Routes to train as a Specialist SpLD Teacher/Practitioner at Level 5 or Level 7
Dyslexia Action Training offers THREE possible routes to train as a Specialist SpLD Teacher/Practitioner.
The Level 5 Diploma in Strategic Teaching Support (DADIP61) CPD Pathway Route
The Level 5 Diploma in Strategic Teaching Support (DADIP61) Fast Track Route
The Level 7 Professional Postgraduate Certificate in Structured Teaching Intervention
Which SpLD Teaching programme should I choose?
- A wide range of professional teachers, practitioners and specialists
- Qualified teachers at all key stages
- Special educational needs teachers and coordinators (SENCOs)
- Tutors and support staff in Further and Higher Education and other adult educational settings
- Psychologists
- Speech and language therapists
- Occupational therapists with relevant experience
Please note:
You can opt to study either:
- one of the Level 5 Diploma routes or
- the Level 7 Certificate route if you meet the Level 7 Certificate entry requirements (you do not have to complete the Level 5 Teaching Diploma before moving to Level 7 Teaching Certificate, and can commit 20 hours study per week over 12 months
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The Level 5 Diploma in Strategic Teaching Support for Dyslexia and Literacy (DADIP61) Fast Track Graduate only route
- For graduates holding a degree qualification
- Those who are currently employed (or very recently) in a school or college setting to work with learners with literacy difficulties/dyslexia/SpLD
- Those who can commit to 10 hours of study per week.
All participants train using the Dyslexia Action Literacy Programme (DALP).
This route will take one calendar year to complete.
Click here for further information and a programme brochure.
The Level 5 Diploma in Strategic Teaching Support for Dyslexia and Literacy (DADIP61)
CPD Pathway routes
- Those who are currently employed (or very recently) in a school or college setting to work with learners with literacy difficulties/dyslexia/SpLD
- Primary/Secondary or Supporting Adults or International graduates and non-graduates
- Those who can commit to 3-5 hours of study per week in the first year and 10 hours study in the second year.
This route will take approximately eighteen months to two years to complete.
Click here for further information and a programme brochure.
Level 7 Professional Certificate in Structured Teaching Intervention for Dyslexia and Literacy
- For graduates holding a degree qualification
- Those who are currently employed (or very recently) in a school or college setting to work with learners with literacy difficulties/dyslexia/SpLD
- Looking to obtain University credits
- Those who can commit to 20 hours of study per week.
All participants train using the Dyslexia Action Literacy Programme (DALP).
This route will take one calendar year to complete.
Click here for further information and a programme brochure.
The Level 5 Diploma (DADIP61) and the Level 7 Teaching Certificate confers 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 and Level 7 Teaching Certificate is also accredited by the British Dyslexia Association for Approved Teacher Status or Approved Practitioner Status (ATS/APS) and approved by The CPD Standards Office.
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