Initial Training for Educational Psychologists

The aim of this agreement is to ensure a steady flow of new student trainee entrants to the EP workforce. The DfE requires providers to deliver a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) accredited Level 8 (doctorate level) Educational Psychologists postgraduate qualification. The programme will run on a 3-year cycle. A single cohort will require three academic years of training and tuition. In year one trainees will be university based with short practice placements. In years two and three, trainees will be on practice placement in an EP service within a Local Authority alongside a sen…