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Welcome to the SASC website. SASC is a standard-setting group which promotes good practice and monitors standards for SpLD assessors and practitioners.
SASC guidance relating to the assessment of specific learning difficulties (SpLD).
Approved continuing professional development which is suitable for qualified SpLD practitioners.
A publicly accessible list of professionally qualified specialist teacher assessors.
SpLD training courses which lead to accredited practitioner status.
Assessors are able to use other sub tests which have not been individually cited, within an approved battery, in order to examine different areas, according to the individual's profile of need. Assessors are encouraged to review test manuals and attend CPD to fully explore their tests, particularly the new, large batteries.
DASH/DASH 17+ must not be used for diagnostic assessment reports completed after 31st May 2025.This date is unaffected by any grace periods subsequently issued for tests removed from the new STEC list published in June 2025.
As noted in the Test List, SASC has agreed a grace period for tests removed from the SASC test list of 2 years from the date cited against each entry on the Removed Test List document. Assessors should no longer be using these tests after 31st May 2027. These are itemised in the removal of tests document https://www.sasc.org.uk/media/qhyji3c3/tests-removed-from-test-list-june-2025.pdf Where standardised tests are available for the age range of the individual being assessed, they should always be used. It is recommended that assessors' test batteries should reflect the individuals they work with. Grace periods to allow assessors to make changes to their assessment batteries are typically agreed, in this case the grace period for updating test batteries so that they reflect the age of the individuals assessors work with will be from June 2025 (the issue date of the new STEC list) and run for 2 years. Assessors should aim to update their batteries by 31st May 2027. 9 July 2025
SASC has put together FAQs from questions received following the publication of the 2025 Report Format and included guidance. These are available in the SASC downloads.9 July 2025
In collaboration with STEC (The SASC Test Evaluation Committee), SASC has now published its 2025-26 list of suitable tests for the assessment of SpLDs.24 June 2025
Alongside publication of the 2025-26 SASC List of Suitable Tests for the Assessment of Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD), STEC have also produced a list of tests which have now been removed from the test list.24 June 2025
