Entry requirements

Find full entry requirements on the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) website - in 'Candidate Specifications'. This includes information about nationality, residency and English language requirements.

Disclosure and Barring Service

As this course involves working with children and young people, you'll need to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal convictions and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) prior to your training starting.

Additional costs for DBS checks

Disclosure and Barring Service checks

If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the school.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This professional training course will give you the skills, competencies and HCPC registration required to practise as an educational psychologist. We teach you the theory and support your practice, so you’ll be well prepared for your future career.

Course description

We only offer this course through the Educational Psychology Funded Training (EPFT) scheme. Self-funded places are not available.

You can apply to the EPFT scheme through the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) website.

Applications to the EPFT scheme for entry in September 2026 will close on at 5pm (UK time) on Wednesday 29 October 2025.

Find details of relevant deadlines on the AEP website here

This is a three-year, full-time course approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). It is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and recognised by the Department for Education as a professional training course in educational psychology.

All our graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the HCPC as a practitioner educational psychologist and join the British Psychological Society's Division of Educational and Child Psychology.

For more detailed information regarding selection criteria, format of interviews and equality, diversity and inclusion, please see more on our website here.