The Department for Education has pledged £26 million to recruit and train more educational psychologists, as latest research reveals their time is often dominated by administration linked to the growing workload in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The funding will support at least 200 trainees a year in 2026 and 2027, as part of what ministers describe as a long-term commitment to grow the educational psychology (EP) workforce to enable them to do more direct work with children and schools. The investment builds on £31mn committed since 2023, which the DfE expects to deliver 600 new EPs by the end of this parliament. Read more.
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