Professional Accreditation

BDA professional accreditations are awards given to individuals in recognition of having achieved a level of competency in specialist teaching and/or assessment, see list below. Individuals are eligible for an accreditation if they have completed a BDA accredited course within the last three years. Accreditations need to be renewed every three years to ensure that they remain current. Details on how to apply for an accreditation are given in the links below.

BDA Accreditations:

Classroom Support:

• ALSA

Specialist Teacher:

• ATS/APS
• ATD/APD
• ATS FE-HE

Specialist Teacher and Diagnostic Assessor:

• AMBDA
• AMBDA FE/HE
• AMBDA Dyscalculia

In addition to our accreditations, the BDA is also one of three organisations that can issue and renew Assessment Practising Certificates (APC). The criteria for submitting and passing an APC is determined and overseen by The SpLD Assessment Standards Committee (SASC), it is not a BDA accreditation. However, the BDA are proud to work alongside SASC to ensure that our members can apply for and renew an APC via our organisation.