Question follow-through · 14459
Educational Psychology: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to facilitate the retraining of current teaching staff as educational psychologists, with reference to a) financial implications and b) broader support.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 30 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 21 Aug 2026 · 52 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to facilitate the retraining of current teaching staff as educational psychologists, with reference to a) financial implications and b) broader support.
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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21 Aug 2026
Answer published
We are investing £26 million to train at least 200 educational psychologists per year from 2026 and 2027, with further investment to train more over the following three years, subject to future spending reviews. This is in addition to the £31 million alre...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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