Written questions

Educational Psychology: Staff

2026-05-28 · Department for Education · 5036 · Official question

Adam Dance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including full time professional educational psychologists working through (a) traded services, (b) multi-academy trusts and (c) private practice in offic

Answer

Data on the educational psychologist (EP) workforce is held by several organisations, including the department. The department collects data on the number of EPs centrally employed by local authorities for 28 or more days through the Schools Workforce Cen...