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Dear Morag Farley,

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From: Morag Farley <[FOI #1036245 email]>
Sent: Monday, October 9, 2023 2:41 PM
To: freedomofinformation <[Wakefield City Council request email]>
Subject: FOIrequest-EducationalPsychologyServices

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Dear Sir

Please provide the following information in line with FOIA:

1.      What is the structural FTE Educational Psychologists in the
following grades:

a.      Assistant Educational Psychologists employed on the Soulbury
Assistant Educational Psychologise Scale

b.      Educational Psychologists on Soulbury Scale A

c.      Educational Psychologists employed on Soulbury Scale B

d.      Educational and other Psychologists employed on any other scale

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

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

4.      What is the average salary (including on-costs) of employed
Educational Psychologists

5.      What is the average daily cost of employed Educational
Psychologists

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

b.      Locum Educational Psychologists

c.      Agency Educational Psychologists

7.      What is the total spend on locum/ agency / temporary Educational
Psychologists for the year  2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.

8.      What is the current and projected spend on Locum Educational
Psychologists for the current financial year?

Yours faithfully,

Morag Farley

National Officer - Employment Policy and Support Association of
Educational Psychologists

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Dear Ms Farley,

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

Please find the response to your request 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 5.

b.      Educational Psychologists on Soulbury Scale A 11.8.

c.      Educational Psychologists employed on Soulbury Scale B 3.8.

d.      Educational and other Psychologists employed on any other scale 2.

2.      How many vacant posts are there in the Educational Psychology
Service? 1.

3.      How many posts are filled on an interim or temporary basis by
employees? 5.

4.      What is the average salary (including on-costs) of employed
Educational Psychologists £53,209.

5.      What is the average daily cost of employed Educational
Psychologists £146.

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

2020-2021     N/A.

2021-2022     N/A.

2022-2023     N/A.

b.      Locum Educational Psychologists

2020-2021     £64

2021-2022     £282

2022-2023     £339

c.      Agency Educational Psychologists

2020-2021     N/A.

2021-2022     N/A.

2022-2023     N/A.

7.      What is the total spend on locum/ agency / temporary Educational
Psychologists for the years 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.

2020-2021     Locum           £23,489.

2021-2022     Locum           £103,062.

2022-2023     Locum           £123,716.

2020-2021     Agency          N/A.

2021-2022     Agency          N/A.

2022-2023     Agency          N/A.

2020-2021     Temporary   N/A.

2021-2022     Temporary   N/A.

2022-2023     Temporary   N/A.

8.      What is the current and projected spend on Locum Educational
Psychologists for the current financial year?

Current          £58,198.

Projected      £100,000.

I trust that this information is satisfactory for your purposes.

Yours sincerely

Senior Information Governance Officer (Information Rights – FOI)

Information Governance Team

Legal and Governance

Wakefield Council

Tel: 01924 306112

E-mail: [1][Wakefield City Council request email]

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