Funding will cover tuition fees and provide a one-year bursary, with local authorities providing bursaries for the second and third years. The review recommended that the current three-year doctorate training be retained but with a centrally managed system to ensure quality and consistency in training.
EPs work for local council educational psychological services in nurseries, schools, colleges and special education units with children up to 19 years, their families, teachers and other local authority officers and agencies. The aim of the service is to enhance children's learning, attainment and healthy emotional development, and to enable teachers to understand children's psychological problems and meet any additional support needs they may have.
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