This is a guide about written and verbal contracts, terms and conditions and changing your employment contract.

Reflective practice is an important part of professional development and maintaining high standards of care. Reflection involves taking time to think about experiences, decisions and outcomes in your practice to identify learning opportunities and improve future performance. Regular reflection can help professionals manage workplace pressures, strengthen teamwork, enhance service quality and support ongoing learning and development. It is a mandatory requirement for maintaining registration with the HCPC, helping practitioners identify learning needs and improve EP practice.

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has developed dedicated resources to support registrants and learners who experience or witness discrimination in workplace and education settings.

This HCPC brochure provides registrants with information they need if a concern is raised about them. It also gives you information about the process a case will go through and the possible outcomes. You can also find more guidance from the AEP about how the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulates Educational Psychologists and other health and care professions here. This guidance 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.

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.

As professionals working within educational psychology and wider education settings, AEP members are committed to promoting inclusion, equity and respect for all. However, discrimination remains a reality for many EPs, trainees and learners. Discrimination can have a significant impact on wellbeing, professional confidence and career progression. The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has developed dedicated resources to support registrants and learners who experience or witness discrimination in workplace and education settings.

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.

We are pleased to confirm that in July 2026, following consultation with members, the Soulbury Committee reached an agreement on a pay award for 2026. The updated pay circular has now been published by the Local Government Association, confirming updated pay scales with effect from 1 September 2026.

Local reps resources - Model Agreement for Trade Union Recognition and Facilities and Machinery for Consultation and Negotiation