Educational Psychology Services

Dear Morag Farley

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Dear Morag Farley

Thank you for your request for information regarding Educational Psychology Services that we received on the 9th of October 2023.

The information that you have requested is detailed below.

1. What is the structural FTE Educational Psychologists in the following grades:
a. Assistant Educational Psychologists employed on the Soulbury Assistant Educational Psychologise Scale
1

b. Educational Psychologists on Soulbury Scale A
7

c. Educational Psychologists employed on Soulbury Scale B
1

d. Educational and other Psychologists employed on any other scale
0

2. How many vacant posts are there in the Educational Psychology Service?
0

3. How many posts are filled on an interim or temporary basis by employees?
1

4. What is the average salary (including on-costs) of employed Educational Psychologists
Scale A - £67,814
Scale B - £82,833
Assistant Educational Psychologist - £41,147

5. What is the average daily cost of employed Educational Psychologists
Scale A - £261
Scale B - £319
Assistant Educational Psychologist - £158

Based on average salary divided by 260 (5 days for 52 weeks - paid for holidays and bank holidays)

6. What is the average daily cost of the following categories of Educational Psychologists for the years 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023
a. Temporary Educational Psychologists
2020-21 - none employed
2021-22 - none employed
2022-23 - 158

b. Locum Educational Psychologists
2020-21 - £440
2021-22 - £440
2022-23 - £400

c. Agency Educational Psychologists
None employed by the Vale of Glamorgan Council

7. What is the total spend on locum/ agency / temporary Educational Psychologists for the year 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.
2020-21 - £3,300
2021-22 - £5,610
2022-23 - £4,100

8. What is the current and projected spend on Locum Educational Psychologists for the current financial year?
No spend to date but projecting £7,200 by year end

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Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg
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