Exeter University has a doctorate in education (EdD) for Educational Psychologists at: http://education.exeter.ac.uk/course_information.php?sitscode=PTG2EDUEDU09
but it does say that it's aimed at experienced and qualified Ed Psychs.

I'm about to start my PhD in January at the age of 48, and I'm quite happy about this, knowing that the range of jobs/experiences that I've leaped between over the years have all been useful in some way. For a start, I can't imagine I'd have had the maturity to interview people with any depth as a 20s graduate (but maybe that's just me). I haven't thought too much about the age issue, apart from assuming that many co-students will be younger, but I work with young people and feel relatively comfortable with them.
I have a lot of responsibilities, financial and family, and have to work virtually full time alongside the PhD, but I did my Masters in the same way. I think the age difference would make me sensitive if I was full-time at the uni, but I've chosen a PhD that's specifically designed for part-timers who work, with intensive residentials that take place during non-term time (these cover the research training element).
Overall, I can't quite imagine 'going back' as a full time student, but my point is that there may be alternative set-ups that cater for a less traditional path through the PhD.

I had to get my referees to send their references at the same time as my applications. All 3 universities stipulated that they wouldn't even consider the application until the references had been received, and one continually emailed me to ask me to chase up my referees! All this was before I received the offers.

Is it out of the question to work and do the PhD part-time? I'm 1st reserve on the ESRC quota I applied for, and it's unlikely that anyone will drop out. I couldn't bear to wait another year and go through all this waiting again, so I'm going to carry on working and try to do the PhD as best I can. I know that combining PhD and work gets a bad press, but there must be hundreds of people doing it.