Alyona Tokareva from Kirovo-Chepetsk Becomes the Winner of the XX Jubilee All-Russian Professional Skills Competition "Educational Psychologist – 2026"

On October 1, the ceremonial closing of the federal stage of the jubilee XX All-Russian Professional Skills Competition "Educational Psychologist – 2026" took place at the Moscow Center for Quality of Education, where the names of the winner, prize-winners, and laureates of the competition were announced.

The winner of the jubilee XX All-Russian Professional Skills Competition "Educational Psychologist – 2026" was Alyona Alexandrovna Tokareva, educational psychologist at the MADOU kindergarten "Nadezhda" in the city of Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov Region.

In the jubilee season, specialists from 30 kindergartens, 38 schools, 8 centers for psychological-pedagogical, medical, and social assistance, 4 colleges, and two organizations of supplementary education from 82 regions of Russia competed for victory.

Second place was taken by Vladimir Sergeevich Lukashin, educational psychologist at the State Budgetary Educational Institution of Moscow "School No. 1589." Third place – Anastasia Vasilyevna Bespalova, educational psychologist at the State Autonomous Vocational Educational Institution "Trade and Technology College" in the city of Orsk, Orenburg Region.

The federal stage program combined competitive tests and events for participants and their accompanying persons. On September 28, the ceremonial opening and the first round test "Professional Technological Map" took place at MSUPE. The next day, the contestants underwent the "Expert Interview" test.

On September 30, the counting commission announced the 15 superfinalists. They presented their solutions within the "Professional Cases" test. On the same day, scientific and educational events were held for the participants at the venues of the competition's partner organizations.

Anna Yuryevna Kuznetsova, Deputy Chairperson of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, in her address to the competition participants, noted:

"Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has repeatedly emphasized the special role of psychological support in the upbringing of the younger generation, calling care for the psychological well-being of children one of the key tasks of the state. It is our common duty to ensure the implementation of these decisions at all levels.

The role of psychologists is growing even more due to increased attention to upbringing and interaction between family and school. About 40% of school students experience heightened stress, and every fifth graduate shows signs of emotional burnout. These figures represent real lives of children who need timely and qualified assistance. That is why the work of educational psychologists is acquiring particular significance today.

We are open to joint work and ready to provide comprehensive support to the professional community. I am confident that your experience, energy, and dedication will become a solid foundation for the further development of the psychological service in Russia", she said.

Andrey Viktorovich Nikolaev, Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation, congratulated the competition participants and noted that 20 years of the competitive movement have shown that a strong team of specialists providing psychological and pedagogical assistance has been established in the Russian education system: "We, the jury members, were delighted by your developments, your ability to solve non-standard tasks, and your generosity in sharing your experience," said the Deputy Minister of Education.

Larisa Pavlovna Falkovskaya, Director of the Department of State Policy for the Protection of Children's Rights, emphasized in her speech that the competition unites the entire professional community of psychologists in our country from Kamchatka to Kaliningrad. She also expressed gratitude to the specialists for their professionalism in providing psychological and pedagogical assistance to various target categories of students and for their self-development in new social situations.

The laureates of the competition also included:

• Daniil Andreevich Alaniya (Republic of Crimea)
• Arina Sergeevna Baskova (Leningrad Region)
• Elvira Vasilyevna Boykova (Tver Region)
• Anna Andreevna Vasilyeva (St. Petersburg)
• Natalia Antonovna Lashina (Novosibirsk Region)
• Nikolay Alexandrovich Marichev (Kaluga Region)
• Sofia Konstantinovna Monokonova (Altai Krai)
• Olga Vladislavovna Plishkina (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
• Anastasia Vladimirovna Teslyuk (Kamchatka Krai)
• Sofia Yuryevna Shadskaya (Tula Region)
• Elmira Shamilevna Shvedova (Chelyabinsk Region)
• Olga Nikolaevna Sheina (Belgorod Region)

Video recording of the ceremonial closing

About the competition results on the website of the Russian Ministry of Education

Organizer of the Competition: Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.

Operator of the Competition: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education.

The competition is included in the action plan for 2024–2030 for the implementation of the Concept for the Development of the System of Psychological and Pedagogical Assistance in General and Secondary Vocational Education in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030, approved by the Minister of Education of the Russian Federation S.S. Kravtsov on June 18, 2024, No. SK-13/07vn.