(UK) Dept of education adds more school psychologists

Aug 29, 2018, Times: Extra school psychologists employed to help pupils https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/extra-school-psychologists-employed-to-help-pupils-8vpbmdfl5 Ten extra educational psychologists have been appointed to work with schools across the country. The Department of Education has recruited 19 new psychologists, including ten new posts, to its National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS). The expansion will bring the total number to 194 full-time staff, a 19 per cent increase on 2012. NEPS provides support to schools in the event of a critical incident such as a suicide. A shortfall in the number of psychologists provided by the state has been widely criticised. Lorraine Dempsey, of the Special Needs Parents Association, labelled it as “insufficient” last month. Richard Bruton, the education minister, said that the system played a “vital role” in preparing children for the challenges they faced in life. …