This new three-year programme aims to equip trainees to work as educational psychologists in local authority services and other settings such as Children’s Centres. Following successful completion of the programme, students will be awarded a Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology and will be eligible for Chartered status with the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Training in educational psychology is well established at UEL, and the Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology will benefit from the university’s excellent working relationships with services in the region and the close links with other areas of applied psychology within the university. The programme is housed within one of the largest Schools of Psychology in the country, which has an impressive record of delivering high quality programmes, research and consultancy.
The programme places an emphasis on the unique characteristics and experience of each student, and their personal and professional development. Students have a crucial role in the development and evaluation of the programme.
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The programme lasts for 3 years full time. Each year starts in September and runs until August of the following year. There are two stages of the programme. Stage One comprises the first year. Stage Two comprises the second and third years.
The programme comprises university-based learning and teaching, self-directed learning, research and placement in Educational Psychology Services and other employment settings, where trainees will work under supervision.
Stage 1 – (Year 1) – trainees will attend sessions at the university, and approximately 100 days in structured placements in a variety of settings organised by the programme.
Stage 2 – In Years 2 and 3, trainees will be invited to seek an appointment as an Assistant Educational Psychologist in a service, and attend the university for one or two days per week. During this stage, trainees will undertake personal learning, research, complete their placement learning practice and placement files under the supervision and guidance of their university tutor, and in partnership with field work colleagues.
Students will be solely responsible for seeking appointment or bursaries at Stage 2. Whilst the university will assist applicants, it cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for the success or otherwise of the application.
This arrangement is subject to change in line with new longer term agreements with regional educational psychology services, currently under negotiation.
Overview of Programme
Stage 1 | Year 1 | Full time at UEL with 100 days placement | 5 days per week UEL inc. placements |
Stage 2 | Year 2 | 60% Assistant Educational Psychologist time allocated to placement and applied research in an LEA. | 3 days per week in an Educational Psychological Service (EPS) |
| Year 3 | 80% Assistant EP time allocated to placement and applied research in an LEA. | 4 days per week in an EPS |
Graduates can work as a qualified educational psychologist in educational psychology services or other settings. They can progress to senior management and directorships in Local Authorities, Children’s Trust, and relevant clinical settings. They can also take up specialist positions in such projects dealing with (for example) Looked After Children, Autism, Mental Health.
In addition to telephone and email contact, students can expect a minimum of 8 hours individual face to face tutorials, and 6 group sessions in year one, 3½ hours individual and 6 hours group tutorials in year 2; and 3 hours individual and 2 hours group tutorials, minimally.
The Graduate School is responsible for providing a focus to the support of our postgraduate research students and for our institution’s research and scholarly strategy.
Professional Doctorate students will have at least two and not normally more than three supervisors, who together demonstrate an appropriate range of academic and professional experience. One supervisor shall be the Director of Studies with responsibility to supervise the candidate on a regular and frequent basis.
At least two members of academic staff will review each application before a decision is made.
Applicants with either prior-certified learning or prior-experiential learning that closely matches the specified learning outcomes of the taught part of the programme may be able to claim exemption via agreed university procedures. No exemption can be claimed against the research part of the programme or in situations where a professional body excludes it.
Applicants will need to have:
1. Eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC).
2. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have gained relevant experience of working with children within educational, childcare or community settings. Examples of the kinds of settings in which relevant experience is likely to be gained include work as: a teacher, a graduate assistant in an Educational Psychology Service, a Learning Support Assistant, an Educational Social Worker, a Learning Mentor, a Speech and Language Therapist, a Care Worker, a worker in early years settings. Voluntary experience of various kinds may assist applicants in demonstrating a breadth of relevant experience. Whatever kind of work has been done, we will be primarily interested in what applicants have learnt from their experiences that is relevant to work as an educational psychologist, and how they have been able to apply the knowledge of psychology gained through first degrees.
In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 8.0 (or equivalent) is required with a minimum requirement of 6.5 points at each level. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education postgraduate programmes
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UCAS code N/A
Final award D.Ed.Ch.Psy.
Intermediate awards available None
Details of professional body accreditation British Psychological Society
Relevant QAA Benchmark statements N/A
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