Freedom of information response
Educational Psychologist expenditure
1. The number of educational psychologists (Eps) employed by the council as of 1 January 2024, 1 Jan 2023, 1 Jan 2022, 1 Jan 2021 and 1 Jan 2020. Please provide the information for each year separately.
2. How many vacant EP posts did the council have as of 1 January 2024, and as of the same date for the years 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Please provide the information for each year separately.
3. How many posts were filled by locum, agency or temporary Eps as of 1 Jan 2024, and as of the same date for 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Please provide the information for each year separately.
4. What is the average salary of employed Eps.
5. What is the average daily cost of employed Eps.
6. The average daily cost of the following categories of Eps:
a) Temporary.
B) Locum.
C) Agency.
7. The highest daily cost of the following categories of Eps:
a) Temporary.
B) Locum.
C) Agency.
8. What was the total spend on locum/agency/temporary Eps for the financial years 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23.
9. What is the current and projected spend on locum/agency/temporary Eps for the current financial year.
- The number of educational psychologists (Eps) employed by the council as of 1 January 2024, 1 Jan 2023, 1 Jan 2022, 1 Jan 2021 and 1 Jan 2020. Please provide the information for each year separately.
(2024) 3.4 FTE
(2023) 5 FTE
(2022) 7 FTE
(2021) 5.4 FTE
(2020) 4.4 FTE
2. How many vacant EP posts did the council have as of 1 January 2024, and as of the same date for the years 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Please provide the information for each year separately.
(2024) 3.7 FTE
(2023) 2.2 FTE
(2022) 0.2 FTE
(2021) 0.3 FTE
(2020) 1.3 FTE
3. How many posts were filled by locum, agency or temporary Eps as of 1 Jan 2024, and as of the same date for 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Please provide the information for each year separately. None
4. What is the average salary of employed Eps. All EPs salaries are based on the Soulbury Pay Scale (please see attached)
5. What is the average daily cost of employed Eps. All EPs salaries are based on the Soulbury Pay Scale (please see attached)
6. The average daily cost of the following categories of Eps: All EPs salaries are based on the Soulbury Pay Scale (please see attached)
a) Temporary.
B) Locum.
C) Agency.
7. The highest daily cost of the following categories of Eps: All EPs salaries are based on the Soulbury Pay Scale (please see attached)
a) Temporary.
B) Locum.
C) Agency.
8. What was the total spend on locum/agency/temporary Eps for the financial years 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23. No locums since 2019
9. What is the current and projected spend on locum/agency/temporary Eps for the current financial year. At this point in time we don’t have any of these colleagues in post.