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Educational Psychology

Commons · Question 123106 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 1 Apr 2026

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Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of places available for educational psychology courses at universities in England, and whether she has considered salaried training routes for experienced profess

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Answered by Georgia Gould, 1 Apr 2026

The department recently announced £26 million investment to train at least 200 new educational psychologists per year, starting in 2026 and 2027. This is set to be followed by further investment from 2028 to train more educational psychologists than we cu...