Adult and FE/HE SpLD Teacher/Practitioner Qualifications

By joining the Adult and FE/HE SpLD Teacher/Practitioner programme you will:

• Add real value to your educational setting, bringing new skills and abilities to create the optimum outcomes for students in your care
• Develop practical competence and personal confidence in your strategies in working with students with literacy challenges
• Learn whilst you study, with our practice-led approach helping embed your new theoretical knowledge in your real-world circumstances
• Start on the pathway to gaining the Level 5 Diploma in Specialist Teaching for Literacy-Related Difficulties (DIST) which once completed, would make you eligible for Associate Membership (ADG) of The Dyslexia Guild

The Adult and FE/HE SpLD Teacher/Practitioner programme is made up of six units:

Award in Supporting Adults with Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties DAAWD59:

Supporting Adults with Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties (DACPD91)

Supporting Study Skills in Adults with Dyslexia (DACPD92)

Developing Literacy Skills with Assistive Technology (DACPD96)

Award in Learning Support for Adults with Dyslexia DAAWD60:

Supporting Individuals with Memory Weaknesses (DACPD52)

Developing Writing Skills in Adults with Dyslexia (DACPD93)

Dyslexia in Multilingual Settings (DACPD94)

The following unit is not part of this pathway certificate but can be swapped out for either DACPD93, or 94
Developing Numeracy Skills in Learners with Dyslexia and Dyscalculia (DACPD99) 

Applicants should:

• Be qualified to at least level 3 (‘A’ level) on the UK qualifications framework or have other equivalent qualifications and relevant experience
• Teaching assistants must be mentored by a qualified teaching professional whilst on the course

Participants should normally be employed as a:

• Qualified learning or adult support tutor with at least one year of recent and relevant teaching experience in a dyslexia/literacy support setting and employed to work with learners in a further or higher education educational setting or those working in a support function
• Have a minimum English language ability level such as IELTS 6 or TOEFL 60-78 points.

Please note that the Supporting Adults Programme is a programme for those working with adults with dyslexia and literacy difficulties and is appropriate for a variety of settings. Those who wish to undertake this programme should be instructors, tutors, learning support staff or lecturers and those looking to support DSA band 4 study skills students.

We reserve the right to request information in support of all applications from a headteacher or other suitably qualified line manager or referee.

This Certificate is part of a wider CPD programme that offers the opportunity to choose from a range of study options:

You cannot book this Certificate outright but must book either:

1. Units DACPD91, 92, 96, 52, 93 or 94 individually
   or
2. Units 91, 92 & 96 as an Award in Supporting Adults with Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties (DAAWD59)
   Units 52, 93 or 94 as an Award in Learning Support for Adults with Dyslexia (DAAWD60)
   By booking an Award you will save a total of £30 as opposed to booking the Units individually
3. You can swap the Numeracy unit DACPD99 for either DACPD93 or 94
4. If you complete The Certificate in Supporting Adults with Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties (DACRT56)*you may be considered to move on to the Level 5 Diploma in Specialist Teaching for Literacy-Related Difficulties (DIST parts two and three).Completion of DIST will confer eligibility for Associate Membership of The Dyslexia Guild (ADG) recognised as the first grade of professional membership for a specialist teacher/practitioner.The Level 5 Diploma in Specialist Teaching for Literacy-Related Difficulties is subject to accreditation by the British Dyslexia Association for Approved Teacher Status or Approved Practitioner Status (ATS/APS) and approved by The CPD Standards Office.

Courses run six times a year with start dates in September, November, January, March, May, and July

• You can sign up to each unit individually paying per unit as you study, £295+VAT per unit
  Interested in signing up for individual units? Please complete an online booking form here.

or

• Book three units (an award) at the same time and make a saving of £30 by paying £855+VAT per award:

Level 5 Supporting Adults with Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties (DAAWD59) contains units 91,92,96

Level 5 Learning Support for Adults with Dyslexia (DAAWD60) contains units 52,93,94

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