What I offer

Assessments are usually carried out in the young person’s home if they live within 3 miles of Bury St Edmunds or in Great Barton Village Hall and  take approximately three hours.

A report will be written detailing the strengths and difficulties and if dyslexia is diagnosed. Recommendations will be made to support the young person at school and at home, and for them to develop a sense of metacognition.

All educational assessments are conducted and the report written in accordance with the SpLD Assessment Standards Committee (SASC) current guidelines for diagnostic assessment and report writing. 

Detailed information will be considered from school, the young person, and their family as part of the assessment process.

Schools can book assessments to support applications for exam access arrangements for students, in line with JCQ guidance, such as receiving extra time to complete exams or support from a reader.

Recommendations may involve referring on to other professionals such as a Community Paediatrician for further assessment  to ensure the correct diagnosis is made.

The assessment can be used to support an application for the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) as well as exam access arrangements which form part of the young person’s normal way of working in school. 

I can assess adults for DCD/Dyspraxia as part of a diagnostic assessment. I can also assess adults for whom English is an additional language EAL.