, implementation science and educational transitions. She has authored a practitioner guide on autonomous learning and has presented nationally and internationally on metacognitive learning, literacy development, reflective practice and evidence-based intervention in educational settings.