Welcome to educational psychology

This section provides up to date information on all areas of our work to support educational psychology training. 

Recruitment for the 2012 intake of trainees is now open!

In March 2011, the Department for Education (DfE) announced that it would be conducting a review of Educational Psychology entry training. On 10 November 2011, the review report was published. To view the full review report, please click here. The review recommended that contracts should be awarded to the current training providers for a cohort of trainees to begin training in 2012. Contracts have now been awarded and the full recruitment timetable is below.

120 training places will be available in total, split across 12 universities. For details about the number of training places available at each individual university and how to apply, please refer to the applicant handbook.  

To access the online application website, please click here

Recruitment timetable

* For applicants who have requested all of their references or received all of their references by 2pm on Friday 3^rd February. If you have not requested an academic and an experience reference by 2pm on Friday 3^rd February, you will not be able to progress with your application. 

** Training providers will shortlist applications by 9 March 2012 at the latest. All interviews will be held by 20 April 2012 at the latest. For information on exact shortlisting and interviewing dates, please contact the training provider(s) you are applying to directly as the dates may vary between universities.

How to apply

For more details on how to apply, please go to our thinking of becoming an educational psychologist webpages.