Courses and qualifications

Short Courses (Level 4 and 5 Individual Units)

CPD Standards Office Accredited – for primary, secondary, post 16 and adult sectors for both UK and overseas.

Level 4 Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties (DACPD51) CPD/International Pathway

Level 4 Supporting Individuals with Memory Weaknesses (DACPD52) CPD/International/Adults Pathway

Level 4 Structured, Cumulative Multisensory Tuition for Learners with Dyslexia (DACPD53) CPD/International Pathway

Level 4 Developing Reading Skills in Learners with Dyslexia (DACPD84) CPD/International Pathway

Level 4 Developing Writing Skills in Learners with Dyslexia (DACPD85) CPD/International Pathway

Level 4 Developing Spelling Skills in Learners with Dyslexia (DACPD86) CPD Pathway

Level 4 Supporting Adults with Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties (DACPD91) Adults Pathway

Level 5 Supporting Study Skills in Adults with Dyslexia (DACPD92) Adults Pathway

Level 5 Developing Writing Skills in Adults with Dyslexia (DACPD93) Adults Pathway

Level 5 Dyslexia in Multilingual Settings (DACPD94) Adults/International Pathway

Level 5 Developing Literacy Skills with Assistive Technology (DACPD96) Adult Pathway

Level 4 Developing Numeracy Skills in Learners with Dyslexia and Dyscalculia (DACPD99) Not in a Pathway but can be swapped out with one other unit (conditions apply)

Award Courses (Level 4 and 5 Three-Unit courses)

CPD Standards Office Accredited – for primary, secondary, post 16 and adult sectors for both UK and overseas.

Level 4 Perspectives on Dyslexia (DAAWD51)

Level 4 Developing Literacy Skills in Learners with Dyslexia (DAAWD52)

Level 5 Supporting Adults with Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties (DAAWD59)

Level 5 Learning Support for Adults with Dyslexia (DAAWD60)

Level 5 Supporting International Learners with Dyslexia (DAAWD67)

Level 5 Focal Points for Literacy (DAAWD80) – only open to graduates with educational experience

Certificate Courses and Pathways (Level 4 and 5)

CPD Standards Office Accredited – for primary, secondary, post 16 and adult sectors for both UK and overseas.

Certificate in Supporting Literacy in Learners with Dyslexia (DACRT51)

Certificate in Supporting Adults with Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties (DACRT56)

Certificate in Supporting International Learners with Dyslexia (DACRT67)

Specialist Teacher Training

Dyslexia Guild and BDA Accredited training to become a specialist teacher/practitioner.

Level 5 Certificate in Strategic Teaching Support for Dyslexia and Literacy (DACRT60)

Level 5 Diploma in Strategic Teaching Support for Dyslexia and Literacy (DADIP61)

Level 7 Professional Certificate in Structured Teaching Intervention (Level 7 MA Pathway)

Specialist Teacher Assessor Training

Dyslexia Guild, BDA and SASC Accredited training to become a specialist teacher assessor.

Level 7 Professional Certificate in Structured Teaching Intervention for Dyslexia and Literacy

Level 7 Professional Certificate in Assessment Practice for Dyslexia and Literacy

Level 7 Professional Diploma in Dyslexia and Literacy

Specialist courses for qualified SpLD professionals

Developing Placement Processes to Effectively Target Specialist Support (DAEXT716)

Developing Phonemic Awareness in Learners (DAEXT717)

Promoting Word-building and Sentence Analysis Skills in Learners (DAEXT718)

Working with Syllables – Using Syllable Patterns to support the reading and spelling of longer words (DAEXT719) 

Using Morphology to enhance reading comprehension (DAEXT720)

Applying for and renewing an Assessment Practising Certificate – Online Course(DAAPCONL) SASC Accredited

Examining The Test of Memory and Learning 2 – TOMAL2 (DACPD802) SASC Accredited