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Disabled Student Allowances
Final Report: SpLD Working Group 2005/DfES Guidelines (Word download) (pdf download)
The Disabled Student Allowances SpLD Working Group was convened following requests from Local Education Authorities (LEA) to clarify what would constitute acceptable evidence of SpLD in order to qualify for the Disabled Student Allowances (DSA). The report is intended to be a guide for those assessing SpLD in Higher Education students and a statement of what is considered to be an acceptable standard expected from those carrying out assessments.
The final report of this Working Group was released on 27 July 2005. Click links at the top of this page for the Final Report.
Test guidance is regularly updated. The most recent guidelines, issued in September 2011, can be downloaded here [Download]
FAQs for DfES Report
Frequently Asked Questions generated from the SpLD Working Group 2005/DfES Guidelines answered here.
Important Reading:
Updated Test Guidance Sept 2011 [Download]
Updated DSA guidance for LAs is published on the Student Finance website Click here
Diagnostic Assessment Report pro forma [Download]
