Approved SpLD Assessor Qualifications

Approved Postgraduate Courses for SpLD Teachers.

Approved SpLD Assessor Qualifications

Courses Leading to an SpLD Assessment Practising Certificate [APC]

To qualify candidates to apply for an APC, courses must be approved by SASC. Currently SASC also accepts courses accredited by the BDA alongside courses which have applied directly to SASC.

The following SASC approved courses will qualify successful candidates to apply for an SpLD Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) from a SASC Approved awarding organisation (BDA, Dyslexia Guild or Patoss).

For courses that have been previously approved by SASC but are no longer taking enrolments for the course please see Archive Qualifications on side menu.

 


SASC ACCREDITED COURSES: Current Courses

Bath Spa University
Postgraduate Certificate Level 7
60 credits

Specific Learning Difficulties/ Dyslexia
See Course Details for eligibility requirements.

British Dyslexia Association
Recognised courses leading to AMBDA


Courses List
Dyslexia Action
(Validated by Middlesex University from 2022)
Level 7 MEd/ Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate

MEd Professional Practice in Dyslexia and Literacy (180 Credits)
PG Dip Specialist Assessment and Teaching for Literacy-Related Difficulties
(120 Credits)
PG Cert Specialist Assessment for Literacy-Related Difficulties (60 credits)
See Course Details for eligibility requirements.

Dyslexia Matters 
Level 7 Diploma 

Level 7 Diploma in Teaching and Assessing Learners with Dyslexia, Specific Learning Differences and Barriers to Literacy
See Course Details for eligibility requirements.

Fairley House
Level 7 Diploma

Teaching and Assessing  Learners with Specific Learning Difficulties
See Course Details for eligibility requirements.

Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity
Level 7 Diploma

Teaching and Assessing Learners with Dyslexia/ Specific Learning Difficulties
See Course Details for eligibility requirements.

Patoss
Level 7 Module

Diagnosing Dyslexia: Professional Practice in Assessment and Reporting (DDAPR) (with the University of Chester)
See Course Details for eligibility requirements.

University of Northampton
Postgraduate Diploma Level 7
120 credits

Specific Learning Difficulties and Inclusion
See Course Details for eligibility requirements.

Real Training 
Level 7 Modules 60 credits

Dyslexia: Professional Report Writing
30 credits plus
Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (30 credits +RQTU)
See Course Details for eligibility requirements.

Stranmillis University College
PG Dip/MEd Level 7
120 credits

SEN Literacy Specialist Option
Level 7 modules + value added assessments
See Course details for eligibility requirements.

APC Course Approval Checklist

A checklist for providers seeking APC Course Approval.

Guidance for Trainees Writing SpLD Reports

Clarification for trainees, on accredited courses, on writing assessments for those with possible SpLDs.