Applying for and Renewing an Assessment Practising Certificate Attendance Course

This course has been specifically designed to update specialist teacher assessors on the SpLD Assessment Standards Committee (SASC) requirements for dyslexia/SpLD report writing and to meet Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) renewal criteria.

The attendance course runs over one day and is led by two experienced specialist assessor trainers, qualified in diagnostic assessment report writing and assessment testing for dyslexia/SpLD. Participants will be able to update their knowledge and understanding by revisiting and reviewing, aspects of statistical constructs; the new structure of a SASC diagnostic assessment report criteria for specific learning difficulties and the continuing professional development activities required in order to maintain practice standards.

Dyslexia Action Training is a SASC Authorised CPD Provider. Five learning hours are recognised and accredited by SASC as fulfilling, in part, the (minimum) 20 CPD hours required over three years that contribute towards gaining or renewing an APC.

Learning Outcomes – the participant will be able to:

• Demonstrate understanding of important basic Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) statistical constructs such as the normal distribution curve and confidence intervals
• Describe the new structure of a SASC Post-16 Years Diagnostic Assessment Report for Specific Learning Difficulties
• Recognise the key characteristics that distinguish a diagnostic report that meets current SASC criteria
• Demonstrate commitment to undertake continuing professional development activities in order to maintain professional practice standards.

Please note: this course does not actually give you an Assessment Practising Certificate (APC). For further details on how to gain or renew your APC please click here

Candidates should normally be qualified specialist assessors with a Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma or equivalent, and be familiar with diagnostic assessment report writing.

• £205+VAT for Non-Guild Members paying online by debit/credit card at time of registration
• £195+VAT for Guild Members paying online by debit/credit card at time of registration.

Please click on the date below to make a booking for the attendance course.

• 24 June 2020

We also run an online version of this course several times a year click here to see details.