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DCSF Funding Criteria for National Dyslexia-SpLD

Specialist Teacher Training

On 22 June 2009 Sir Jim Rose published a report entitled Identifying and Teaching Children and Young People with Dyslexia and Literacy Difficulties, which included a recommendation that the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DSCF) should fund a number of teachers to undertake appropriately, accredited specialist training in teaching children with dyslexia.

The DCSF have endorsed all the recommendations in Sir Jim’s report and made available around £10m over this financial year and next to support their implementation and other dyslexia projects. The majority of this money is committed to funding the course-fees of 4,000 teachers, in England, wishing to study towards an ATS or AMBDA level qualification which has been accredited by the British Dyslexia Association (BDA). Funding will also be considered for those already in possession of an ATS qualification who wish to enhance this to AMBDA level. Patoss is keen to encourage the take up of this opportunity to train additional specialist teachers and would encourage schools to take advantage of this and put forward candidates to train.

The aim of funding these additional training places is to build capacity within the school system to improve access to specialist and high quality support for children and young people with dyslexia. Access to this type of specialist support can be significantly improved by encouraging schools and Local Authorities (LAs) to work in partnership and to pool their resources.

Head Teachers are being encouraged to look at existing cluster arrangements and to be proactive in thinking about how they might deploy the expertise of a specialist teacher across a number of schools in their area. For this reason, we are giving priority to those nominated teachers who can demonstrate that upon completing training they will be willing to work across a cluster of schools to share their knowledge and skills.

This process is being managed by The Dyslexia-SpLD Trust*. Please see further details, the eligibility criteria and the procedure for registering interest using the form on the The Dyslexia-SpLD Trust website - www.thedyslexia-spldtrust.org.uk/government-funding-criteria/

A set of frequently asked questions will be published on The Trust website but if you still have a query you would like to raise with the Dyslexia-SpLD Trust, please e-mail the following address:training@thedyslexia-spldtrust.org.uk

*The Dyslexia-SpLD Trust is a consortium of organisations, including the BDA, Dyslexia Action, Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre, Patoss, Springboard for Children and Xtraordinary People involved in promoting improved practice and outcomes for individuals with dyslexia and specific learning difficulties.

Applicants for funded places must meet the funding criteria published on the Trust website -
www.thedyslexia-spldtrust.org.uk/government-funding-criteria/

Your Views on SEN System Wanted

The Lamb Inquiry is very interested in your views of the SEN system: what underpins parents’ confidence, what undermines it; what works, what doesn’t and what you think should be changed. We have a number of questions that we would like you to answer. Your comments will be entirely confidential and at no time will you be identified.

Special surveys for Students; Parents; School Staff; Other Professionals working with children schools or families. Closing date 30 June 2009. Go to Special Interest pages "Your views on SEN system - Call for evidence".

About Patoss

Many of our members teach in schools and colleges. Many provide one-to-one tuition to students with specific learning difficulties. This includes assessment of current level of knowledge and ability, planning programmes of work, delivering those programmes, advising on the broader educational programme, and liaising with other professionals.

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Patoss is a professional association of teachers of students with specific learning difficulties, for all those concerned with the teaching and support of pupils with SpLD: dyslexic, dyspraxic, ADD, and Aspergers syndrome. Membership is open to qualified teachers in SpLD and those studying for either the certificate or the diploma in SpLD. Join Patoss in full