Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 9783

Educational Psychology: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Tabled: 17 October 2024
Answered: 25 October 2024

Question

Dr Ben Spencer

ConservativeRunnymede and Weybridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) train, (b) recruit and (c) retain educational psychologists.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Educational psychologists play a critical role in the support available to children and young people, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, the department knows that current workforce shortages are a barrier to d...

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