Solutions for schools

Strategic support for SENCos

Expert consultancy to advise and guide SENCos and school leaders on developing a dyslexia friendly approaches pathway, including developing policy, audit and action planning, developing processes and practice and evaluating impact
High quality training for SENCos including using and interpreting diagnostic assessments to unpick barriers to learning, and developing the graduated response for learners with literacy difficulties or dyslexia

Pupil focussed work

Specialist observation and assessment to unpick barriers to learning literacy including working with TAs and teachers to plan support in the classroom and deliver interventions
Dyslexia screening assessments
Full diagnostic assessment of dyslexia including planning support in the classroom and interventions

Assessments for exam access arrangements from Year 9
Training for TAs on delivering precision teaching intervention and personalised literacy intervention

Packages for schools

Initial Assessment- from £200

Observation of a pupil in class, exploration of literacy skills, signposting to further assessment, recommendations on next steps.

Specialist Assessment - from £300

Assessment of literacy skills and hidden barriers to learning, observation in class and discussion to agree next steps. Useful if an EHCP request is being considered or as a dyslexia screener.

Testing for exam access arrangements - from £320 for 5 students

Assessments to provide evidence for Form 8

Assessment for dyslexia - from £500

Full diagnostic assessment for dyslexia including SASC approved report with recommendations.

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Bespoke Consultancy Packages to develop dyslexia friendly approaches - from £300

for individual schools, groups of SENCos, or trusts.

Please contact me for more information about consultancy packages below.

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Unpicking and Supporting Learners with Reading Difficulties

A half day course covering the complex skills involved in being a fluent reader, why it is sometimes a real struggle for pupils and how to help. Useful for SENCos, TAs and literacy leads.

Personalised Literacy Intervention

This revised training course over 3 mornings covers the principles of, assessments, planning, teaching and evaluating an evidence based personalised literacy intervention. Includes online follow up support. Useful for TAs and SENCos looking to develop tailored multi-sensory support for pupils with literacy difficulties and dyslexia.

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Feedback from schools

Thank you, Helen, this has been a very helpful process. Mrs C SENCo

Thank you for all your time this morning. I found it very useful. Ms S SENCo

I found it very interesting and I am looking forward to using this to improve children's progress. Mrs B TA

I have learnt so much thank you - the training sessions were very informative, well explained. Mrs R TA

Thank you for an interesting course - in time I will become confident in delivering these sessions. Ms L LSA

I have enjoyed the training, all our questions were answered with ease and we weren't made to feel our questions were silly. Mrs B TA