Building assessment confidence in report writing for SpLD in maths - 23 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2026: Education Access
Overview
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Date(s)23 Aug 2025 - 23 Aug 2026
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Cost£150.00
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ProviderEducation Access
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Delivery typeDistance
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Course levelAdvanced
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Course summary
Education Access is pleased to offer this 5 hour SASC approved collaborate scheme in order to support you with keeping abreast of current research contributing towards your general professional skill and knowledge. It will strike a balance between theory and practical application, offering a safe space where questions can be answered, experiences shared, and knowledge deepened.
The course will provide some content in line SASC Guidance on Assessment of Mathematics Difficulties and Dyscalculia 2025, with a focus on applying this knowledge to the assessment of mathematics.
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CPD credit hours5 hours
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Course themesReviewing principles of psychometrics, statistics, assessment and underlying theory, SpLD testing methods, interpretation, report writing, feedback and test materials
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AudienceAssessors, Support, Assessment centres, Training institutions
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Website
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SASC CodeSASC-20250819-1545
Description
Within a supportive and collaborative environment, this activity will keep you abreast of current research contributing towards your general professional skill and knowledge. You will be an active contributor to the sessions. It will strike a balance between theory and practical application, offering a safe space where questions can be answered, experiences shared, and knowledge deepened.
Please note it is not a level 7 course, but it will contribute towards the experience and training needed to apply knowledge to the assessment of mathematics.
You will maintain a log of your CPD activity which provides evidence of the study you have undertaken in each area. Realistically, the preparation involved before the sessions will be no less than 10 supplementary hours in total over the 10 week duration of the programme. Your CPD logs will include reflective analysis of CPD undertaken – considering what has been learned and how the material might impact on Practice, to be discussed at the end of each session.
· What have you learned?
· What would you change as a result?
· How will it impact on your practice?
The 5 sessions will be:
· Session 1: Defining dyscalculia and environmental factors
· Session 2: Focus on inhibitory control and executive function and co-occurrence with ADHD
· Session 3: Number lines
· Session 4: Language
· Session 5: visual spatial skills
Learning outcomes
· To evaluate and reflect on own report writing.
· To continue to build the requisite knowledge to tackle assessments in maths.
· To develop a theoretical understanding behind specific and general areas to be assessed.
· To apply practically the theoretical knowledge to the assessment of mathematics difficulties, and resulting report-writing.
Course prerequisites
You need to meet the SASC educational and experience requirements for APC submission https://www.sasc.org.uk/assessment-practising-certificate/ or hold a level 7 qualification for asssessing specific learning difficulties.
Frequently asked questions
Has completed extended training, mentoring and/or professional development relevant to the areas of assessment and age range covered in this assessment.