Our Mission and History
The AEP is committed to raising the profile of educational psychology and empowering our members across the profession - to ensure the best for the wellbeing of children and young people.
Founded in 1962 - we remain the only trade trade union and professional association in the UK exclusively for Educational Psychologists.
See how we have grown to become the organisation we are today.
The AEP is committed to raising the profile of educational psychology and empowering our members across the profession - to ensure the best for the wellbeing of children and young people.
Founded in 1962 - we remain the only trade trade union and professional association in the UK exclusively for Educational Psychologists.
See how we have grown to become the organisation we are today.
1962
The Association of Educational Psychologists was founded in 1962, representing 300 Educational Psychologists as members; at the time, this made up over 90% of the profession.
1989
The association continued to grow, as numbers of EPs grew and joined. It was granted a Certificate of Independence by the Trades Union Certification Officer in 1989.
1998
After many years as an affiliate association of the former National Union of Teachers, the AEP became an independent trade union in 1998.
It has its own elected General Secretary, operating on a four year election cycle and an elected National Executive Committee.
Today
The AEP continues to grow and now represents over 4,000 members, now including both trainee and assistant Educational Psychologists.
The AEP is affiliated to the Trade Unions Congress and the General Federation of Trade Unions and works alongside many other organisations to achieve common goals.
