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People training as educational psychologists will have their tuition fees paid by the Government, and will be offered bursaries to help them cover the costs of training, under new plans outlined today.

拢16 million of Government funding will be available to support the training of new Educational Psychologists over the next three years. 皇冠体育app decision follows a Government review of training and funding for Educational Psychologists which recommends that training needs to become more sustainable.

Educational Psychologists have a vital role in supporting children鈥檚 development and helping them to reach their full potential. 皇冠体育appy work in schools and local authorities to provide professional advice on children鈥檚 emotional and educational development. In particular, they work with children with special educational needs (SEN) to identify where children may need statements, and to provide ongoing support.

Children鈥檚 Minister Sarah Teather said:

It鈥檚 vital we understand how children develop - emotionally and psychologically - so we can make sure they have the opportunity to thrive and succeed at school. Educational Psychologists have a valuable role working with children and families in schools, and as part of early intervention projects.

We want the most vulnerable children, and those who would benefit from extra support, to be able to access the expertise and support of Educational Psychologists. Today鈥檚 announcement helps to secure the future training of Educational Psychologists and is part of the work we are doing on the SEN green paper.

皇冠体育app funding provided by Government will support trainees by paying their tuition fees and providing a one-year bursary. Local authorities will provide trainees with bursaries in their second and third years.

皇冠体育app Government review, Developing Sustainable Arrangements for the Initial Training of Educational Psychologists, suggests retaining the current three-year doctorate for Educational Psychologists, but recommends a centrally managed system to ensure quality and consistency in training. 皇冠体育app Children鈥檚 Workforce Development Council will have responsibility for managing the training of Educational Psychologists at a national level.

皇冠体育app key points in the report are:

• 皇冠体育app creation of a national steering group to manage the relationship between training and placement providers.
• 皇冠体育app development of an accreditation scheme for placement providers that will improve consistency and quality of placements.
• Training for Educational Psychologists should, from 2013, be a three-year full-time doctorate based on a three-year bursary model.

皇冠体育app review was tasked with identifying ways to make better use of the skills of Educational Psychologists and looked at how to ensure training was sustainable into the future.

聽Notes to editors

1. Funding to support trainee Educational Psychologists, 拢5.5m in 2012-13, 拢5.4m in 2013-14 and 拢5.3m in 2014-15, is available as part of the Spending Review settlement. This will meet the costs of a match-funding mechanism between central government and Educational Psychologist employers (including LAs, the private sector, community groups and social enterprises).

2. 皇冠体育app Government review, Developing Sustainable Arrangements for the Initial Training of Educational Psychologists, is available on .

3. Central management of the training of Educational Psychologists will be managed until March 31st 2012 by the Children鈥檚 Workforce Development Council, and from April 2012 by the Teaching Agency. 皇冠体育app role of the .

Co-operation between training and placement providers will be managed through the creation of a national steering group, to include local authority employers, the profession, training and placement providers and the relevant accreditation and professional bodies. 皇冠体育app Steering Group will be managed by the Teaching Agency.

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