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DACPD51 – This accredited Level 4 unit provides an introduction to key elements of current research and practice in dyslexia, and conditions that commonly co-occur with it. It aims to provide an understanding of current theories of dyslexia and the impact that dyslexia and co-occurring difficulties have on performance in a range of settings.
Applicants should:
Participants should normally be employed as a:
Please note: We reserve the right to request information in support of all applications from a headteacher or other suitably qualified line manager or referee.
Study the Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties Unit an individual Level 4 CPD course to enhance your skills in a particular area.
Single CPD Unit Cost – £295 + VAT
To book DACPD51, please visit our online booking page and select the date you wish to start.
Please note bookings close 2 weeks before the start date.
Awards contain three-set CPD Units. By booking an Award you will save a total of £30 as opposed to booking the units individually.
For more information on the Award that this unit is included in please visit the following page:
Award Cost – £855 + VAT
Please note: When an Award is booked, participants will study the first unit on the Award start date, the second and third unit will follow in date succession. All three individual units must be completed within a one-year period.
To book DAAWD51, please visit our online booking page and select the date you wish to start.
Please note bookings close 2 weeks before the start date.
The Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties Unit is included in the following certificates.
Please note: you cannot book the certificate outright but instead book either six set individual Units or two set Awards
If you would like to train to become a full specialist SpLD teacher/practitioner and hold either:
You may be in a position to enrol in the following teacher/practitioner certificate course:
Successful completion of either DACRT51 or DACRT67 plus DACRT60 will give you:
The Level 5 Diploma (DADIP61) confers eligibility for Associate Membership of The Dyslexia Guild (ADG) recognised as the first grade of professional membership for a specialist teacher/practitioner and approved by The CPD Standards Office. The Level 5 Diploma is also accredited by the British Dyslexia Association for Approved Teacher Status or Approved Practitioner Status (ATS/APS) and PATOSS for Associate membership.
Do you hold a degree?
As an alternative to the pathway routes, we offer a Level 5 Fast Track Route: this route is only available for graduates with at least two years of recent and relevant teaching or learning support experience in a dyslexia/literacy support setting and takes one calendar year to complete. More details can be found here.
Level 4 and 5 CPD Short Courses for teaching professionals at all levels run six times a year with start dates in September, November, January, March, May and July. Our next available dates for 2022 are:
Interested in one for those dates? Please complete an online booking form here.
Please note: as it takes time to process your application and payment, we strongly recommend registering as soon as possible, so that you don’t miss the next intake.