In a motion to the TUC Congress today, the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) will warn that increased workloads combined with a reduction in workforce numbers will hit support for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and mental health difficulties.
In September last year the age until which a young person can receive educational psychologist support was increased from 18 to 25 under the Children and Families Act 2014.
A survey of AEP members in June this year found that 85 per cent reported “substantial” increases in workloads in the six months prior.
The AEP welcomed the government’s funding for the training for additional educational psychologists this year from £14,400 (£14,900 in London) to £15,950 (£16,390 in London) in 2016.
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