This guide outlines the process for AEP representatives to seek recognition from an employer, starting with informal steps and escalating to a statutory request if necessary.

The Equality Act came into law in October 2010 and provides a legal framework to protect the rights of individuals. The Equality Act applies to England, Scotland and Wales. This guidance deals with discrimination in the workplace. It looks at your rights as an employee or worker and the steps you can take if you feel you are being treated unfairly or subject to discrimination.

On Wednesday 12 August, Rachel Jones, AEP Region 9 (Wales/Cymru) rep and Dewi Hughes, Chair of the Professional Policies Subcommittee, met with Anna Brychan, Welsh Minister for Education and the Welsh Language. This meeting was a valuable opportunity to talk about some of the issues currently affecting children and young people across Wales, and to share the experiences and views of educational psychologists.

Redundancy can be a stressful and uncertain experience. The Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) is committed to supporting members through redundancy, restructuring and organisational change processes, and encourages members to seek advice at the earliest opportunity.

This virtual network aims to bring together Educational Psychologists with an interest in youth justice - to connect, share practice, discuss developments in the field, explore research, and identify opportunities for collaborative projects and professional learning. The group will provide a supportive space for networking, peer support, and the exchange of ideas and resources, with virtual meetings taking place on a termly or six-monthly basis, depending on levels of interest a

On Thursday, GCSE exam results were published across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This follows the release of A level and AS level results last week. AEP General Secretary, Donna Wiggett commented: “Congratulations to all those young people receiving exam results. EPs work with young people every day and recognise the hard work, commitment and resilience needed to complete these exams. We also acknowledge the dedication of teachers and the wider education workforce who have supported young people throughout their education.”

This guide explains how the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulates Educational Psychologists and other health and care professions. It outlines the HCPC's role in investigating concerns about whether a registrant's fitness to practise may be impaired and provides information about the types of concerns that may be investigated. The guide also explains the HCPC fitness to practise process and signposts members of the AEP to sources of support and advice.

Your opinion is important to us and the AEP is committed to delivering the best possible services and support to you. To enable us to do this we need your assistance in letting us know what works well and what we can improve further. We welcome your feedback and complaints because they are an important way for us to learn and to improve our services in the future. The AEP’s feedback and complaints process is simple to access, and we want you to know about it so you can use it to help us help you better.