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UEA Educational Psychology Doctorate Virtual Open Evening 2024 for September 2025 entry.
Our Virtual Open Evening took place on Monday 23rd September (via MS Teams).
Please contact the team on edpsyd@uea.ac.uk for queries related to applying for the Doctorate in Educational Psychology at UEA.
Information for funded applicants
The Educational Psychology Funded Training (EPFT) scheme provides government funding in partnership with employers for 204 trainee educational psychologists. It is a six-year commitment made up of a three-year doctorate degree course, followed, by a period of employment immediately after graduation as an educational psychologist within a local authority (or alternative setting which supports the statutory work within a local authority) within England for at least three years. If you do not complete the training course or if you fail to spend the three years immediately after graduation employed as an educational psychologist within a local authority, or in a capacity which supports the statutory work of a local authority service, in England you may have to repay some or all of the funding associated with your training place.
The Department for Education (DfE) works with the participating universities to manage the funded element of the EPFT scheme.
We conduct our interviews with small panels that consist of an academic member of the course team and a senior member of one of the Eastern Region Educational Psychology Services.
The written task, the interview and the short task during the interview are weighted differently to inform a candidate’s overall final score. These weightings and scores are as follows:
Written task – 40%
Short task during interview – 10%
Interview – 50%
For information on how to apply please see the Association of Educational Psychologists website.
Desirable Criteria
Shortlisting of applications is based on how well the candidate meets the following desirable criteria:
a. A commitment to a career as an EP
b. A commitment and willingness to undertake placements throughout the Eastern Region of England.
c. A demonstrable interest in our core values and philosophy
d. An ability to be critically reflective (personally and professionally)
e. An understanding of education systems in England and an awareness of other children’s services
f. An understanding of research as it applies to Educational Psychology
g. A good knowledge of the EP role with realistic expectations of the day-to-day work of an EP
h. An ability to conceptualise, formulate and apply psychology to contexts relevant to CYP
i. An awareness of key legislation and policy relating to SEND
j. A good knowledge of child development and related theory (e.g. psychological and educational)