Training for the future of Educational Psychology

Description

Doctoral training in educational psychology has supported the growth of the profession and its practice, since 2006. In the current era, with the many demands faced by practitioners, and the opportunities presented though the governmental reviews of curriculum and SEND, how should training continue to evolve?

The strengths of EP training, its effects in Children’s Services, and the critical challenges that should influence its continued growth are concerns and questions for the whole profession, not only training providers. The multiple aspirations held by EPs and their stakeholders are a key resource in the training discourse. Given likely evolutions in SEND systems, the imperative is to now grasp and reset the narrative around how EPs seek to contribute to the support of learners and the systems they move between. The case for early intervention and preventive working is key and depends upon training that fully equips practitioners for the creative challenges offered by contemporary educational and community contexts.

Period	19 Sept 2025
Held at	British Psychological Society, United Kingdom
Degree of Recognition	National