Training

SASC - Assessing for Dyscalculia-Good Practice in Testing (Live Virtual Training)

Half Day

£100

Live Virtual Training via ZOOM

This virtual course will consider the current definition of dyscalculia and how this marries with the SASC guidance for pre and post-16 age groups. Assessment tools will be considered in light of current advice and their appropriateness for the age of the assessee. This will include a review of the statistical data obtained from testing and how these should be reported in a diagnostic assessment report (DAR)which adheres to APC criteria.

Accredited Course

Accredited Level 5 - Certificate in Dyscalculia and Maths Learning Difficulties; Support and Intervention

12-16 months

From £2950

eLearning

The BDA Level 5 Certificate in Dyscalculia and Maths Learning Difficulties; Support and Intervention provides training for individuals who have a professional interest in dyscalculia and maths learning difficulties in order for them to become informed practitioners and teachers. The course is delivered primarily in the form of eLearning, with some supplementary virtual sessions. The course is flexible and can be undertaken part time.

Fundamentals of Dyscalculia or Maths Learning Difficulties (Live Virtual Training)

Half day

£60

Live Virtual Training

This introductory course will look at what can cause children to struggle with maths and identify what is the difference between maths learning difficulties and dyscalculia. 

An Overview of Assistive Technology

FREE

eLearning

The development of technology that can assist those who have dyslexia, as well those who have other types of disability, to cope with certain tasks that they find difficult has transformed the landscape of coping strategies that we are able to offer to these individuals. This is a specialised field, however, and there is not generally a great awareness amongst the education/work population of exactly what is available.

Specific Learning Difficulties and Performance in the Workplace

£25 per person

eLearning

This mini eLearning module aims to provide employers, trainers and HR professionals with a brief overview of Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD), how they may affect their workforce, and some basic support strategies that can be put in place to help individuals perform to their full potential in the workplace.

NMH Support Workers: Disability Awareness and Policy Training

£40 per person

eLearning

The Quality Assurance Framework (DSA QAG) requires that NMH support workers must have appropriate training on the policies associated with this area of work before delivering DSA-funded NMH services.