Question reference: S5W-03512
- Date lodged: 5 October 2016
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported reduction in the number of (a) educational psychologists across local authorities and (b) applicants to MSc programmes in educational psychology.
Answer
It is for local authorities to take decisions around the number of educational psychologists they employ and how they fulfil their duty to provide a psychology service.
The National Scottish Steering Group for Educational Psychologists is continuing to monitor workforce planning data and trends including the number of applications to the MSc Educational Psychology courses. The group is taking action to ensure a sustainable and regular supply of educational psychologists.