Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute both to the Doctor in Educational and Child Psychology (DEdCPsy) initial training course and the development of the profession. The DEdCPsy is a three-year full time programme approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as a course of professional Doctoral training in Educational Psychology. It is designed to give students the skills, competencies and HCPC registration required to practise as an educational psychologist.
You will support teaching, practical placements and research supervision for the DEdCPsy course. You will have experience in supervising trainee Educational Psychologists and other forms of in-service training. Applicants need to be qualified HCPC registered Educational Psychologists. As part of the team you will become a member of the Education and Psychology research cluster and also the Faculty of Social Sciences’ interdisciplinary ihuman research group. You will join the existing tutor team in organising and delivering the full range of activities on the DEdCPsy (Educational Psychology professional training programme) and will also be willing to contribute to the delivery of learning and teaching activities across relevant areas of the School’s portfolio.
We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.
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