FOI Request - Educational Psychologist Capacity and Waiting Times

Request 101003854510

Scope and timeframe

Please provide the following for academic years 2015/16 to 2024/25 (year-to-date) for Educational Psychology services supporting schools:

1. Capacity and activity (annual):

a) Educational Psychologist FTE (establishment and in-post).
b) Vacancies (FTE) and average time-to-fill (if recorded).
c) Number of referrals received.
d) Number of assessments or statutory advice reports completed.

2. Waiting times (annual, with most recent monthly position if held):
a) Median and 90th percentile time from referral to first contact/triage.
b) Median and 90th percentile time from referral to completion of assessment/statutory advice.
c) Number of cases open beyond your local waiting-time standard (please state the standard).

3. Use of external capacity (annual):
a) Spend on external/locum EPs and number of cases supported, where held.4

4. Policy, standards and systems:
a) Any current waiting-time standards/targets and referral triage policy.
b) System(s) used to manage referrals/caseload and any standard reports used.