Average Educational Psychologist salary in the UK

Location: KentWorking Pattern: On Site (Face to Face Assessments Only) Contract Type: Temp / Ad-HocPay Rate: £1,350 per assessment (each assessment allocated for 2 days) - Inside IR35 A South East England Council are seeking an experienced Educational Psychologists to complete statutory psychological advice as part of the Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) process. The Local Authority is committed to reducing a significant backlog and providing intensive, high quality assessments for children, young people, families, and schools. Assignments involve working closely with allocated settings until all assessments within that setting are completed. This offers EPs the opportunity to focus on a particular age group of interest (Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Post-16). Key Responsibilities: Complete statutory psychological assessments and provide high quality written advice for EHCNAs.Deliver outcome-focused, child-centred reports using the councils EHCNA psychological advice template.Work closely with settings, families, and SEN Assessment Teams to inform decision making.Undertake assessments face to face.Maintain professional standards, accurate records, and uphold safeguarding responsibilities. Essential Requirements: HCPC registered Educational Psychologist.Minimum 3 years' local authority experience (applications without this will not be considered).Ability to carry out assessments in person.Immediate availability for allocation.Strong assessment, formulation, and report writing skills.Enhanced DBS and full compliance checks. Desirable: Experience working across Early Years, Primary, Secondary or Post-16.Ability to work intensively with one setting at a time.Familiarity with LA EHCNA processes. Additional Information: Inside IR35.Expenses covered for approved face-to-face assessments (travel & overnight stays).Induction includes psychological advice templates, sample reports, and a named support contact.Opportunity to make meaningful impact by supporting families waiting for statutory assessments. Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.

Location of assessments: West Midlands Salary Package: £500 - 600 per day Benefits for the Locum Educational Psychologist: Statutory assessmentsOn-going contract until at least October 2026Guaranteed work per monthEHCNAs workFast payment, can be arranged for next dayCompliance process turnaround in 1 week if not registered with our agencyLocum contract NonStop Care is working with a reputable local authority in West Midlands to help them find a Locum Educational Psychologist for the team. They are a well established, strong and supportive team. This is to deliver statutory assessments for educational psychology service in the West Midlands, ideally working to assess children in person. This is hybrid working, writing up the report could be done from home. No need to travel to an office. Responsibilities of the Locum Educational Psychologist: observation work with childrenstatutory assessment work EHCNAs Requirements: Must be a registered educational psychologist in UK Must have experience with carrying out educational psychology assessments Please send your CV over to or you can also apply via this web-site. If you believe this opportunity isn't the right fit for you but know someone who would be a great match, we would love to hear from them! We offer a £200 referral bonus through our referral scheme.

Locum Educational Psychologist - Hartlepool If you enjoy supporting students to overcome challenges and reach their full potential, don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity. We are currently working with a client who is looking for an Educational Psychologist, for a locum role. This role is primarily completing statutory assessments for our client, this need has risen due to a shortage of staff. This is a flexible outside IR35 role that gives you the opportunity to make your own schedule and to work how many days you can per week. What is offered: Competitive pay rate (£1200 per assessment).Flexible working pattern.National access to all of Reed’s educational psychology clients.Opportunity to join Reed’s educational psychology forum and online events.Free DBS checksWeekly payroll Requirements: Qualified in education psychology.Registered with the HCPC.Availability to complete at least one assessment per month.SEMH experience is desirable. Our experienced consultants understand your needs and will always strive to ensure that the level of service provided is world class and seamless from start to finish. We care about you as an individual, and as such we want you to always get the most out of working with REED Educational Psychology. About Reed: Reed is a pioneer specialist recruitment agency in the UK. For seven decades on, we have become the world’s largest family-run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and East Asia. With access to the UK’s largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work. Reed is 18% owned by the Reed Foundation, a registered charity. This means at Reed we all work one day a week for charity. If this role sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply to this advert as early as possible to avoid disappointment.