News & Activity
Find a range of recent relevant news items from the profession and association.
Find a range of recent relevant news items from the profession and association.
Public Accounts Committee report highlights critical challenges in the SEN system
The UK parliament's Public Accounts Committee has today released its report ‘Support for children and young people with special educational needs’ highlighting significant challenges in the current SEND system, describing it as at ‘crisis point’, and provided key recommendations for improvement.
AEP Dispute - States of Jersey
With effect from October 2024, the AEP is in dispute with The States of Jersey.
This unfortunate situation has arisen due to the failure of the employer to deal appropriately with matters raised by Educational Psychologists in the course of their work.
New translated resources on the EP role now available!
Open Letter: A drastically different approach is needed to tackle SEND crisis
Today, the AEP endorse an open letter to Secretary of State, Bridget Phillipson, drafted by a grass roots movement of educational psychologists, and other leading SEND groups, has been published. In it, the issues facing education and the ways in which the new government can work towards a solution are outlined.
HCPC revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics and guidance
The HCPC's revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics and guidance came into effect on 1 September 2024.
Bursaries and Contracts: Results of survey of Trainee & Newly Qualified Educational Psychologists
DfE publish research report on Educational Psychology workforce
The Department for Education has published a much anticipated research report into the system, practice and reported impact of educational psychology services in England. The report was commissioned by the DfE and undertaken by researchers at the Warwick Institute of Employment Research and Ecorys.
Updated Privacy and Cookie Policy
The AEP Privacy and Cookie policy has been updated. You can view the updated policy here - www.aep.org.uk/privacy-and-cookie-policy
The Employment of Trainee Educational Psychologists in Years 2 and 3 of their training
