The DfE said that despite recruitment for training courses being high and attrition rates being low, it knows that "many local authorities experience difficulties recruiting sufficient educational psychologists to meet demand for their services".
Currently the DfE funds 160 training places a year, across 13 universities - with trainees required to undertake a three-year course. The first year is university based, with the second and third years spent on practice placement, usually in a local authority.
Once they have qualified, the majority of educational psychologists work in local authorities, supporting children and young people who have special educational needs or a disability, as well as with other vulnerable groups.
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