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Educational psychology


The Community Educational Psychology Service is for children and young people aged 0 – 25.  They have specialist training and qualifications in Child Development, Psychology and Education. Qualified Educational Psychologists are all registered with the Health Care Professions Council.

More information about our team and how we support our community to follow.

Training to be an Educational Psychologist

Find information on the training route to become an Educational Psychologist at Funded Training (EPFT) scheme at Association of Educational Psychologists.

To train as an Educational Psychologist you must have a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited degree or a BPS accredited psychology conversion or psychology Masters degree. You must also have significant experience of working with children and young people.

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