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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: 0
b) Educational Psychologists on Soulbury Scale A: 5.0 fte
c) Educational Psychologists employed on Soulbury Scale B: 2.0
PEP
+1 SEP in Mental Health Support Team
d) Educational and other Psychologists employed on any other scale: 3 year 2 Trainee EPs paid via bursary scheme

2. How many vacant posts are there in the Educational Psychology Service?
7 in total
3 SEPs
3 Assistant Psychologists
1 Practitioner EP

3. How many posts are filled on an interim or temporary basis by employees?
0

4. What is the average salary (including on-costs) of employed Educational Psychologists
The average salary including on-costs for 2023/24 is £71,385
The Pay Award is not yet agreed and will be in addition to this average salary.

5. What is the average daily cost of employed Educational Psychologists
Assuming a working year of 220 days, the average cost per day would be £324.50.

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
We cannot answer as we have no analysis of costs by a), b) & c)

7. What is the total spend on locum/ agency / temporary Educational Psychologists for the year 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.
2020/21: £95,500
2021/22: £233,190
2022/23: £236,425

8. What is the current and projected spend on Locum Educational Psychologists for the current financial year?
Current spend for financial year 2023/24 £169k
Projected spend for 2023/24 £300k