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The Doctorate in Educational Psychology programme is a three-year full time professional training course comprising of both university and practice elements. The term commences each year on September 1 and runs through until approximately the end of July.

As well as attending university based sessions, each trainee will experience three different placements within LA Educational Psychology Services (one each year). University sessions and placements are generally undertaken in ‘blocks’.

• Year 1 starts with pre-induction activities that aim to broaden experiences and knowledge within the field of educational psychology. This is followed by approximately twelve weeks of university based activities and teaching. In February of Year 1, trainees will commence their first year placement. This placement ends in approximately June, at which point trainees return for more university based activities.
• During Year 2 and 3 , trainees spend most weeks on placement, with a week of university based activities planned in term one and two. During term three, trainees finish placement in approximately June, and then return for more university based activities.

Trainees are assessed through various submissions each year. These include academic assignments, research tasks (including a final thesis) and a fieldwork portfolio.

Approach to learning

Trainees and tutors bring to the programme a wealth of experience and knowledge. It is the task of the programme to build on this expertise. It is assumed that all those involved, as a consequence of their undergraduate and/or postgraduate studies, come to the programme with a comprehensive knowledge of psychology.

During each year trainees are supported to be responsible for their personal growth, to develop further their psychological knowledge and understanding, to use such knowledge and understanding to underpin all the work they do, and to reflect actively on the experiences they have in the field and in the University.

Throughout the programme, the emphasis is on psychological perspectives on problems and issues. With the support of the programme, trainees will be expected to:

• adopt a change-focused approach
• view issues/problems holistically
• recognise the interactive nature of contributory factors.
• understand the importance of the process in reaching solutions to problems, as well as the end-product
• locate assessment, intervention and evaluation firmly within the change-focused process
• work to develop psychological formulations in collaboration with children and young people, parents, school staff and other service users
• demonstrate the extent to which theory underpins practice
• demonstrate an understanding of the ethical implications of actions.

The programme team takes pride in the diversity of the teaching approaches used, something which has been positively evaluated by our trainees. At the core, we take a constructivist approach - supporting students to construct meaning based on their prior knowledge and experience, developing ‘sense making thinking’ but also ensuring that learning is social and that our learners are key agents in this process.

As well as sessions led by the programme team, teaching also includes collaboration with professional speakers, alumni and stakeholders from a variety of disciplines and contexts

Course content

Teaching on the Educational Psychology Professional Doctorate programme consists of six themes:

• Research Methods in Educational Psychology
• Processes and Methods of Assessment
• The Psychology of Learning: Managing Change
• The Psychology of Behaviour: Managing Change
• Understanding and Working with Organisations, Systems and Groups: Managing Change
• The Role of the Educational Psychologist (EP): Managing Change

Additionally, a rich and varied programme of mini conferences is provided each year, which allows for flexibility in addressing the constantly changing context of educational psychology practice. Each conference ensures that there is an appropriate mix of speakers, including national level speakers, service users, alumni and professionals working in the field. Topics have included:

• Post-16 Work
• Responding to Crises
• Tribunal and Expert Witness Work
• Bilingual Issues and Cross Cultural Issues
• Children in Care
• Welsh Language Issues
• Working with SLD / PMLD and special schools

Supervision

To aid continuity, all trainees are allocated a member of the programme team as their professional tutor upon commencing the course. The professional tutor provides supervision, guidance and support relating to both university and placement activities. Trainees are able to seek and organise supervision with their professional tutor as and when required. The programme team aim to stay in contact. Additionally, trainees are allocated with a separate research tutor, who will support them with research related work, including their final thesis.

Whilst trainees have named supervisors, they can also approach and seek supervision from any member of the programme team.

The programme team are aware that undertaking the three-year doctorate can at times be challenging for trainees, both practically and emotionally. As such, they strive to provide a supportive and non-judgmental ethos, where trainees can seek and receive pastoral support as and when required.

The programme team embrace the BPS guidelines for supervision, offering this as a psychological process that enables a focus on personal and professional development ensuring a confidential and reflective space for the trainee to consider their experiences and learning, as well as their responses to these. This is understanding of supervision is integrated with COMOIRA, providing a congruent approach to supervision whilst recognising that there will be individual needs.

In addition to university based supervisors, trainees are also allocated a fieldwork supervisor (FWS) on each fieldwork placement. This FWS supervises the trainee’s work and development on placement and links with the trainee’s professional tutor at the University. The University provides training for all FWS.

In Year 1, there is continuous assessment of theoretical and practical work. In Year 2, as well as continuous assessment of practical work, a small scale research report and related documents are assessed. In Year 3, there is continuing assessment of practical work and trainees submit a 35,000-45,000 word research portfolio, including a thesis.

The Doctorate in Educational Psychology programme is situated within the Cardiff University Centre for Human Development (CUCHDS) , and trainees will find themselves part of a simulating, active research environment, situated alongside masters and PhD students undertaking cutting edge research with members of the public.

The Doctorate in Educational Psychology programme itself is committed to producing high quality, relevant and robust research in the field of educational psychology. Trainees on the Programme are encouraged to explore and advance their own interests and expertise through research as part of their thesis as well as completing focused, commissioned research for local authority partners.

The programme provides a gradual approach to carrying out and reporting research over the three years. Trainees have reported that this aspect of the programme is ‘well scaffolded’ and ensures that they are equipped to fulfil the requirements of the thesis and to pursue research post-qualification.

Below are examples of recent research titles from Cardiff University Doctorate in Educational Psychology Programme Trainees:

Collaborative research projects

• Pupil Perceptions of the Impact of the ELSA Programme on their Wellbeing.
• What factors enable or obstruct successful implementation of PALS?
• What are pupils’ views on EP involvement?

Small scale research projects

• Teachers’ perception of well-being in a through-school.
• Supporting parents post-diagnosis: An evaluation of workshops provided for parents of children with a recent Autism Spectrum Condition diagnosis.
• Social media, ‘Fear of Missing Out’ & primary school children: An exploration of primary school children’s social media use, their fear of missing out (FOMO), their perceptions of social media use & constructing ways forward.

Thesis projects

• “Being an Autism Parent”: Mothers’ experience from initial concerns about their daughters to a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder: An interpretive phenomenological analysis.
• Teenage Partner Violence: Young people’s views on awareness, prevention, intervention and regaining one’s sense of wellbeing.
• A Proposed Model for Predicting the Willingness of Mainstream Secondary Teacher’s to Support the Mental Health Needs of Pupils.

Successful graduates will meet all of the HCPC’s Standards of Proficienc y and the BPS’s Required Competencies for Practitioner Psychologists. They are also eligible to apply for registration as Practitioner Psychologists with the HCPC and for Chartered status with the BPS.

Most educational psychologists in England and Wales currently work within Local Authorities. However, the profession is increasingly diversifying with a growing number of educational psychologists practicing independently or working within broader contexts such as the health sector.

All Cardiff University Educational Psychology Professional Doctorate programme graduates to date have found suitable employment, mostly working as educational psychologists in Local Authorities in England and Wales.

The Doctorate in Educational Psychology programme is fully funded by the Welsh Government, with trainees receiving a bursary for all three years. We occasionally offer self-funded places on this course, however, the application and selection process for these places is the same.

From September 2022 those trainees in receipt of Welsh Government Funding are required to remain working in Wales for two years post qualification.

See our latest PhD studentships and projects and find out more about other funding opportunities .

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We will be accepting applications from Monday 25 September 2023 until Wednesday 6 December 2023. Unfortunately, applications received outside these dates will be automatically rejected.

Applicants will be required to submit an application form using the online application system for the Doctorate in Educational Psychology.

To begin your application, please ensure that the application period is open and fill in the ‘Apply’ form.

Applicants will need to provide evidence that:

• they have obtained their qualifications or expect to by 31 December
• they are eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered membership (GBC)
• they have relevant work experience. Please provide a breakdown of each period of employment and voluntary work with the corresponding number of hours per week spent in this role. This is often best presented in table format.

Please ensure that you complete the Personal Statement on the application form. The Personal Statement is essential in helping us to understand your skills, qualities and experiences and how you have applied psychology through your previous work experience. Please note that the Personal Statement will be used as part of the selection process and applications without a completed Personal Statement will be rejected.

In addition, applicants will need to provide an academic reference and a work experience reference.

Please contact Doctorate in Educational Psychology Enquiries to request the relevant forms and a guide to completing your application.

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All applicants must have the following entry requirements:

• a qualification in psychology which confers eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS), usually by the December preceding the start of the programme.
• one years’ experience working with children and young people (aged 0-25), based on full-time employment in educational, social services or community settings.

Qualifications and experience need to be obtained by 31 December.

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IELTS with an overall score of 7.5 will be required.

Please read our English language requirements for more details.

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About Postgraduate Educational Psychology

Educational psychology is a specialised field within psychology that applies psychological principles to understand and enhance the educational process. You’ll learn to optimise learning environments, conduct assessments and support of students with diverse needs, collaborate with educators and parents and contribute to the development of effective educational policymaking. You’ll explore topics such as advanced psychological theories, research methodologies, child development and socio-emotional factors affecting academic performance.

In addition to a master’s degree in a relevant field, a strong academic record is needed, as well as a research proposal aligned with the goals of educational psychology. There are currently 11 UK institutions which offer a doctorate degree in educational psychology, and courses are approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

What to expect

Studying a doctorate in educational psychology is a challenging and rewarding academic journey, where the purpose of your work is to understand and improve the learning of others. It’s a subject whose work you can immediately apply to your own educational journey; you’ll gain skills in assessment, intervention, and consultation, preparing you for a range of roles such as school psychologists, consultants and researchers.

The first year of your course will be largely university-based; in your second and third years, you’ll be working three to four days a week with a local educational service or an approved psychology organisation. There is also a final research project and dissertation. If you choose to study part-time, then you can expect to be conducting clinical work alongside your doctoral studies.

Once graduated, you can apply to become a chartered member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Educational and Child Psychology and continue your professional practise.

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Applied Educational Psychology Doctorate (DAppEdPsy)

This doctorate will enable you to become a registered educational psychologist in the UK. It is accredited by the BPS and approved by the HCPC.

You are currently viewing course information for entry year:

Start date(s):

• September 2025

As part of the Applied Educational Psychology Doctorate, you will study and develop an understanding of:

• development
• relationships
• inter-relationship in organisational structures within educational and community settings

The Applied Educational Psychology course suits those with an understanding of educational systems and settings.

You'll explore applying psychology to make a difference in the lives of young people. We understand that development is taking place throughout education. This influences the psychology we draw upon.

Educational Psychologists (EP) work with:

• individual children
• young people
• carers/teachers/other agencies

You'll support individuals and work at an organisational level. This is to facilitate the learning and wellbeing of children and young people. Along with all BPS accredited EP training programmes we draw upon a wide range of psychology. 

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Please rest assured we make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the programmes, services and facilities described. However, it may be necessary to make changes due to significant disruption, for example in response to Covid-19.

View our  Academic experience page , which gives information about your Newcastle University study experience for the academic year 2024-25.

See our  terms and conditions and student complaints information , which gives details of circumstances that may lead to changes to programmes, modules or University services.

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What you'll learn.

During your training, you'll also undertake research projects. These include:

• a systematic review of published research in a relevant field
• an empirical study presented as a paper for an appropriate peer-reviewed journal

You'll maintain a practice portfolio that chronicles and evidences your professional development.

As part of the Applied Educational Psychology Doctorate, you'll also study four taught modules which cover:

• key issues of inclusion and diversity
• working in partnership
• learning and social environments
• frameworks for practice

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

To find out more please see our terms and conditions .

Optional modules availability

Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.

Compulsory modules

Inclusion and Diversity  (30 credits) Working in Partnership  (30 credits) Learning and Social Environment  (30 credits) Frameworks for Practice  (30 credits) Professional Practice A  (30 credits) Professional Practice B  (30 credits)

Year 1 Modules are shown above.

Year 2 You will undertake the following work, which is not modularised:

• a research proposal
• a portfolio of professional work
• a systematic review of the literature (5,000 words). This will examine an aspect of a broad topic of interest that will be the focus of the inquiry throughout the whole thesis (and be summarised in the title for the thesis)

Year 3 You will undertake the following work, which is not modularised:

• a brief chapter (no more than 3000 words) that will provide a methodological and ethical critique of possible and relevant research designs and methods to be employed in an empirical study.
• an empirical research study of 7,000 words presented in the required format for submission to a nominated Journal.
• a reflective synthesis (2000 words) of professional and academic learning acquired in achieving the above. This will show what the work means for the trainee as a practitioner and researcher. It will demonstrate what the implications are for education and educationalists. It will also provide a summary of the most appropriate next steps for the trainee as a fully qualified researcher-practitioner.

How you'll learn

Our aims are to:

• promote the fullest possible inclusive education and social inclusion
• mitigate the effects of impairment, social and economic deprivation and disadvantage

During the first year of the Applied Educational Psychology Doctorate, there is an emphasis on the development of:

• professional criticality
• self-reflection
• the acquisition of process skills

This includes the use of:

• supervision
• consultation
• solution-oriented practices
• narrative practices
• dynamic assessment
• video feedback (including initial training in Video Interaction Guidance)

You'll undertake placements in educational and community settings. You'll use enquiry-based learning throughout. You'll work collaboratively and take responsibility for individual and group learning.

There will be time off across the year during Year 1. This is usually one week in Dec/Jan and March/Apr as well as four weeks in the summer. You’re expected to attend university sessions and placement throughout the half-term holidays. You’re also given a week of study leave in Dec/Jan and March/Apr and two weeks in the summer.

Depending on your modules, you'll be assessed through a combination of:

• an assessment of practice placements – four formal assessments across the three years
• a viva voce examination of a thesis

Our mission is to help you:

• stay healthy, positive and feeling well
• overcome any challenges you may face during your degree – academic or personal
• get the most out of your postgraduate research experience
• carry out admin and activities essential to progressing through your degree
• understand postgraduate research processes, standards and rules

We can offer you tailored wellbeing support, courses and activities.

You can also access a broad range of workshops covering:

• research and professional skills
• careers support
• health and safety
• public engagement
• academic development

Our team

Our Applied Educational Psychology programme directors are:

• Dr Richard Parker
• Dr Wilma Barrow

Our staff (as of July 2023):

Ashlyn Wong (Programme Administrator); Dr Tim Cox; Dr Emma Miller ; Dr Fi Boyd; Dr Katie Gibson; Dr Rachel Hayton; Dr Tracey Heckels; Dr Wilma Barrow; Dr Richard Parker.

Your development

You'll learn to support the development of young people aged 0-25 years. You will also learn how to work with other professionals, such as teachers.

Each year, you'll undertake supervised and assessed placements in educational psychology services. You will work with schools and settings of other children’s service agencies and professionals. You will work with children and young people and their families.

The following patterns are typical but are subject to change. There will be some exceptions to these patterns. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are only placement days for parts of the year.

• Monday – study day (at home or at university)
• Tuesday – university day/placement day
• Wednesday – university day/placement day
• Thursday – university day
• Friday – university day

*University days will be either in-person or will involve online or directed activities during year one.

Years two and three:

• Monday – placement day
• Tuesday – placement day
• Wednesday – placement day
• Thursday – university day/research day
• Friday – university day/research day

The programme workload will mean working additional hours on top of study days. The DAppEdPsy is a full-time professional training programme. This reflects in the working hours at both the university and the placement.

Placements A and B in year one will be at the six Local Authorities in the North East region. This is the base for our six Field Work Tutors. You may also have placements at other services in the North East region. This will be agreed between service managers.

The placements available for years two and three are different every year. Placements are offered by Local Authorities. You can make requests to those available in the region or further afield. These are decided through a matching process that takes place regionally.

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Our careers service.

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

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Quality and ranking

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body

From 1 January 2021 there is an update to the way professional qualifications are recognised by countries outside of the UK

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You'll have access to facilities and a growing collection of online resources, including:

• a well-stocked Education Resource Centre
• an audio-video lab
• a recording studio

Find out more about the facilities in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences.

Fees and funding

If you’re awarded a place on the programme your fees will be paid throughout the three-year course.

You will be provided with a bursary in year one. In years two and three we will seek a bursary for you from a local authority or other commissioners of educational psychology services. 

The Department for Education directly manages the government-funded element. See the  Educational Psychologist Funded Training (EPFT) scheme  for more information.

Entry requirements

The entrance requirements below apply to 2025 entry.

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Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can allow you to convert existing relevant university-level knowledge, skills and experience into credits towards a qualification. Find out more about the RPL policy which may apply to this course

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Applied Educational Psychology Doctorate - Open Event

We hold an Annual Open Event for potential Applied Educational Psychology Doctorate applicants. You will have the chance to speak with current and past students and the Programme team. There is also a brief formal presentation about the Programme.

The DAppEdPsy Open Event for 2025 entry will take place on 5 October 2024, 11:00-13:00 at the Boiler House, Newcastle University. Register your interest in the Open Event .

Please get in touch with any questions, if you miss the event but still would like to apply to start in September 2025. You can email the Programme Administrator: [email protected] .

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DEdPsy Educational Psychology

DEdPsy DEdPsy Educational Psychology

The Doctor of Educational Psychology (DEdPsy) is a research degree accredited by the British Psychological Society and the Health and Care Professions Council . The degree serves as the entry qualification for professional practice and employment in educational psychology. It has been designed to meet the professional training needs of educational psychologists and reflects a shift in orientation in professional training that is implicit in a research degree.

The programme's academic and research goals are:

• To create an advanced level of knowledge in the areas of child development, educational psychology, special educational needs, assessment and intervention, childhood diversity, family dynamics and educational systems. Assessment is by written assignments.
• To provide instruction in research methodology to doctoral level (you will be required to complete a dissertation).

Programme structure

Visit our programme catalogue for full details of the structure and unit content for our DEdPsy in Educational Psychology.

World-leading research

The University of Bristol is ranked fifth for research in the UK ( Times Higher Education ).

94% of our research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

Entry requirements

An upper second-class honours degree in psychology (or equivalent qualification) that confers Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society. Relevant experience of working with children or young people (aged 0-25). Applicants with a lower second-class degree (or international equivalent) and relevant experience may be considered.

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

Read the programme admissions statement for important information on entry requirements, the application process and supporting documents required.

If English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our  profile level A.

Further information about  English language requirements and profile levels .

Fees and funding

Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.

More about tuition fees, living costs and financial support .

Alumni discount

University of Bristol students and graduates can benefit from a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study.  Check your eligibility for an alumni discount.

Funding and scholarships

Please refer to the Association of Educational Psychologists AEP website for full details of the application process and deadlines for funded places.

Please note that it is not possible to apply on a self-funded basis and/or direct to the University for this programme.

Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students.

Career prospects

The DEdPsy programme leads to a professional qualification in educational psychology, so graduates can register as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council and as a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society.

Educational psychologists are employed across a wide range of fields, including local authorities, social enterprise organisations, private practice, schools and academies, and the health service.

For further details about a career as an educational psychologist, visit the British Psychological Society and the Association of Educational Psychologists websites.

Meet our supervisors

The following list shows potential supervisors for this programme. Visit their profiles for details of their research and expertise.

How to apply

For funded applications, please see the Association of Educational Psychologists website. It is not possible to apply on a self-funded basis and/or direct to the University for this programme.

Please refer to the Association of Educational Psychologists AEP website for full details of the application process and deadlines.

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DEdChPsy Educational and Child Psychology / Overview

Year of entry: 2025

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You must have one of the following, which confers eligibility for GBCM:

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology (minimum 2:1);
• Conversion course (minimum Merit);
• Psychology-based Master's degree (minimum Merit).

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Programme overview

• Undertake an HCPC-approved doctoral programme of professional training as an educational psychologist.
• Gain training in several therapeutic approaches.

Our programme information events will be held by zoom on 9th October 2024 and potential applicants are welcome to attend Q&A sessions at:

• 12.00 - 1.00pm via: https://zoom.us/j/92383571768
• 6 - 7pm via: https://zoom.us/j/98373396935

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Your fees will cover the cost of your study at the University, as well as charges for registration, tuition, supervision, examinations and graduation (excluding graduation robe hire).

Payment of tuition fees will also entitle you to membership of The University of Manchester library, the Students' Union and the Athletic Union.

Scholarships/sponsorships

Funding for fees is provided by the Department for Education (DfE), throughout all three years of the programme.

The DfE also provides a bursary in year one.

For years two and three, trainees can opt into the bursary allocation system, which provides all funded bursary placements.

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Applied Educational and Child Psychology Doctorate (App Ed and Child Psy D)

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The Applied Educational and Child Psychology Doctorate (App Ed and Child Psy D) is a research degree and professional training that confers eligibility to apply for registration as practitioner psychologist (educational) with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

The Applied Educational and Child Psychology Doctorate (App Ed and Child Psy D) programme is approved by the HCPC and accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Why study this programme?

The programme provides:

• a unique research-based approach to practice
• module-based learning in core domains underpinned by contemporary developments in educational psychology
• a distinctive focus upon anti-oppressive practice and supporting diversity, and on supervision.
• a highly praised tutorial system
• close, supportive working relationships with local Educational Psychology Services 

You will undertake supervised professional practice placements in each year.

To complete the programme, you will need to meet the requirements of all three stands: academic, research and supervised professional practice.

On completion, you will demonstrate the Standards of Proficiency required of practitioner educational psychologists by the HCPC, and the learning outcomes specified by the BPS.

Inclusivity Statement

The Educational Psychology tutor team are committed to creating a caring, and inclusive environment in which everyone feels they belong, fit, and may thrive. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity in our trainees and tutor team, such as differences in cultural backgrounds, race, ethnicity, disability, age, class, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

We aim to embed this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in our teaching and learning practices, our tutorials, our curriculum, guest speakers, placements, research, and other events. We actively engage with the impact of structural oppression through our curriculum and understand that this involves a continuous approach to learning for us all. We are therefore committed to examining our practices to ensure that our course prepares trainees for the diverse communities with whom educational psychologists work. We support the University’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Scheme.

Open evening

The date of the next online Open Evening for our programme is Thursday 10th October 2024 from 6 - 7.30 pm. Please  register online  for this event.  

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Accreditation

This course is accredited by the  British Psychological Society

Programme Structure

The App Ed Ch Psy D is a three-year programme, with 540 credits; 180 credits can be gained in each year.   

Accreditation/APL

Accreditation of certificated prior learning (APL) applies solely in the case of the three Year 1 research modules (20 credits each). For these modules, subject to you producing evidence of an appropriate match in level and content between your previous studies and the Birmingham research module(s) for which you are seeking exemption, APL and credit transfer may be approved. APL is not offered for other modules or components of the programme.

Unless indicated otherwise the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2022.

There are seven modules in Year 1:

• Assessment and Intervention
• Psychology in Professional Practice
• Working with Organisational and Communities
• Complex Individual Needs
• Philosophy of Social Science Research
• Research Design, Practice and Ethics
• Fundamentals in Qualitative Research Methods

In Year 1 there are two supervised placements in Local Authority Psychological Services.

In Year 2 you will extend your learning and skills through advanced supplementary workshops, that include focus on:

• The needs of more vulnerable learners
• Facilitating change in community and other settings
• Family-based work
• Therapeutic intervention
• Collaboration with other professional groups and agencies. 

You will also undertake a 130-day bursary-funded placement in an Educational Psychology Service and begin developing your two-volume research submission.

In Year 3 extension and consolidation workshops continue.

You will undertake a further 130-day bursary-funded placement, typically continuing in the same Educational Psychology Service.

The two-volume research thesis is submitted in Year 3.

Please note: the information provided above may be subject to modification in response to a range of influences, including developments in the profession of educational psychology, in the context in which educational psychologists work and within the University.

Fees for the programme are paid for by the Department for Education. Please view the AEP website for details of the funding

How To Apply

You will need to apply through the AEP

Our Standard Requirements

Entry requirements are set by the Association of Educational Psychologists and full details may be found on their website. Please note that as we do not offer self-funded places can you check the residency criteria to ensure that you meet the eligibility requirements for funding.

International Requirements

For entry to a PhD programme, any of the following Masters equivalent programmes with a minimum grade of 8/10 will be considered: - Kandidat i Shkencave (Candidate of Sciences) - Certifikate Specializimi (Specialisation Certificate) - Diplomë e Nivelit të Dytë (Second Level (University) Diploma) - Master i Arteve të Bukura (Master of Fine Arts) - Master i Nivelit të Dytë (Second Level Master's degree ) - Master i Nivelit të Parë (First level Master's degree) - Master Shkencave (Master of Science)

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a GPA of 14/20 from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of the Licenciado or an equivalent professional title from a recognised Argentinian university, with a promedio of at least 7.5, may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. Applicants for PhD degrees will normally have a Maestria or equivalent

Applicants who hold a Masters degree will be considered for admission to PhD study.

Holders of a good four-year Diplomstudium/Magister or a Masters degree from a recognised university with a minimum overall grade of 2.5 will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students with a good 5-year Specialist Diploma or 4-year Bachelor degree from a recognised higher education institution in Azerbaijan, with a minimum GPA of 4/5 or 80% will be considered for entry to postgraduate taught programmes at the University of Birmingham.

For postgraduate research programmes applicants should have a good 5-year Specialist Diploma (completed after 1991), with a minimum grade point average of 4/5 or 80%, from a recognised higher education institution or a Masters or “Magistr Diplomu” or “Kandidat Nauk” from a recognised higher education institution in Azerbaijan.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 75% from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree, with a CGPA of 3.0-3.3/4.0 or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Students who hold a Masters degree from the University of Botswana with a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/5.0 (70%/B/'very good') will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.

Please note 4-year bachelor degrees from the University of Botswana are considered equivalent to a Diploma of Higher Education. 5-year bachelor degrees from the University of Botswana are considered equivalent to a British Bachelor (Ordinary) degree.

Students who have completed a Masters degree from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study.

A Licenciatura or Bacharelado degree from a recognised Brazilian university:

• A grade of 7.5/10 for entry to programmes with a 2:1 requirement
• A grade of 6.5/10for entry to programmes with a 2:2 requirement

Holders of a good Bachelors degree with honours (4 to 6 years) from a recognised university with a upper second class grade or higher will be considered for entry to taught postgraduate programmes.  Holders of a good Masters degree from a recognised university will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a good post-2001 Masters degree from a recognised university will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students with a minimum average of 14 out of 20 (or 70%) on a 4-year Licence, Bachelor degree or Diplôme d'Etudes Superieures de Commerce (DESC) or Diplôme d'Ingénieur or a Maîtrise will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.

Holders of a bachelor degree with honours from a recognised Canadian university may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. A GPA of 3.0/4, 7.0/9 or 75% is usually equivalent to a UK 2.1.

Holders of the Licenciado or equivalent Professional Title from a recognised Chilean university will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. Applicants for PhD study will preferably hold a Magister degree or equivalent.

Students with a bachelor’s degree (4 years minimum) may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. However please note that we will only consider students who meet the entry guidance below. 

Please note: for the subject areas below we use the Shanghai Ranking 2023 (full table) , Shanghai Ranking 2024 (full table) and Shanghai Ranking of Chinese Art Universities 2024

需要具备学士学位（4年制）的申请人可申请研究生课程。请根据所申请的课程查看相应的入学要求。 请注意，中国院校名单参考 软科中国大学排名2023（总榜） ，  软科中国大学排名2024（总榜） ，以及 软科中国艺术类高校名单2024 。  

Business School (excluding MBA)   and School of Computer Science programmes 商学院 （ MBA除外） 及计算机学院硕士 课程入学要求

* Applicants from Group 4 institutions are only considered for the following 7 programmes

来自第四类院校的申请人仅限于申请以下7个课程：

• MSc Financial Management
• MSc Investments
• MSc Financial Technology
• MSc Economics
• MSc Financial Economics
• MSc Money, Banking and Finance
• MSc Computer Science

All other programmes (including MBA)   所有其他 硕士课程（包括 MBA）入学要求

Please contact the China Recruitment Team for any questions on the above entry requirements.

如果您对录取要求有疑问，请联系伯明翰大学中国办公室   [email protected]  

Holders of the Licenciado/Professional Title from a recognised Colombian university will be considered for our Postgraduate Diploma and Masters degrees. Applicants for PhD degrees will normally have a Maestria or equivalent.

Holders of a good bachelor degree with honours (4 to 6 years) from a recognised university with a upper second class grade or higher will be considered for entry to taught postgraduate programmes.  Holders of a good Masters degree from a recognised university will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a good Bacclaureus (Bachelors) from a recognised Croatian Higher Education institution with a minimum overall grade of 4.0 out of 5.0, vrlo dobar ‘very good’, or a Masters degree, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a Bachelors degree(from the University of the West Indies or the University of Technology) may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. A Class II Upper Division degree is usually equivalent to a UK 2.1. For further details on particular institutions please refer to the list below.  Applicants for PhD level study will preferably hold a Masters degree or Mphil from the University of the West Indies.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a good Bachelors degree from a recognised institution with a minimum overall grade of 6.5 out of 10, or a GPA of 3 out of 4, and will usually be required to have completed a good Masters degree to be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a good Bakalár from a recognised Czech Higher Education institution with a minimum overall grade of 1.5, B, velmi dobre ‘very good’ (post-2004) or 2, velmi dobre ‘good’ (pre-2004), or a good post-2002 Magistr (Masters), will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a good Bachelors degree from a recognised institution with a minimum overall grade of 7-10 out of 12 (or 8 out of 13) or higher for 2:1 equivalence and will usually be required to have completed a good Masters/ Magisterkonfereus/Magister Artium degree to be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of the Licenciado or an equivalent professional title from a recognised Ecuadorian university may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. Grades of 70% or higher can be considered as UK 2.1 equivalent.  Applicants for PhD level study will preferably hold a Magister/Masterado or equivalent qualification, but holders of the Licenciado with excellent grades can be considered.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 75% from a recognised institution. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a good Bakalaurusekraad from a recognised university with a minimum overall grade of 4/5 or B, or a good one- or two-year Magistrikraad from a recognised university, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students who hold a Masters degree with very good grades (grade B, 3.5/4 GPA or 85%) will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. 

Holders of a good Kandidaatti / Kandidat (old system), a professional title such as Ekonomi, Diplomi-insinööri, Arkkitehti, Lisensiaatti (in Medicine, Dentistry and Vetinary Medicine), or a Maisteri / Magister (new system), Lisensiaatti / Licenciat, Oikeustieteen Kandidaatti / Juris Kandidat (new system) or Proviisori / Provisor from a recognised Finnish Higher Education institution, with a minimum overall grade of 2/3 or 4/5, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters/Maîtrise with a minimum overall grade of 13 out of 20, or a Magistère / Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies / Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures Specialisées / Mastère Specialis, from a recognised French university or Grande École to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

The following qualifications may be considered for entry to a Masters programme: Bachelor degree - Transliteration: Bakalavris Khariskhi Diploma in Dentistry / Medicine / Veterinary Medicine) Certified Specialist - Transliteration: Diplomirebuli Spezialisti (when studied for 4 years) (awarded between 2005 and 2010) Specialist Diploma - Transliteration: Umaghlesi Ganatlebis Diplomi (last awarded in 2005) For qualifications awarded 2005 onwards, a B or 81-90/100 can be considered equivalent to a 2.1, and a C or 71-80/100 can be considered equivalent to a 2.1. 

For qualifications awarded before 2005 on a grading scheme out of 5, the following equivalencies may be considered: 2.1 = 4.5 - 4.9, and 2.2 = 4.0 – 4.49

Holders of a Magister Artium, a Diplom or an Erstes Staatsexamen from a recognised university with a minimum overall grade of 2.5, or a good two-year Lizentiat / Aufbaustudium / Zweites Staatsexamen or a Masters degree from a recognised university, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students who hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. Most taught Masters programmes require a minimum of an upper second class degree (2.1) with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/5.0 Students who have completed a Masters degree from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a good four-year Ptychio (Bachelor degree) with a minimum overall grade of 6.5 out of 10, from a recognised Greek university (AEI), and will usually be required to have completed a good Metaptychiako Diploma Eidikefsis (Masters degree) from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

4-year Licenciado is deemed equivalent to a UK bachelors degree. A score of 75 or higher from Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) can be considered comparable to a UK 2.1, 60 is comparable to a UK 2.2.  Private universities have a higher pass mark, so 80 or higher should be considered comparable to a UK 2.1, 70 is comparable to a UK 2.2

The Hong Kong Bachelor degree is considered comparable to British Bachelor degree standard. Students with bachelor degrees awarded by universities in Hong Kong may be considered for entry to one of our postgraduate degree programmes.

Students with Masters degrees may be considered for PhD study.

Holders of a good Alapfokozat / Alapképzés or Egyetemi Oklevel from a recognised university with a minimum overall grade of 3.5, or a good Mesterfokozat (Masters degree) or Egyetemi Doktor (university doctorate), will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree, with a 60% or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of the 4 year Sarjana (S1) from a recognised Indonesian institution will be considered for postgraduate study. Entry requirements vary with a minimum requirement of a GPA of 2.8.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a score of 14/20 or 70% from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree from a recognised institution, with 100 out of 110 or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Students who hold the Maitrise, Diplome d'Etude Approfondies, Diplome d'Etude Superieures or Diplome d'Etude Superieures Specialisees will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees (14-15/20 or Bien from a well ranked institution is considered comparable to a UK 2.1, while a score of 12-13/20 or Assez Bien is considered comparable to a UK 2.2).

Students with a Bachelor degree from a recognised university in Japan will be considered for entry to a postgraduate Masters degree provided they achieve a sufficiently high overall score in their first (Bachelor) degree. A GPA of 3.0/4.0 or a B average from a good Japanese university is usually considered equivalent to a UK 2:1.

Students with a Masters degree from a recognised university in Japan will be considered for PhD study. A high overall grade will be necessary to be considered.

Students who have completed their Specialist Diploma Мамаң дипломы/Диплом специалиста) or "Magistr" (Магистр дипломы/Диплом магистра) degree (completed after 1991) from a recognised higher education institution, with a minimum GPA of 2.67/4.00 for courses requiring a UK lower second and 3.00/4.00 for courses requiring a UK upper second class degree, will be considered for entry to postgraduate Masters degrees and, occasionally, directly for PhD degrees.  Holders of a Bachelor "Bakalavr" degree (Бакалавр дипломы/Диплом бакалавра) from a recognised higher education institution, with a minimum GPA of  2.67/4.00 for courses requiring a UK lower second and 3.00/4.00 for courses requiring a UK upper second class degree, may also be considered for entry to taught postgraduate programmes.

Students who hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. Most taught Masters programmes require a minimum of an upper second class degree (2.1) with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/50

Holders of a good Postgraduate Diploma (professional programme) from a recognised university or institution of Higher Education, with a minimum overall grade of 7.5 out of 10, or a post-2000 Magistrs, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a score of 16/20 or 80% from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a Bachelors degree from a recognised university in Libya will be considered for postgraduate study. Holders of a Bachelors degree will normally be expected to have achieved score of 70% for 2:1 equivalency or 65% for 2:2 equivalency. Alternatively students will require a minimum of 3.0/4.0 or BB to be considered.

Holders of a good pre-2001 Magistras from a recognised university with a minimum overall grade of 8 out of 10, or a good post-2001 Magistras, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes

Holders of a good Bachelors degree from a recognised Luxembourgish Higher Education institution with a minimum overall grade of 16 out of 20, or a Diplôme d'Études Supérieures Spécialisées (comparable to a UK PGDip) or Masters degree from a recognised Luxembourgish Higher Education institution will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students who hold a Masters degree will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees (70-74% or A or Marginal Distinction from a well ranked institution is considered comparable to a UK 2.1, while a score of 60-69% or B or Bare Distinction/Credit is considered comparable to a UK 2.2).

Holders of a Bachelors degree from a recognised Malaysian institution (usually achieved with the equivalent of a second class upper or a grade point average minimum of 3.0) will be considered for postgraduate study at Diploma or Masters level.

Holders of a good Bachelors degree from the University of Malta with a minimum grade of 2:1 (Hons), and/or a Masters degree, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students who hold a Bachelor degree (Honours) from a recognised institution (including the University of Mauritius) will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.  Most taught Masters programmes require a minimum of an upper second class degree (2:1).

Students who hold the Licenciado/Professional Titulo from a recognised Mexican university with a promedio of at least 8 will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.

Students who have completed a Maestria from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree, licence or Maîtrise and a Masters degree, with a score of 14/20 or 70% from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Students with a good four year honours degree from a recognised university will be considered for postgraduate study at the University of Birmingham. PhD applications will be considered on an individual basis.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree, with 60-74% or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a good Doctoraal from a recognised Dutch university with a minimum overall grade of 7 out of 10, and/or a good Masters degree, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students who hold a Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years and/or level 400) from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.  Most taught Masters programmes require a minimum of an upper second class degree (2.1) with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/5.0

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a good Bachelors degree from a recognised institution with a minimum GPA of B/Very Good or 1.6-2.5 for a 2.1 equivalency, and will usually be required to have completed a good Masters, Mastergrad, Magister. Artium, Sivilingeniør, Candidatus realium or Candidatus philologiae degree to be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree, with a CGPA of 3.0/4 or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a Bachelors degree from a recognised university in the Palestinian Territories will be considered for postgraduate study. Holders of Bachelors degree will normally be expected to have achieved a GPA of 3/4 or 80% for 2:1 equivalency or a GPA of 2.5/4 or 70% for 2:2 equivalency.    

Holders of the Título de Licenciado /Título de (4-6 years) or an equivalent professional title from a recognised Paraguayan university may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. Grades of 4/5 or higher can be considered as UK 2.1 equivalent.  The Título Intermedio is a 2-3 year degree and is equivalent to a HNC, it is not suitable for postgraduate entry but holders of this award could be considered for second year undergraduate entry or pre-Masters.  Applicants for PhD level study will preferably hold a Título de Maestría / Magister or equivalent qualification, but holders of the Título/Grado de Licenciado/a with excellent grades can be considered.

Holders of the Bachiller, Licenciado, or Título Profesional with at least 13/20 may be considered as UK 2.1 equivalent.  Applicants for PhD level study will preferably hold a Título de Maestría or equivalent qualification.

Holders of a good pre-2001 Magister from a recognised Polish university with a minimum overall grade of 4 out of 5, dobry ‘good’, and/or a good Swiadectwo Ukonczenia Studiów Podyplomowych (Certificate of Postgraduate Study) or post-2001 Magister from a recognised Polish university with a minimum overall grade of 4.5/4+ out of 5, dobry plus 'better than good', will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a good Licenciado from a recognised university, or a Diploma de Estudos Superiores Especializados (DESE) from a recognised Polytechnic Institution, with a minimum overall grade of 16 out of 20, and/or a good Mestrado / Mestre (Masters) from a recognised university, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a good Bachelors degree from a recognised Romanian Higher Education institution with a minimum overall grade of 8 out of 10, and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree/Diploma de Master/Diploma de Studii Academice Postuniversitare (Postgraduate Diploma - Academic Studies) or Diploma de Studii Postuniversitare de Specializare (Postgraduate Diploma - Specialised Studies) to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a good Диплом Специалиста (Specialist Diploma) or Диплом Магистра (Magistr) degree from recognised universities in Russia (minimum GPA of 4.0) will be considered for entry to taught postgraduate programmes/PhD study.

Students who hold a 4-year Bachelor degree with at least 16/20 or 70% will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.   

Students who hold a Maitrise, Diplome d'Etude Approfondies,Diplome d'Etude Superieures or Diplome d'Etude Superieures Specialisees will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. A score of 14-15/20 or Bien from a well ranked institution is considered comparable to a UK 2.1, while a score of 12-13/20 or Assez Bien is considered comparable to a UK 2.2

Students who hold a Bachelor (Honours) degree from a recognised institution with a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/5.0 (or a score of 60-69% or B+) from a well ranked institution will be considered for most our Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees with a 2:1 requirement.

Students holding a good Bachelors Honours degree will be considered for postgraduate study at Diploma or Masters level.

Holders of a good three-year Bakalár or pre-2002 Magister from a recognised Slovakian Higher Education institution with a minimum overall grade of 1.5, B, Vel’mi dobrý ‘very good’, and/or a good Inžinier or a post-2002 Magister from a recognised Slovakian Higher Education institution will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a good Diploma o pridobljeni univerzitetni izobrazbi (Bachelors degree), Diplomant (Professionally oriented first degree), Univerzitetni diplomant (Academically oriented first degree) or Visoko Obrazovanja (until 1999) from a recognised Slovenian Higher Education institution with a minimum overall grade of 8.0 out of 10, and/or a good Diploma specializacija (Postgraduate Diploma) or Magister (Masters) will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students who hold a Bachelor Honours degree (also known as Baccalaureus Honores / Baccalaureus Cum Honoribus) from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. Most Masters programmes will require a second class upper (70%) or a distinction (75%).

Holders of a Masters degree will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a Bachelor degree from a recognised South Korean institution (usually with the equivalent of a second class upper or a grade point average 3.0/4.0 or 3.2/4.5) will be considered for Masters programmes.

Holders of a good Masters degree from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study on an individual basis.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree, with 7 out of 10 or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree, with 60-74% or a CGPA 3.30/4.0 or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a good Kandidatexamen (Bachelors degree) or Yrkesexamen (Professional Bachelors degree) from a recognised Swedish Higher Education institution with the majority of subjects with a grade of VG (Val godkänd), and/or a good Magisterexamen (Masters degree), International Masters degree or Licentiatexamen (comparable to a UK Mphil), will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a good "PostGraduate Certificate" or "PostGraduate Diploma" or a Masters degree from a recognised Swiss higher education institution (with a minimum GPA of 5/6 or 8/10 or 2/5 (gut-bien-bene/good) for a 2.1 equivalence) may be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a GPA of 3.0/4.0, 3.5/5 or 75% from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a good Bachelor degree (from 75% to 85% depending upon the university in Taiwan) from a recognised institution will be considered for postgraduate Masters study. Holders of a good Masters degree from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study.

Students who hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.  Most taught Masters programmes require a minimum of an upper second class degree (2.1) Students who have completed a Masters degree from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study.

Holders of a good Masters degree from a recognised institution will be considered for entry to our postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a good Masters degree or Mphil from a recognised university will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students with a Bachelors degree from the following universities may be considered for entry to postgraduate programmes:

• Ateneo de Manila University - Quezon City
• De La Salle University - Manila
• University of Santo Tomas
• University of the Philippines - Diliman

Students from all other institutions with a Bachelors and a Masters degree or relevant work experience may be considered for postgraduate programmes.

Grading Schemes

1-5 where 1 is the highest 2.1 = 1.75 2.2 = 2.25 

Out of 4.0 where 4 is the highest 2.1 = 3.0 2.2 = 2.5

Letter grades and percentages 2.1 = B / 3.00 / 83% 2.2 = C+ / 2.5 / 77%

Holders of a postdoctoral qualification from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study.  Students may be considered for PhD study if they have a Masters from one of the above listed universities.

Holders of a Lisans Diplomasi with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0/4.0 from a recognised university will be considered for postgraduate study at Diploma or Masters level.

Holders of a Yuksek Diplomasi from a recognised university will be considered for PhD study.

Students who hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. Most Masters programmes will require a second class upper (2.1) or GPA of 3.5/5.0

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a good Bachelors degree / Диплом бакалавра (Dyplom Bakalavra), Диплом спеціаліста (Specialist Diploma) or a Dyplom Magistra from a recognised Ukrainian higher education institution with a minimum GPA of 4.0/5.0, 3.5/4, 8/12 or 80% or higher for 2:1 equivalence and will usually be required to have completed a good Masters degree to be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

The University will consider students who hold an Honours degree from a recognised institution in the USA with a GPA of:

• 2.8 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) for entry to programmes with a 2:2 requirement 
• 3.2 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) for entry to programmes with a 2:1 requirement 

Please note that some subjects which are studied at postgraduate level in the USA, eg. Medicine and Law, are traditionally studied at undergraduate level in the UK.

Holders of the Magistr Diplomi (Master's degree) or Diplomi (Specialist Diploma), awarded by prestigious universities, who have attained high grades in their studies will be considered for postgraduate study.  Holders of the Fanlari Nomzodi (Candidate of Science), where appropriate, will be considered for PhD study.

Holders of the Licenciatura/Título or an equivalent professional title from a recognised Venezuelan university may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. Scales of 1-5, 1-10 and 1-20 are used, an overall score of 70% or equivalent can be considered equivalent to a UK 2.1.  Applicants for PhD level study will preferably hold a Maestria or equivalent qualification

Holders of a Bachelors degree from a recognised Vietnamese institution (usually achieved with the equivalent of a second class upper or a grade point average minimum GPA of 7.0 and above) will be considered for postgraduate study at Diploma or Masters level.  Holders of a Masters degree (thac si) will be considered for entry to PhD programmes.

Students who hold a Masters degree with a minimum GPA of 3.5/5.0 or a mark of 2.0/2.5 (A) will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.   

Students who hold a good Bachelor Honours degree will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. 

The educational psychology team is part of the Department of Disability, Inclusion and Special Educational Needs (DISN) within the School of Education where we are fortunate to work with colleagues with a range of specialisms. Many of our colleagues provide specialist input to the course through teaching and supporting the work that trainees complete for their thesis.

For its effective delivery, the programme has acquired a secure partnership between the University and the Local Authority (LA) Psychological Services. As well as contributing to curriculum planning, delivery and staffing of the programme, local services also contribute to the first year of the programme through the supervision of placement activity (which accounts for approximately 70 days, spread across two placements, each undertaken in a different local authority) in a range of public sector and voluntary agency settings.

In Years 2 and 3 of the programme, students have a different role within educational psychology services when they take up bursary funded placements as trainee educational psychologists.

All members of the tutor team are experienced educational psychologists who have worked in a number of different local authorities and are actively involved in developments within their employing LAs. The tutor team is able to provide trainees with a broad range of learning opportunities in terms of academic teaching, research activity, professional guidance and tutorial support.

Assessment Methods

The academic and research requirements are assessed through a number of assignments completed during Year 1 of the programme, and a thesis compiled during Years 2 and 3 of study. The thesis comprises two volumes: Volume 1 is a report of a substantive original empirical study, while Volume 2 contains four practitioner research reports of work undertaken during the second and third years of training within the supervised professional practice context(s).

Overview of the Assessment Framework

In order to gain eligibility for the academic award and professional qualification of Doctorate in Applied Educational and Child Psychology, you will need:

• to achieve a pass mark for all seven of the Year 1 modules (so achieving 180 credits);
• to achieve a pass mark for your thesis, and pass your viva voca examination (so achieving the remaining 360 Level ‘D’ credits during Years 2 and 3);
• to pass all the supervised professional practice requirements of the programme, in the judgment of the placement supervisor, and the supervising University tutor, and
• to conform to the requirements of the University’s ‘Fitness to Practice’ Code and Regulations throughout all components of the programme.

In cases in which a student is unable to complete the programme of study, a number of exit awards are available, to enable the student to translate the credits accrued into a recognised academic award. It should be noted that all such ‘exit’ awards are solely academic awards; none represents a recognised level of professional qualification in educational psychology.

Overall Formative Assessment

At the start of the first year in training, trainee Educational Psychologists will be asked to take a lead in appraising their own transferable entry skills and training needs, and to work in partnership with their personal tutor to map out objectives for each stage of the first year in training, and plan steps that need to be taken in order to achieve these objectives. Thereafter, at regular intervals, review of progress toward meeting these development objectives forms the basis for discussion within tutorials.

• to achieve a pass mark for their thesis, and pass their viva voca examination (so achieving the remaining 360 Level ‘D’ credits during Years 2 and 3);

The Applied Educational and Child Psychology Doctorate sets out to ensure that by the end of the training, graduates are able to demonstrate the standards of the proficiency required by the Health Care and Professionals Council (HCPC), to enable graduates to apply to join the register maintained by the HCPC. Registration is a necessary condition for practice as an educational psychologist within the UK.

In parallel, the programme conforms fully to the British Psychological Society’s programme accreditation criteria, and addresses the learning outcomes specified for educational psychologists by the Society. Graduation from the programme therefore enables past trainees to apply to the Society for chartered membership as educational psychologists.

To date all graduates of the App Ed and Child Psy D programme have secured posts as local authority educational psychologists upon completion of their postgraduate professional training.

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Doctorate in Educational Psychology - (DEdPsych) (4883)

This three year DEdPsych Doctorate in Educational Psychology training programme prepares students for a professional qualification which will enable them to work in Children’s Services and to provide help with the major developmental and educational problems presented by children to parents, teachers in schools, and in other agencies.

Introducing your degree

Do you want to use your psychological knowledge to help make a difference for children and young people (CYP)? Educational psychologists (EPs) do this every day as they work with CYP in their schools, homes and wider communities. EPs use psychology to help CYP develop their social mental & emotional health, and to learn effectively. Working to help CYP overcome difficulties and develop their potential, EPs use a strengths-based approach that pays attention not just to the CYP, but to the context in which they live and learn. EPs are also involved in wider activities such as applied research in schools, training and policy development. By applying for and completing our course, you will be to apply for chartered status with the British Psychological Society, and be able to apply to the Health Care Professions Council to use the title of Educational Psychologist.

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Programme Overview

Entry requirements, programme structure, fees & funding, learning & teaching.

Through academic study and research, allied to extensive placement learning experience, this educational psychology doctorate will equip you with the skills necessary to meet the challenges of this rewarding work.

If you would like to know more about this DEdPsych please contact the administrator for the programme, Angela Goodall Email: [email protected] (telephone +44 (0)23 8059 5321). The programme is for people wishing to become an educational psychologist and meets the requirements for chartered status with BPS, and enables those completing the programme to apply for registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Applications for September 2025 entry into the Southampton Educational Psychology Doctorate training programme:

• Application start date - 4 September 2024, midday
• References deadline - 29 October 2024, 5pm
• Application deadline - 30 October 2024, 5pm
• Interview and shortlisting deadline - 21 March 2025, 5pm
• Offer release - 26 March 2025, midday

Candidates will have 7 days from receiving an offer to accept or decline their EPFT place.

The next Open Evening will be in person at the Highfield Campus on Monday 23rd September 2024 from 5.00pm to 7.00pm.

Please register your interest here

The Open Evening comprises an initial presentation of information, followed by an informal question and answer session with tutors and current trainees. For more information please watch the videos on YouTube .

There is also a vevox link with answers to questions asked at the Open Evening.

A detailed DEdPsych programme specification and handbook are available at the bottom of this page.

Application for this DEdPsych Doctorate in Educational Psychology is through the Association of Educational Psychologists and requires on-line application for up to three training providers. The University of Southampton is a member of the SEEL Consortium, linking five programmes offering training in London, East and South East England. Application is however direct to individual providers, and selection is conducted at programme level. Please note, for the current contract from 2024 onwards, the consortium no longer includes UCL.

The Doctoral Programme in Educational Psychology at the University of Southampton aims to promote equality of opportunity for all persons and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates meeting the essential criteria on the person specification. If you are selected for interview, you will be required to complete a Self-disclosure form as part of an application for a trainee place.

The trainee place for which you have applied is an exempted occupation for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All "spent" and "unspent" convictions must be declared. Having a "spent" or "unspent" conviction may impede your application for the course. This will depend on the circumstance and background to your offence in relation to the university place that you are applying for. Evaluation of information is based on strict confidentiality and discretion.

Please note that Southampton does not require any specific additional information in this section of the application form. For further information about Educational Psychology and associated training please see: www.bps.org.uk .

All successful DEdPsych applicants are required to apply for an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check (formerly CRB). Disclosure of criminal convictions will be assessed on an individual basis according to the University student convictions policy and the School of Psychology Fitness to Practise policy. Further information regarding DBS can be obtained from the DBS website .

Successful applicants for this educational psychology doctorate are also expected to confirm their fitness to study and practice at the start of the programme. Potential applications need to be aware of these requirements prior to application. Once on the DEdPsych programme, trainees are expected to maintain their health and well-being throughout the duration of the programme and in line with the HCPC's guidance on conduct and ethics, to let the education provider know if their health status changes.

If you would like to know more please contact the administrator for the programme, Angela Goodall Email: [email protected] , tel.+44 (0)23 8059 5321.

Accreditation

This DEdPsych Doctorate in Educational Psychology programme meets the requirements for chartered status with BPS, and is approved for registration with the HCPC.

The programme at Southampton is designed to enable you to work in partnership with a diverse population of children, young people, their families and services in a range of contexts and settings. The research requirements are integrally linked to the placement and academic components and culminates in a thesis which aims to address an issue relevant to an educational psychology context.

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Dr Sarah Wright BA, MSc, P.G.C.E, PhD

Dr Sarah Wright is Programme Director: Doctoral Programme in Educational Psychology (DEdPsych) within Psychology at the University of Southampton.

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Typical entry requirements

• You have attained at least a 2:1 in psychology (or equivalent) and Graduate Basis for Chartered membership (GBC) with the BPS at the time of application. If you do not have a 2:1 you have a Masters with a significant psychology component at Merit level.

• Sustained and relevant work with children in education, childcare, or community settings. A minimum of 1 year's full time (or equivalent part-time) at the time of application. This can be all paid employment or at least nine months full time paid and 3 months voluntary relevant experience. It is important that the experience enables you to demonstrate: • Effective communication and engagement with children, young people and families. • Knowledge of a range of ages and contexts e.g. Mainstream, Special, Social Care, Health, Justice, PRU, Voluntary Groups, Independent sector. • An ability to manage competing demands. • An ability to critically reflect upon and improve your practice in response to feedback. • An understanding of inclusion equality and diversity and an awareness of how the roles in which you have worked have enabled you to promote these principles.

• Your application must show strong evidence of the application of psychology in working with children and young people and in your thinking about your practice.

• You have provided evidence that you have kept psychology as an on-going interest and a regular part of your CPD.

• Your application should evidence the skills and competencies that demonstrate your readiness to join a doctoral training course and to design and carry out a piece of publishable research.

Applicants are short-listed based on the evidence in their application which addresses the above criteria.

Please note we do not use references at the shortlisting stage.

You must be able to demonstrate a good command of English. If English is not your first language you must be able to evidence a good standard of written and spoken English (100 for internet-based TOEFL, 250 for computer-based TOEFL, 600 for paper-based TOEFL or Level 5 for International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Version which is an overall score of 8.0 and a minimum of 8.0 in each component.

Selection process

Selection for this Doctorate in Educational Psychology is undertaken in collaboration with educational psychology service managers from neighbouring local authorities who participate in the short-listing and interview process. The programme welcomes applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minority communities.

The Doctorate in Educational Psychology at Southampton does not accept self-funders therefore potential applications need to meet the criteria set out by the Association of Educational Psychologists for funded places.

The Association of Educational Psychologists has set out its specific entry requirements .

This page contains specific entry requirements for this course. Find out about equivalent entry requirements and qualifications for your country.

Typical course content

This educational psychology doctorate is based within the School of Psychology at Southampton, which has an international reputation for research and innovation. As a programme it aims to develop your knowledge, understanding and application of theory, empirical evidence and interventions at the core of the professional practice of educational psychology. We place great emphasis on developing your research skills across the three years. The programme is designed to equip you to become a reflective and adaptable practitioner, who can apply both casework and research skills in a variety of contexts. The first year of the DEdPsych Doctorate in Educational Psychology is spent studying full time, although this includes regular placement days within a primary and secondary school under the guidance of a field tutor. In the second and third year trainees work for three days a week in two different local authorities. By Year 3 trainees are expected to take increasing responsibility for their own practice and negotiate with service users appropriate activities. While Supervisors remain in close touch with trainees, the level of supervision is reduced and more independent practice encouraged.

Trainees at Southampton have the opportunity to take up a placement with the SEEL Training Consortium of local authorities in the area. Members of the Consortium make a financial contribution to the bursary scheme and offer placements to year 2 and 3 trainees. Trainees are required to accept a placement within the consortium.

Year 1 trainees at Southampton currently receive a bursary of £16,266.

Professional Placements in Years 2 and 3

Southampton is part of the SEEL consortium consisting of Institute of Education, Southampton, Tavistock, UCL and UEL and placements are arranged for all trainees across these training providers in Years 2 and 3 by means of a placement panel which is held in June each year. In May of Year 1 trainees will be asked to nominate, according to the specific requirements and in order of preference, 5 of the bursary placements that have been pledged in the SEEL/SEAL region. Placements are for 130 days during term time, which equates to approximately 3 days a week. Please note: The boundaries of the SEEL region extend from Norfolk east to Oxford, south to Dorset and west to Kent. The boundaries of the SEAL region (2024 contract onwards) DO NOT include the Eastern region. The bursaries can all be viewed as they come in on the website .

Accepting a place on any of the SEEL programmes (Institute of Education, Southampton, Tavistock, UCL and UEL) carries with the expectation that you will take a placement within the region covered by the consortium.

PSYC6070 Learning and Development PSYC6071 Emotional & Behavioural Development PSYC6127 Evidence Based Practice PSYC6130 Psychology in Professional Practice 1 PSYC6131 Consultation, Assessment and Intervention 1 PSYC8042 Small Scale Research Projects (SSR ) RESM6009 Applied Research Methods (ARM): Qualitative Methods RESM6010 Applied Research Methods (ARM): Statistical Analysis of Comparisons & Group Differences RESM6011 Applied Research Methods (ARM): Correlational Methods RESM6012 Applied Research Methods (ARM): Planning & Designing Research

PSYC8022 Research Thesis PSYC8039 Dissemination and User Engagement PSYC8040 Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties PSYC8041 Learning Difficulties PSYC8043 Psychology in Professional Practice 2 PSYC8045 Consultation, Assessment and Intervention 2

PSYC8022 Research Thesis PSYC8044 Psychology in Professional Practice 3 PSYC8046 Consultation, Assessment and Intervention 3

Tuition fees

Fees for postgraduate research degrees vary across the University. All fees are listed for UK, EU and international full-time and part-time students alphabetically by course name.

Scholarships, bursaries, sponsorships or grants may be available to support you through your course. Funding opportunities available to you are linked to your subject area and/or your country of origin. These can be from the University of Southampton or other sources.

This DEdPsych Doctorate in Educational Psychology programme is taught via a range of educational and placement opportunities that are supported via academic teaching from the University of Southampton. In Year 1, a significant part of the curriculum is delivered using problem based learning. This is designed not only to encourage independent learning, but also to develop group collaboration skills and promote a direct application of what you learn to professional practice. On this course you are respected as adult learners who are aiming to become autonomous professionals with the integration of theory and practice being central to the curriculum.

A problem-centred approach is at the heart of Southampton's DEdPsych Doctorate in Educational Psychology programme. The models we draw on are the revised Problem Solving Framework (Monsen & Frederickson 2008), the Gameson & Rhydderch (2008) Constructionist Model of Informed Reasoned Action (COMOIRA) and the Integrated Framework (Woolfson, L., Stewart, A.,Whaling, R. & Monsen, J. 2003, 2008). The programme aims to give experience of applying the problem centred framework at a number of levels: individual, group, organisation e.g. school and policy maker e.g. local authority.

The DEdPsych Doctorate in Educational Psychology programme is structured as follows:

Knowledge and skill development through problem based learning and seminars at university (2 days a week)

Research methods and statistics (half a day)

Applied Research Methods Course (I and II) (one morning a week)

Generic Research Skills (3 days a year)

Independent study (a day a week)

Placement in pairs with a Field Tutor for 1.5 days a week from Oct to July(approx 60 days) in Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton which is the context for both casework and research activity

Knowledge and skill development (Mondays at university throughout term time)

Generic Research skills (3 days a year)

Independent study (2 days a week for thesis preparation, write-up of research projects and attendance at the university - see above)

Placement in a local authority through a bursary scheme for 130 days (usually 3 days a week) which provides the context for developing casework skills and applied research projects.

Independent study (2 days a week for thesis preparation, and 8 days university attendance)

Placement in local authority through a bursary scheme for 130 days (usually 3 days a week) which provides the context for extending professional practitioner skills.

Across the three years, your knowledge, intellectual and general skills will be assessed by:

• Essays and academic critiques
• Reports of Casework
• Practical work files
• Graduated Applied Research Projects with topics coming from schools and the wider LA community
• A thesis: (20,000 word thesis containing a literature review plus empirical paper)

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Course description

This is a three-year, full-time course approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). It is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and recognised by the Department for Education as a professional training course in educational psychology.

All our graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the HCPC as a practitioner educational psychologist and join the British Psychological Society's Division of Educational and Child Psychology.

The selection process is competitive. A good command of English language is essential to meeting the communication skills required to practise as an educational psychologist. Oral and written communication skills are assessed as part of the selection criteria.As this is a research degree, it is also also important that you can communicate in writing to a very high standard. For this reason we would encourage you to demonstrate pride and competence in your written application.

Factors considered at the shortlisting stage are:

• Range and quality of academic background
• Range, quality and relevance of work and voluntary experience
• Extent of professional productivity in recent years
• Extent of leadership demonstrated in professional and personal projects
• Possession of special knowledge of any contexts relevant to the profession
• Quality of written communication.

Factors considered at the interviewing stage are:

• Evidence of the ability to apply psychological or educational theory to current practice
• Knowledge of modern developments in applied education and psychology
• Ability to analyse a problem/issue from a variety of perspectives
• Understanding the tensions and dilemmas arising from working in an advisory capacity
• Evidence of emotional flexibility in professional situations
• Evidence of the capacity to communicate across cultural boundaries and awareness of equal opportunity issues
• Evidence of skills in self-reflection
• Evidence of socially skilled performance in group situations in professional life
• Effective communication skills as demonstrated in the interview
• Quality of written communication

Interviews are usually held in February or March each year and involve one-day events.

We generally invite about five shortlisted candidates per day at the interviewing stage.

The format of the day involves an unseen written task, a group task, informal group discussion about the course with two members of staff and opportunities for shared lunch with trainees if they are available on the day.

Individual interviews take place in the afternoon with the interview panel, which comprises of two members of the course team, two principal or senior educational psychologists from partnership/neighbouring local authorities or from private/independent providers and a parent with experience of working with educational psychologists.

The structure of the interview day is intended to provide candidates and members of the course team information that will allow for an informed choice about which candidates are given offers of a place and whether or not candidates wish to take up the offer. At least one principal educational psychologist attends the final selection meeting along with all members of the course team.

We particularly welcome suitably qualified applicants from Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented in Educational Psychology Services.

Inclusion at Sheffield

Course open day

We host an annual open day for educational and child psychology. Find out when our next one is and register your interest . If you're applying for entry in 2024 and have any queries about the application process please contact  [email protected]

University open days

An open day gives you the best opportunity to hear first-hand from our current students and staff about our courses. You'll find out what makes us special.

Upcoming open days and campus tours

3 years full-time

A mix of placement, private study and teaching from tutors. Your usual weekly pattern will be:

• Year 1: Two days teaching, one day private study, two days work placement
• Year 2: One day teaching, one day private study, three days work placement
• Year 3: One day teaching or research, one day private study, three days work placement

Placements during Years 2 and 3 might be within the Yorkshire and the Humber region.

The course allows for periods of independent study time across all three years of training to enable you to complete the academic demands of the course.

You'll develop personal and communication skills (both oral and written), which underlie the work of the Educational Psychologist. These include:

• interviewing skills consultation skills
• skills in communicating across institutional and professional boundaries ensuring a culturally competent professional practice
• skills in managing groups for training, therapeutic work and co-ordination of understanding purposes written communication
• skills to a wide range of audiences.

You will also develop critical approaches to theory and practice, research and publication skills, having regard to HCPC, BPS and University ethical guidelines. Also, to develop knowledge of how to analyse programmes and policies at a local level and disseminate the results.

Our aims and objectives broadly encapsulate the HCPC Standards of Proficiency (SOPs) for Practitioner Psychologists and BPS Required Learning Outcomes stated within the Standards for the accreditation of educational psychology training in England, Northern Ireland & Wales (BPS, 2018) against which trainees’ academic progression on the course including their placement competencies is determined.

You will gain knowledge of the full range of theoretical approaches and procedures involved in collecting information for assessment purposes and to use them in the context of children’s services.

You will understand and work within the full range of contexts of professional practice and within the statutory frameworks and regulatory guidelines relevant to the welfare of children and Children’s Services. This includes the professionally generated guidelines produced by professional bodies as well as those from statutory bodies and includes guidelines relevant to the provision of services to young people with all types of special needs and vulnerabilities.

You will become familiar with those areas of psychology relevant to the growth and function of individuals, families and organisations as far as they provide theoretical frameworks for understanding and managing behaviour and learning in children and young people.

The programme will help you to develop understanding and skills in intervention in social and emotional situations and to design and manage individual and group programmes to help children and young people and those who live and work with them. You will learn to work with vulnerable children in ways supported by a clear framework of inclusive values and equal opportunities for all children and young people.

You will learn about the origins of common learning and behaviour difficulties and approaches to your assessment and intervention.

This course is organised around both an integrated curriculum model and adult learning model. Tutorials are integral to the course so that you have regular feedback.

In general, the amount of structure in the curriculum is high early in the course, and gradually reduces over the three years towards the end of the course.

The integrated curriculum as an approach enables us to introduce important ideas and areas of work to trainees early on in the programme and then to revisit them a number of times as the programme progresses.

We now use the British Psychological Society (BPS) competencies areas to ensure you clearly understand how a seminar relates to your overall learning journey. The trainee progression tracker is a person-centered document that enables you to map and orientate your learning to the required outcomes of the professional training in educational psychology.   

Essays, practical work folders and a dissertation including research portfolio.

School of Education

We're proud to welcome a vibrant and diverse community, with students based locally, nationally and internationally. Our research has a direct impact on educational theory, policy and practice; we're supporting the development of children, families, schools and learning communities.

We use a variety of teaching methods to give you the opportunity to engage with your tutors and peers.

Our team of tutors at the School of Education comprises of experts in early childhood education, policy and practice, psychological theory of education, and languages and education. Many of our academic staff are internationally recognised in their specialist areas.

Entry requirements

An undergraduate honours degree in psychology that is recognised by the BPS for graduate membership.

You must also have over one year of full-time (or equivalent) experience of working with children within educational, childcare or community settings.

Disclosure and Barring Service

As this course involves working with children and young people, you'll need to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal convictions and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) prior to your training starting.

Additional costs for DBS checks

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks

We only offer the course via the Educational Psychology Funded Training (EPFT) scheme. Self-funded places are not available. 

The annual fee for your course includes a number of items in addition to your tuition. If an item or activity is classed as a compulsory element for your course, it will normally be included in your tuition fee. 

There are some additional items which are not included in the tuition fee. These are listed below:

• Any resubmission or extension fees
• Accommodation and living costs
• Optional books or texts – personal copies will not be included in the tuition fee
• Electrical equipment e.g. laptops, digital cameras and calculators
• Resitting exams including professional accreditation exams
• Travel, accommodation and living costs when on placement
• General printing and photocopying, including for dissertations and coursework
• Other charges for the Sheffield Graduate Award, replacement identity cards/ transcripts/ degree certificates, late registration
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and non-UK clearance (see below)

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Work Health Assessment, Safeguarding Training and Non-UK Clearance

As this course leads to a professional qualification and involves working with children and young people, Trainee Educational Psychologists will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure and Work Health Assessment and complete Safeguarding training. The anticipated cost for these for 2023 entry is £48*.

Trainee Educational Psychologists who have already paid for a previous DBS Enhanced Disclosure and signed up to the DBS update service (Enhanced level - Children's barred list) may pay a reduced fee (anticipated cost £10*).

Trainee Educational Psychologists who have spent three consecutive months or more abroad in the past five years must provide evidence of a clean criminal record (non-UK clearance) from the relevant country (or countries) and will be required to pay the appropriate fee(s).

Further information will be provided to offer holders before the start of the course.

*As we use external companies to undertake safeguarding training and DBS checks these fees may be subject to change. Should you decide to withdraw your application we are unable to offer a refund.

Bursaries for placements

You will be allocated placements during Year 1 that will be sourced by tutors. In Years 2 and 3 you will be supported to locate either a bursary or employment-based placement.

We only offer the course via the Educational Psychology Funded Training (EPFT) scheme. Self-funded places are not available.

You should apply to the EPFT scheme via the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) website.

Apply now on the AEP website

Applications to the EPFT scheme for entry in September 2025 close at 5pm on Wednesday 30 October 2024.

More information

[email protected] +44 114 222 8177

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Psychology (Applied Educational Psychology Doctorate) DAppEdPsy

• Full-time: 3 years
• Part-time: Not available
• Start date: September 2025
• UK fees: To be confirmed
• International fees: £32,400

Research overview

Prepare yourself for a professional career in educational psychology. Our doctorate focuses on the link between theory and practice.

The programme is delivered by the School of Psychology which provides you with the opportunity to meet leading practitioners and researchers. We have over 50 years of expertise in this area. We also work closely with professional educational psychologists employed by the regional local authorities and other settings.

The course uses inclusive principles and practices. It will support you to become an effective consultant, systems analyst and problem-solver. You'll graduate with a scientist-practitioner mindset.

You'll learn through academic taught modules, professional fieldwork placements and a research project.

• Accredited by the British Psychological Society
• Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council
• Funded places available for UK residents 

Open morning - Saturday 5 October 2024

Booking for this year's event is now closed.

For any enquiries, please email [email protected]

Course content

Alongside the modules listed in each year, you will do placements.

In year one, you'll be on supervised placements throughout the year in educational psychology services, with some supplementary placement weeks.

In years two and three, you will undertake placements of 130 days per year. These are usually supported by a local authority bursary in educational psychology services.

Placements are usually in the East Midlands but can be elsewhere if there is availability.

Taught modules are assessed by written assignments, focused case studies or presentations. Placements are supported and evaluated through three-way meetings involving you, your university tutor and your placement supervisor. Assessment is through a portfolio, including a Professional Development Log of competencies.

• Professional Practice Skills in Educational Psychology 
• Supporting Learning 1: Assessment and Intervention for Learning
• Supporting Behaviour 1: Assessment and Support for SEMH Needs in School & Other Settings
• Psychology of Development in Context
• Professional Practice Development 1: Placement A: Data Collection and Analysis Skills
• Applied Research Methods in Educational Psychology 1: Developing Educational Psychologists as Research-Practitioners
• Supporting Learning 2: Assessment and Intervention for Complex and Diverse Learning Needs
• Supporting Behaviour 2: Assessing and Supporting complex and diverse SEMH needs in community and other settings
• Professional Practice Development 2: Placement B: Problem Analysis and Intervention
• Applied Research Methods 2: Research Development
• Strategic and Organisational Application of Psychology
• Professional Practice Development 3: Placement C: Integrational of Professional Practice Skills
• Applied Research Methods 3: Thesis Development

Entry requirements

All candidates are considered on an individual basis and we accept a broad range of qualifications. The entrance requirements below apply to 2025 entry.

Meeting our English language requirements

If you need support to meet the required level, you may be able to attend a presessional English course. Presessional courses teach you academic skills in addition to English language. Our  Centre for English Language Education is accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English in the UK.

If you successfully complete your presessional course to the required level, you can then progress to your degree course. This means that you won't need to retake IELTS or equivalent.

For on-campus presessional English courses, you must take IELTS for UKVI to meet visa regulations. For online presessional courses, see our CELE webpages for guidance.

Visa restrictions

International students must have valid UK immigration permissions for any courses or study period where teaching takes place in the UK. Student route visas can be issued for eligible students studying full-time courses. The University of Nottingham does not sponsor a student visa for students studying part-time courses. The Standard Visitor visa route is not appropriate in all cases. Please contact the university’s Visa and Immigration team if you need advice about your visa options.

We recognise that applicants have a variety of experiences and follow different pathways to postgraduate study.

We treat all applicants with alternative qualifications on an individual basis. We may also consider relevant work experience.

If you are unsure whether your qualifications or work experience are relevant, contact us .

We have inclusive principles and strongly welcome applicants who reflect the diversity of the population, including those who are currently underrepresented in the educational psychology profession.

How to apply

Application for those eligible for UK funding is through the Clearing House . The deadline to apply for funded places through the Clearing House will be in November/December 2024. See their website for the latest deadline information . International or self-funded applicants should apply using the University's application system . The deadline for applying is Tuesday 6 May 2025.

Applications are initially assessed. Successful applicants will then be invited to a selection day.

Selection days typically include interviews with a tutor and field practitioner, a brief presentation, and a written and small-group task.

Interview dates for the AEP Educational Psychology Funded Training applications as follows:

• 20 January 2025
• 27 January 2025
• 10 February 2025
• 24 February 2025
• 3 March 2025

Additional information for international students

If you are a student from the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you may be asked to complete a fee status questionnaire and your answers will be assessed using guidance issued by the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) .

These fees are for full-time study. If you are studying part-time, you will be charged a proportion of this fee each year (subject to inflation).

Additional costs

All students will need at least one device to approve security access requests via Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). We also recommend students have a suitable laptop to work both on and off-campus. For more information, please check the equipment advice .

Funded students

In year one you will have to cover the travel costs to and from placements. Students usually use their stipend to help fund travel costs. In years two and three, you are given up to £1,000 expenses to cover travel, books and equipment.

Self-funded students

If you are a self-funded student, you will have to cover the cost of travel to and from placements in all years of the course. The purchase of books and equipment is optional. 

UK applicants

Applicants who are residents in the UK are able to apply for funding through the Clearing House for Postgraduate Educational Psychology courses. This is administered by the Association of Educational Psychologists.  Please email: [email protected] for more information.

Funding covers tuition fees throughout all three years of the programme and a stipend in year one to cover living costs. In years two and three of the programme, you'll typically secure funded placements, usually through bursary schemes.

There are many ways to fund your research degree, from scholarships to government loans.

Check our guide to find out more about funding your postgraduate degree.

You will have a university tutor as well as a placement supervisor. Both supervisors will be a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist.

You will receive regular individual support. This will help you integrate the theoretical, professional and research components of the course.

Student support

You will have access to a range of support services , including:

• academic and disability support
• childcare services
• counselling service
• faith support
• financial support
• mental health and wellbeing support
• visa and immigration advice
• welfare support

Students' Union

Our Students' Union represents all students. You can join the Postgraduate Students’ Network or contact the dedicated Postgraduate Officer .

There are also a range of support networks, including groups for:

• international students
• black and minority ethnic students
• students who identify as women
• students with disabilities
• LGBT+ students

SU Advice provides free, independent and confidential advice on issues such as accommodation, financial and academic difficulties.

Where you will learn

University park campus.

University Park Campus  covers 300 acres, with green spaces, wildlife, period buildings and modern facilities. It is one of the UK's most beautiful and sustainable campuses, winning a national Green Flag award every year since 2003.

Most schools and departments are based here. You will have access to libraries, shops, cafes, the Students’ Union, sports village and a health centre.

You can walk or cycle around campus. Free hopper buses connect you to our other campuses. Nottingham city centre is 15 minutes away by public bus or tram.

Course facilities

You will have access to school facilities such as computer rooms and the postgraduate common room. 

You will have placements in an Educational Psychology Service within a local authority or other appropriate settings. You will have access to all the facilities available within these services.

Whether you are considering a career in academia, industry or haven't yet decided, we’re here to support you every step of the way.

Expert staff will work with you to explore PhD career options and apply for vacancies, develop your interview skills and meet employers. You can book a one-to-one appointment, take an online course or attend a workshop.

International students who complete an eligible degree programme in the UK on a student visa can apply to stay and work in the UK after their course under the Graduate immigration route . Eligible courses at the University of Nottingham include bachelors, masters and research degrees, and PGCE courses.

Our graduates are eligible to register as Practitioner Psychologists (Educational) with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). They'll then work as educational psychologists in local authorities and other educational psychology service providers.

There are opportunities for progression to management or to specialist roles.

British Psychological Society

Being accredited by the British Psychological Society means we've met the Society's quality standards in education and training.

Health and Care Professions Council

This course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council .

You will attend placements across the three years of the course. The graduates of the programme are expected to have completed a minimum of 300 placement days within a local authority or other appropriate educational psychology service.

The course works in close partnership with regional local authorities and other educational psychology services who support work placements and make occasional contributions to the programme.

Related courses

Psychology phd, professional doctorate in education edd, education phd/mphil, research excellence framework.

The University of Nottingham is ranked 7th in the UK for research power, according to analysis by Times Higher Education. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is a national assessment of the quality of research in UK higher education institutions.

• The School of Psychology is ranked in the top 10 in the UK for research power according to the Research Excellence Framework 2021
• 90%* of our research is classed as 'world-leading' (4*) or 'internationally excellent' (3*)
• 100%* of our research is recognised internationally
• 51% of our research is assessed as 'world-leading' (4*) for its impact**

*According to analysis by Times Higher Education ** According to our own analysis.

This content was last updated on 27 September 2024 . Every effort has been made to ensure that this information is accurate, but changes are likely to occur between the date of publishing and course start date. It is therefore very important to check this website for any updates before you apply.

• International

Doctorate in Educational Psychology

Postgraduate Research Degree

Programme Directors’ Welcome

Welcome to the Doctorate in Educational Psychology (EdPsyD) based in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning at UEA. Whether you are thinking about training in Educational Psychology at UEA, are already studying on the programme, are a Placement Supervisor or support the programme in other ways, we hope you find this information helpful.

The EdPsyD at UEA is the newest Educational Psychology Professional Doctorate in England accepting its first cohort of trainee educational psychologists in 2018. The programme is the only programme of its kind based in the Eastern Region of England. Successful completion of all elements of the Programme confers eligibility to apply for registration as a Practitioner (Educational) Psychologist with the Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) and membership as a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS). We have an excellent and highly experienced programme staff team, who combine their roles on the programme alongside their practice as Educational Psychologists. The programme team are also very well supported by the experienced Professional Doctorates Team who provide the specialist knowledge and guidance to staff and trainees on university processes.

Within the East of England, the programme enjoys close links with our partner Local Authority colleagues. We are delighted to be able to draw placements from across the Eastern Region including from Bedford Borough, Cambridgeshire County Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, Essex County Council, Hertfordshire County Council, Luton Borough Council, Norfolk County Council, Peterborough City Council, Southend-on-Sea City Council, Suffolk County Council and Thurrock Council.

At UEA, our focus is to produce highly skilled and reflective educational psychologists who are committed to ethical practice. To enable this, our trainees are taught to work collaboratively with children and young people, their families, communities, and school staff to contribute to the resolution of real-world problems using evidence-informed practice.

We hope that if you are considering studying at UEA you will join us in the historic and vibrant East of England and support us to bring educational psychology to the communities we serve.

Best wishes,

Andrea & Imogen

Educational Psychology Funded Training (EPFT) scheme

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About the scheme

The Educational Psychology Funded Training (EPFT) scheme provides government funding in partnership with employers for 204 trainee educational psychologists. It is a six year commitment made up of a three-year doctorate degree course, followed, by a period of employment immediately after graduation as an educational psychologist within a local authority (or alternative setting which supports the statutory work within a local authority) within England for at least three years. If you do not complete the training course or if you fail to spend the three years immediately after graduation employed as an educational psychologist within a local authority, or in a capacity which supports the statutory work of a local authority service, in England  you may have to repay some or all of the funding associated with your training place.

The Department for Education (DfE) works with the participating universities to manage the funded element of the EPFT scheme.

The Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) hosts and administers the online application process. The payment of an administration fee is required to start your application. The administration fee is currently set at £20 and is regularly reviewed. The fee covers the running costs of managing the EPFT system. 

The participating universities, in partnership with employers, are responsible for selection of the successful applicants. Employers also offer practice placements in years two and three.

The information on this page concerning availability of funding and eligibility requirements has been supplied by the DfE. The AEP is not in a position to offer definitive advice on funding matters. If the information on this page does not address your specific circumstances adequately, then you should seek further advice and guidance directly from the DfE. However, you should be aware that the DfE are unable to assist on queries relating to your nationality or immigration status. If your query relates to these, you should contact the Home Office.

Universities and Training Places

There are 204 places under the EPFT scheme available in September 2024. The universities offering the doctorate for 2025 are:

Candidate Specifications

In this section:.

• Entry requirements
• Nationality/residency requirements

Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC)

Overseas qualifications, proof of graduate basis for chartered membership (gbc).

• Applicants with a 2:2 class degree

If English is not your first language

Relevant work experience.

• UK Residents who are temporarily overseas

Entry Requirements

To be eligible to apply through the EPFT scheme you must

• have a psychology degree (2:1 (‘upper second’) or above)  or  have completed an approved conversion course  or  a Master’s degree,  AND  be eligible for the British Psychological Society (BPS) Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC).  You must have the qualification that grants you eligibility for GBC before the application deadline*.  If the qualification that grants you eligibility for GBC is not from the UK or Ireland, you will be required to enter your BPS membership number at the application stage (see below)
• be able to demonstrate that you have gained a minimum of one year’s full-time (i.e. 37 hours a week for 52 weeks or part-time equivalent) experience working with children and young people within an educational, health, social care, youth justice, childcare or community setting by the application deadline. This can be made up of all paid employment or at least nine months full-time equivalent paid employment and the equivalent of three months sustained relevant voluntary experience. Any additional paid/voluntary experience over the one-year minimum requirement should also be included
• have permission to work in England for the duration of the course and for at least three years after completing the course. If you are uncertain of your immigration status you should contact the Home Office at: https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk
• satisfy the nationality/residency requirements

* A candidate will still be eligible if they can provide formal evidence of graduand status at the time of application. This could be in the form of a communication from your university confirming your award status. This evidence should be forwarded to your chosen doctorate course providers directly.

Nationality & Residency Requirements

The residency requirements for the funded scheme are harmonised with Student Finance eligibility. You can find their residency criteria here:  Student finance: Eligibility - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

EU Candidates

The following guidance has been published by the DfE for EU citizens wishing to apply. These guidelines come into effect from the 2021 intake onwards.

• Studying in the UK: guidance for EU students - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• New eligibility rules for home fee status and student finance for the 2021 to 2022 academic year (publishing.service.gov.uk)  [PDF]
• Access to Student Finance from Academic Year 2021/22: FAQs - Education in the media (blog.gov.uk)

British Nationals in Hong Kong and UK nationals in British Overseas Territories

The following resources are available for those holding BNO passports, or UK nationals in British Overseas Territories:

• British nationals (overseas) in Hong Kong - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

To be eligible for the GBC of the British Psychological Society you  must  have one of the following:

• acquired a qualification in psychology (usually a Bachelor (Honours) degree) which has been approved by the British Psychological Society as conferring eligibility for GBC
• undertaken an appropriate British Psychological Society accredited conversion course

Academic qualifications awarded in the Republic of Ireland that confer eligibility for Graduate Membership of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) are also recognised for GBC.

You  do not  have to be a member of the BPS to apply for the EPFT scheme if you hold qualifications accredited by the BPS or the PSI that confer eligibility for the GBC.

If you were awarded your psychology degree by a university in the UK or the Republic of Ireland but are unsure whether you are eligible for GBC, please contact the BPS for advice on 0116 254 9568 or emailing  [email protected] . Alternatively, a full list of the accredited undergraduate courses can be found on the BPS website: www.bps.org.uk/find-course

If you obtained some or all of your required qualifications overseas you will need to obtain confirmation that you are eligible for GBC, usually through the process of applying successfully to the BPS for Graduate Membership. Further details can be found on the BPS website:  www.bps.org.uk . When applying for an EPFT place you must enter your BPS membership number and provide evidence that you are eligible for GBC membership of the BPS. Further details can be found either on their website:  www.bps.org.uk , or by contacting their Partnerships and Accreditations Team (PACT) on 0116 252 9563 or emailing  [email protected] .

You must have completed the qualification that grants you eligibility for GBC before the application deadline. If you are shortlisted for interview by a university, you will be required to bring written confirmation of your eligibility for GBC to your interview. A letter confirming your eligibility from the director of the relevant degree course or from the BPS is acceptable evidence.

Applicants with a 2:2 degree

Some universities may accept an application if you hold a 2:2 (‘lower second’) degree. In this case you must have both extensive experience and completed further professional development. You should consult with your chosen universities before applying if you hold a 2:2.

A good command of written and spoken English is essential. If your first language is not English, you must be able to provide recent evidence in your application form that your spoken and written command of English is of the required standard. The only acceptable English qualification for the course is the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Academic. An overall grade between 7.0 and 8.0, with a minimum of 7.0 in each of the sub-tests, is required.

You must complete the application form and references in English.

Universities will expect you to have the equivalent of a minimum of one year’s full-time experience of working with children and young people within an educational, health, social care, youth justice, childcare or community setting by the application deadline. This can consist solely of paid employment or a combination of at least nine months full-time (or equivalent) paid employment and the equivalent of three months full-time sustained relevant voluntary experience. For these purposes, ‘one year full-time’ would usually be taken to mean at least 37 hours per week for 52 weeks. Thus, someone working part-time for 18.5 hours a week would usually require two years’ employment to meet the ‘one year full-time equivalent’ requirement.

Relevant work experience overseas will be considered as part of your application.

University course requirements may vary slightly. Therefore, before completing your application we advise that you read the guidance on the websites of the institutions that you are interested in.

Universities will be looking for knowledge and understanding of:

• the UK education system
• application of psychological theories

UK Resident who are temporarily overseas

If you are a UK resident who is temporarily travelling or working abroad you can apply for an EPFT scheme place. You must be able to attend an interview in person if invited. However, if you are currently living overseas you must be able to satisfy the nationality/eligibility requirements in order to be eligible for funding.

The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for funding the EPFT scheme.

Under the EPFT scheme, funding allocated to successful candidates covers tuition fees for all three years of the course, and a bursary for the first year, all of which will be paid to the university by the DfE on the candidate's behalf.

First Year Bursary

Second and third year bursary/salary arrangements, self-funded training places, alternative sources of funding.

In your first year, the university will pay the bursary directly to you. The amount you will be paid is:

• £16,266 per annum if your course is outside London
• £16,715 per annum if your course is in London 

Arrangements for the second and third years of training vary. Most employers offer practice placements during which you are paid a bursary, while a small number offer employed posts where you are paid a salary.

Individual universities determine whether to offer places for self-funding students and, if so, how many. If you are interested in applying for a self-funded place, you must contact the relevant university directly. The DfE does not cover any of the costs for self-funded trainees.

You must apply for a self-funded place directly to the university offering such places,  not  through the EPFT online application system. You can apply for both EPFT scheme and self-funded places but you must inform the AEP if there is any change to the status of your EPFT scheme application.

The EPFT scheme is currently the only funded Educational Psychology training scheme in England.

Can I defer my entry?

Are part-time and fast track routes available, can i apply if i have a criminal conviction, what is the process for applicants with disabilities, what happens if i withdraw my application, can i defer my employment at the end of training, what if i have long-term absence from the course (over three months including sickness and maternity leave), do i need a teaching qualification or experience, can i apply if my psychology undergraduate qualification was acquired abroad, can i practise in the uk if i am an internationally qualified educational psychologist, or will i need to complete the doctorate, is there an age limit to applying for an epft place, how likely is it that government funding for educational psychology training will continue.

• I am starting my conversion course in September, can I apply for the 2024 intake? / I’m in my third year of my psychology degree, can I apply for the 2024 intake?

Where will my practice placements be in years two and three? Or can I choose a practice placement close to home?

The high demand for EPFT places means that deferred entry is not possible.

At present, educational psychology and EPFT funding is available only as a full-time three-year course.

All courses involve work with children, so if you are successful in your application you will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal record check organised by the university. More information on the DBS check can be found at:  www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service

If you have any concerns about what information the DBS check will reveal you should raise this with the university.

Please note, if you have convictions it may prevent you from being accepted on the EPFT programme. Should you reach the shortlisting stage a decision regarding your application will be considered on a case by case basis, in consultation with programme directors and Principal Educational Psychologists (PEPs).

If you have a disability it is suggested that you contact the university before you apply to ascertain how they can best meet your needs. You should do this at the earliest opportunity to allow universities sufficient time to make any necessary arrangements.

Should you want to withdraw your submitted application prior to accepting an offer then you must do this by the online system. If you withdraw you will not be able to submit a second application in the same year. The AEP will hold your information until the close of the application year.

Waiving of the obligation to seek employment as an educational psychologist, in England, for at least three years after qualifying is only possible under exceptional circumstances. Extended travel or gap years do not count as exceptional circumstances.

In the event that a long-term absence results in your needing to repeat an academic year, there is no guarantee that the course will still be running at the establishment you were previously studying at when you return from your absence. 

There is no longer a requirement to have a teaching qualification, although work experience of the education system is valued by course directors.

If you acquired some or all of your qualifications abroad, the British Psychological Society will be able to advise you if they are eligible for BPS Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC). They can be contacted at  www.bps.org.uk or on +44 (0) 116 254 9568.

The Health and Care Professions Council will be able to advise you, they can be contact via their website www.hcpc-uk.org or on +44 (0) 845 300 6184.

There is no age limit. For more information on this please visit www.aep.org.uk/ epft-report .

The cost of the training is currently split between the Department for Education and employers (namely, local authorities, some private enterprises and schools). 

The DfE have agreed to commission Educational Psychology training for three cohorts, beginning their training in September 2024, September 2025, and September 2026. The third of these cohorts, beginning their training in 2026, will be subject to funding being agreed. There is also an option to extend for a further 12 months, at DfE’s sole discretion.

I am starting my conversion course in September, can I apply for the 2024 intake? / I’m in my third year of my psychology degree, can I apply for the 2024 intake?

The high demand for EPFT places means that it is not possible to make any conditional offers. You must have completed the qualification that grants you eligibility for GBC before the application deadline.

Practice placement vary each year, as the course is dependent on local educational psychology services and school partnerships providing a placement plus a bursary or salary. These would ordinarily be in:

• Local Authority Educational Psychology Services
• School partnerships
• Other Educational Psychology Services

We would also recommend you contact the university (s) you are thinking of applying to, as they will be able to advice you on where their placements are commonly available. It is sometimes possible because of the consortia arrangements, that if you’re on a course some distance from you family, to request a practice placement closer to home. For example, if you are at the University of Nottingham, but your family is in Cumbria, the University of Nottingham on your behalf can approach Manchester to see if there are any placements in Cumbria. This isn’t guaranteed, and you will not be able to transfer university as the course content and awarding bodies vary.

Trainees are able to express their preferences and most universities have practice placement panels, which try as best as they can to accommodate these.

Application Guidance

Applicants should note:

• The AEP will not accept any requests to alter university choices after the closing date.
• Successful submission of an application online does not constitute confirmation of eligibility for entry. 
• Once an application is submitted no further changes can be made. A submitted application can be cancelled. However, applicants who choose to cancel their applications will not be permitted to re-apply for the same entry year.  

Referees unable to complete a reference online

Data protection and references, procedure for processing applications, shortlisting and interviews, offers under the epft scheme.

All applicants need to ensure that they submit two references: an academic and a relevant work experience reference. We do not expect referees to provide highly detailed and extensive references and a focus on the criteria outlined below will be sufficient. It is important that referees are able to confirm that you are known to them and that they provide a brief statement relating to suitability of your academic skills or experience relevant to training as an Educational Psychologist.

Academic Reference We anticipate that the majority of applicants will be able to provide an academic reference from an academic known to them. However, in the rare circumstances where this is not possible a reference written by another professional colleague would be acceptable so long as this focuses explicitly on academic skills. It is important that in these circumstances the referee addresses the academic competence criterion, this could be by commenting on CPD you have undertaken and how you use your psychological knowledge and research/evaluation skills.

Academic referees are asked to provide an assessment of the applicant, particularly in the following areas:

• Confirmation of knowledge of the applicant
• Opinion of the applicant’s academic competence
• Any notable achievements
• Suitability to train as an Educational Psychologist

Work Experience Reference Your current or most recent employer should provide a relevant experience reference. It may be helpful to know that references are required to proceed beyond the initial shortlisting stage but it is the confirmation of suitability rather than the detail that is important. [To fulfil safeguarding requirements please note that if you are temporarily working in a role that does not include relevant experience with children or young people, or have been working somewhere less than 3 months, you can ask a third referee to provide a reference in addition to your current employer].

Relevant experience referees are asked to provide an assessment of the applicant, particularly in the following areas:

• Overview of range of experience in current role
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Creativity, problem solving skills and evidence of use of psychology

Where possible, referees should complete an online reference. If this is not possible we may make alternative arrangements for them to provide their information via email or post. We can upload this information directly onto the application system. Referees are asked to contact us about this at  [email protected]  as soon as possible. Please note: AEP support is available Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. We aim to respond within two working days.

The AEP operates in compliance with data protection legislation. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives you a right to access the data we hold about you. However, GDPR also imposes on us a duty of confidentiality to third parties, which includes referees. We are not able to disclose references without the permission of the referee. We will not process requests to view a reference until the application deadline has passed. If you would like to view your reference before this time, please contact your referee directly.

Your completed application can be accessed by your chosen universities as soon as you have submitted it. However, universities are unable to see which other institutions you have selected.

Shortlisting and interviews will take place after the application deadline and be completed by the interviewing deadline. If you are shortlisted you will be called for an interview directly by the university or universities concerned.

If you are unsuccessful in your application, the university will update the status of your application on the online system to let you know their decision.

The participating universities will make all offers for EPFT scheme places by 12pm, 20th March 2024. If one or more universities offer you a place your status on the online application system will be updated to show that you have been made an offer and you should also receive a separate notification by email or letter from the university.

Applicants are permitted to accept only one EPFT scheme place, all others must be rejected. Participating universities will not automatically be made aware that an applicant has accepted an offer elsewhere and, therefore, rejected their offer. To do this you must respond to each individual offer through the online system. Please note that you do not have to give a reason for your decision.

You will have 7 days from receiving your offer to accept or decline an EPFT scheme place.

If you do not respond within 7 days you will be considered to have withdrawn from the application process. The scheme place will be offered to another applicant.

Once you have accepted an offer of an EPFT scheme place this decision is final and cannot be changed.

University Open Events

University of Birmingham: 10th October 2024, 6 – 7.30pm (online) R egister

University of Bristol In person: 16th October

University of Exeter: 16th October, 6 – 7.30pm (online) 12th October, 10am – 12pm, St Luke’s Campus (in person) Register

University of Manchester: 9th October (online) 12 – 1pm  - Join 6 – 7pm  - Join 

Newcastle University: 5th October, 11am – 1pm The Boiler House, Newcastle University Register

University of Nottingham : 5th October, 9.30am – 12pm School of Psychology, University Park Campus Register

University of Sheffield : 12th October Register  Email [email protected]

University of Southampton : 23rd September, 5- 7pm Highfield Campus Register

University of East London (UEL): TBC - contact via https://www.uel.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/prof-doc-educational-child-psychology  

University of East Anglia (UEA): 23rd September, 6 – 7.30pm (online) Contact

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust 

Open event: Child, community and educational psychology (M4) https://tavistockandportman.ac.uk/events/open-event-m4/

Open event for historically excluded and currently under-represented groups: Child, community and educational psychology (M4) https://tavistockandportman.ac.uk/events/m4-open-event-for-historically-excluded/

If your query is not answered on this page please contact us at [email protected]

Deadlines (2025 intake)

Application Start Date Wednesday 4 th September 2024 (midday)

References Deadline Tuesday 29 th October 2024 (5pm)

Application Deadline Wednesday 30 th October 2024 (5pm)

Interviewing and Shortlisting Deadline: Friday 21 st March 2025 (5pm)

Offer Release: Wednesday 26 th March 2025 (midday)

Candidates will have 7 days from receiving an offer to accept or decline an EPFT place.

Association of Educational Psychologists

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CPD Doctorate in Educational Psychology

After 25 years of making a significant contribution to professional development for qualified and practising educational psychologists, the DEdPsy accepted its final recruits in January 2023. The programme is not currently taking on any new students.

As a flexible, 4-year part-time research degree, the DEdPsy was designed to meet the needs of HCPC registered, practising educational psychologists with at least one year's experience. The programme first accepted course members in January 1999 and as above, welcomed the final and 25th cohort in January 2023.

The course combines a practical/applied focus with academic and research excellence, providing opportunities for practising educational psychologists to carry out high-quality, applied research into important and complex issues in the range of contexts in which EPs work.

Advantages of the programme cited by previous course members include:

• The opportunity to develop up-to-date applied research knowledge and to reflect on practice
• The programme's professional relevance
• The high quality of tutor support, expertise and of feedback offered
• Highly Skilled, knowledgeable and supportive group administrators  
• The flexibility and diversity of the programme
• Opportunities to network with others from different organizations
• Participation in Leading Edge Day conferences, led by expert researchers and innovative EP practitioners

Please click here to view research by our graduates and tutors .

Our team of highly experienced and committed tutors includes:

• Dr Susan Birch (Senior Educational Psychologist, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Educational Psychology)
• Dr Phil Stringer (Previously Area Senior Educational Psychologist and former PEP, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Educational Psychology)
• Dr Gavin Morgan (Senior Educational Psychologist, West Northamptonshire)
• Dr Ben Hayes (Senior Educational Psychologist, Kent)
• Dr Jessica Dewey (Co-Director of the Educational Psychology Group, PALS, UCL, Senior Educational Psychologist, Surrey)
• Prof Ravi Das (Lecturer in Research Methods and Statistics)

Potential applicants are welcome to contact the Programme Directors, Dr Susan Birch and Dr Phil Stringer , to arrange an information telephone discussion about the programme and interview procedure.

Please contact our admin team if you have any general queries about the programme: Tel: 020 7679 5307 email: [email protected]

Student Experience

Hear a recent DEdPsy graduate speak about her experiences on the programme:

Listen to 5 current DEdPsy course members talk about their experiences on the programme, their professional backgrounds and some possible misconceptions about the DEdPsy:

Dr Phil Stringer, DEdPsy Programme Co-Director, talks about the DEdPsy:

• Full-time initial training Doctorate in Educational & Child Psychology
• Part-time CPD Doctorate in Educational Psychology (for existing EP practitioners)
• Leadership Course
• Management Course
• Leading Edge Psychology Days
• Certificate/Diploma/MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Young People