Received from: AEP
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Congress promotes antiracism, social justice and inclusion for everyone in society. These are values equally held by educational psychologists (EPs).
Congress notes that the UK’s education system is broken. There are far too many barriers facing our babies, children and young people today and their education should not be one of them.
EPs support babies, children and young people to thrive through their education and in their communities. However, the current system’s narrow curriculum, adversarial special educational needs provision and inadequate commitment to inclusion is limiting their education outcomes, mental health, wellbeing.
Congress demands reform of the education system, informed by the key experts in the field including EPs.
Congress calls for an education system that:
i. prioritises and enables inclusion for all
ii. promotes anti-racism
iii. provides early assessment, intervention and prevention
iv. ensures timely access to specialists like EPs in all settings.
Association of Educational Psychologists