Schools are likely to face longer waits to access educational psychologists after an improved pay offer was withdrawn weeks later in an “astounding U-turn”.
The Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) said the Local Government Association last month put forward a “final” offer in an ongoing pay dispute, which included restructuring pay spines.
This would have equated to a pay increase of 5 to 9 per cent, AEP said – above the average 3 per cent already offered – and one it would have accepted.
But two weeks after AEP requested written confirmation, it claims the LGA “retracted” the offer.
