ABSTRACT
Training to be Educational psychologists (EP) is a five-year commitment. The first three years involve the university-based doctoral degree followed by a minimum of two-year employment in England. Aspects of child and adolescent development includes learning about cognition, memory and intelligence, language development, including the effects of bilingual language development, dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, neuro-psychological disorders and autistic spectrum conditions. Social and emotional development includes the importance of children's emotional well-being and the development of social behaviour and the impact this has on their learning. Relationships with teachers, parents and peers are studied in detail, as well as the wide range of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties experienced in childhood and adolescence. Aspects of educational practice includes the study of achievement in schools, attempts to reduce social exclusion, promoting inclusion of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, and the success or otherwise of attempts by EPs and others to improve the performance of schools.
