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University of Staffordshire
Does Staffordshire test before interview? Not as far as we know: it has not named one.
The record
Before you apply
What you must meet to apply, in the course’s own words.
Right to work and fee status
We are unable to consider applications from:
International applicants who do not have Home Fees Status.
Self-funding applicants.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
GBC when you apply
We are unable to consider applications from:
Those with incomplete qualifications at the time of application that cannot be confirmed to the course by the end of January.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
Degree:
A good honours degree (2:1 or 1st) in Psychology. (We do not consider applicants with a 2:2 in their original degree).
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
ExperienceOur summary: 12 months minimum. Must be paid.
All applicants must have a minimum of one year full-time equivalent (FTE) paid applied experience relevant to clinical psychology. Relevant voluntary experience will be considered but secondary to paid employment.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
English language
If your first language is not English and your university courses were not taught and examined in English, you will need an IELTS score of 7.5 with no element below 6.5. This applies to all university courses (Undergraduate and Masters level Conversion courses).
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
Earlier NHS-funded training
We are unable to consider applications from:
Those who have received NHS funding for other training within 2 years of completing that training.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
Suitability statements:
Suitability statements should use the Clearing House template and will not be considered in alternative formats
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
Other
We require copies of certificates for all courses listed under the University qualifications section of the application form, as part of our shortlisting process
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
Not mentioned on these pages: driving licence, getting to placements, research and other study.
Pages read: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; Clearing House selection procedure, updated ; Staffordshire course page; all checked .
Before interview
None named
Not named on the Clearing House list of courses using short-listing tests.
More about the test
Applications are reviewed anonymously and rated holistically against a rubric covering suitability statements, applied experience, research and evaluation experience, self-reflexivity, and critical and contextual thinking.
Sources: Clearing House, checked ; Clearing House test list, checked .
At interview
A panel interview, a role-play with an actor or panel member and values-based questions.
When“In-person interviews will take place week beginning 10th May 2027”
Source: Clearing House, updated ; checked .
Typically a single panel interview incorporating a values-based role-play element, broadly assessing applied academic, research and clinical knowledge alongside personal and professional values and suitability for training.
Source: Clearing House, checked .
What your form is rated on
Shortlisting processes involve use of a rubric to provide a holistic rating of applicants based on suitability statements, applied experience, experience of research and evaluation, evidence of self-reflexivity and learning from applied and lived experience, valuing of critical and contextual thinking, equity and inclusion and involvement of Experts by Experience, and values-driven practice.
Source: Clearing House, checked .
Dates for 2027 entry
- Applications close
- 18 November 2026, 1:00 pm
- Interviews
- “In-person interviews will take place week beginning 10th May 2027”
Sources: Clearing House, checked ; Clearing House, checked .
Prepare for this course
- Practise interview questionsUses a panel interview, a role-play with an actor or panel member and values-based questions. On clinical knowledge and reasoning, its record mentions “applied academic, research and clinical knowledge”.
Our own questions, on the themes courses name.
- Practise situational judgementUses values-based questions at interview.
The scenarios here were written for this site.
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Reported online by applicants, not confirmed by the course
What trainees and applicants have said in public about selection here, paraphrased. The process may have changed since.
Several, recent: 2 accounts
Two applicants say they sat a selection test or task at Staffordshire in the 2025 entry cycle. Neither says which stage it was or how it went.
Sources: ClinPsy forum, 28 May 2025, checked ; ClinPsy forum, 27 May 2026, checked .
Posted 2018 to 2021: 2 reports from single accounts
One account
In 2021 an invitee expected a one-hour online interview, with questions and a clinical scenario sent in advance. This was the expected format, not an account of the interview.
Source: ClinPsy forum, 16 May 2021, checked .
One account
Staffordshire once used a general mental ability test for shortlisting.
Source: ClinPsy forum, 6 Feb 2018, checked .
If you have applied here
What Staffordshire says about feedback
We are not able to provide individual feedback for those not invited for interview due to the large number of applicants. Written feedback is provided to all applicants who are shortlisted for and attend interviews, irrespective of outcome.
Source: Clearing House, selection procedure, updated ; checked .
Applying again: feedback from each course
The practice here fits this course.
This site is not affiliated with University of Staffordshire.
Sources
- clearing-house.org.uk: selection procedureUpdated 21 September 2026; checked 24 September 2026.
- clearing-house.org.uk: which courses use a short-listing testUpdated 7 September 2026; checked 16 October 2026.