membership-matrix

Membership Types

Full Member (£75 p/a)

SpLD Level 7 Qualified: For individuals who hold a specialist qualification in teaching and assessment of people with Specific Learning Difficulties. These individuals are qualified to provide diagnostic assessment and teach people with Specific Learning Difficulties

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PPM Name Suffix
Tutor & Assessor Listing
Members E-Newsletter
Patoss bulletin
Professional Advice Helpline
Legal Helpline
Local Groups
Patoss Voting Rights
Specialist Resources: Free and Discounted
Indeminity Insurance: £21.25 admin fee, £84.00 typical cover payable to AJG.
Personal DBS Check: £75 fee
Assessment Practicing Certificate (APC): £165 fee: standard £240 fee: over 5 year application
Day Training: Discount of £30 for full day, £15 for half day
Mentoring: £350 fee
Conference: Discount of £30
Forum: £30pa
Teaching Practising Certificate (TPC): £60 fee

Associate Member (£75 p/a)

SpLD Level 5 Qualified: For individuals who hold a specialist qualification in teaching of people with Specific Learning Difficulties. These individuals are qualified to teach and assess for establishing and reviewing a teaching programme for people with Specific Learning Difficulties.

Apply

PPM Name Suffix
Tutor & Assessor Listing
Members E-Newsletter
Patoss bulletin
Professional Advice Helpline
Legal Helpline
Local Groups
Specialist Resources: Free and Discounted
Indeminity Insurance: £21.25 admin fee, £84.00 typical cover payable to AJG.
Personal DBS Check: £75 fee
Day Training: Discount of £30 for full day, £15 for half day.
Mentoring: £350 fee
Conference: Discount of £30
Forum: £30pa
Teaching Practising Certificate (TPC): £60 fee

Affliate Professional Member (£75 p/a)

Practitioner Psychologist: Individuals who have an allied professional qualification (not SpLD) and have a professional involvement in Specific Learning Difficulties. Qualification is approved, by the Patoss Board of Directors.

Apply

PPM Name Suffix
Tutor & Assessor Listing
Members E-Newsletter
Patoss bulletin
Professional Advice Helpline
Legal Helpline
Local Groups
Specialist Resources: Free and Discounted
Day Training: Discount of £30 for full day, £15 for half day.
Mentoring: £350 fee
Conference: Discount of £30
Forum: £30pa

Supporting Member (£55 p/a)

Educators and Parents: Individuals who do not have a specific learning difficulty (SpLD) or allied qualification but do have an interest in SpLD and wish to support the aims and activities of Patoss.

Apply

Members E-Newsletter
Patoss bulletin
Professional Advice Helpline
Legal Helpline
Local Groups
Specialist Resources: Free and Discounted
Day Training: Discount of £30 for full day, £15 for half day
Mentoring: £350 fee
Conference: Discount of £30
Forum: £30pa
Teaching Practising Certificate (TPC): £60 fee
AAA Blended Learning: £30 discount

Student Member (£50 p/a)

Student in SpLD Qualification: Individuals who are registered students on a course leading to a specialist qualification in Specific learning difficulties (SpLD) and is an approved course, by the Patoss Board of Directors.

Apply

Members E-Newsletter
Patoss bulletin
Professional Advice Helpline
Legal Helpline
Local Groups
Specialist Resources: Free and Discounted
Day Training: Discount of £30 full day, £15 of half day
Mentoring: £350 fee
Conference: Discount of £30
Forum: £30pa
AAA Blended Learning: Discount of £30

Organisation Member (£165 p/a)

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Education Establishment: Schools, Colleges, Universities, Dyslexia Associations and other organisations acceptable to the Patoss Board of Directors.

Members E-Newsletter
Patoss bulletin
Professional Advice Helpline
Specialist Resources: Free and Discounted
Day Training: Discount of £30 full day, £15 half day discount on 2 bookings per event
Conference: Discount of £30 on multiple bookings
AAA Blended Learning: Discount of £30 on multiple bookings

Retired Member (£40 p/a)

Retired SpLD Specialist: For retired Patoss Professional members, who are no longer practicing but would like to keep abreast of current issues and/or continue to access their professional indemnity insurance which would cover them against historic claims.

Members E-Newsletter
Patoss bulletin
Professional Advice Helpline
Legal Helpline
Local Groups
Specialist Resources: Free and discounted
Indeminity Insurance: £21.25 admin fee £54.00 typical cover payable to AJG
Day Training: Discount of £30 full day, £15 for half day
Conference: Discount of £30
Forum: £30pa

Full
Member

SpLD Level 7 Qualified

£75 p/a

Apply

For individuals who hold a specialist qualification in teaching and assessment of people with Specific Learning Difficulties. These individuals are qualified to provide diagnostic assessment and teach people with Specific Learning Difficulties

Associate
Member

SpLD Level 5 Qualified

£75 p/a

Apply

For individuals who hold a specialist qualification in teaching of people with Specific Learning Difficulties. These individuals are qualified to teach and assess for establishing and reviewing a teaching programme for people with Specific Learning Difficulties.

Affiliate
Professional
Member

Practitioner Psychologist

£75 p/a

Apply

Individuals who have an allied professional qualification (not SpLD) and have a professional involvement in Specific Learning Difficulties. Qualification is approved, by the Patoss Board of Directors.

Supporting
Member

Educators & Parents

£55 p/a

Apply

Individuals who do not have a specific learning difficulty (SpLD) or allied qualification but do have an interest in SpLD and wish to support the aims and activities of Patoss.

Student
Member

Student in SpLD Qualification

£50 p/a

Apply

Individuals who are registered students on a course leading to a specialist qualification in Specific learning difficulties (SpLD) and is an approved course, by the Patoss Board of Directors.

Organisation
Member

Education Establishment

£165 p/a

Apply

Schools, Colleges, Universities, Dyslexia Associations and other organisations acceptable to the Patoss Board of Directors.

Retired
Member

Retired SpLD Specialist

£40 p/a

For retired Patoss Professional members, who are no longer practicing but would like to keep abreast of current issues and/or continue to access their professional indemnity insurance which would cover them against historic claims.

PPM Name Suffix

Use of the PPM suffix and logo on correspondence or marketing materials to identify the holder as a "Patoss Professional member"

Tutor & Assessor Listing

Option to be included in one of the best online search indexes of specialist Tutors & Assessors in the UK

Members E-Newsletter

Subscription to the latest and archived Patoss E-Newsletters

Patoss Bulletin

An educational professional journal issued twice a year in hard copy.

Professional Advice Helpline

Access to a free electronic helpline to answer all general SpLD queries.

Legal Helpline

A legal advice line for support and advice on legal matters relating to your work.

Local Groups

Access to Patoss Local Group network.

Patoss Voting Rights

Voting rights for items raised at the Patoss annual general meeting.

Specialist Resources

An assortment of valuable training materials and resources.

Free and discounted

Indemnity Insurance

Access to Professional Indemnity Insurance Scheme, providing cover for independent practitioners

£21.25 admin fee £84.00 typical cover payable to AJG

£21.25 admin fee £54.00 typical cover payable to AJG

Personal DBS Check

Access to a DBS check, supported by CareCheck.

£75 fee

Assessment Practicing Certificate (APC)

An APC is an assurance of commitment and training and is essential when assessing post 16 learners for Disabled Student Allowances.

£165 fee: standard £240 fee: over 5 year application

Day Training

Access to full or half day CPD and SASC training events.

Discount of £30 for full day

Discount of £30 for full day on 2 bookings per event

Discount of £30 for full day

Mentoring

Personalised mentoring for assessment and report writing (5 hours SASC authorised CPD).

£350 fee
£395 for non-members

Conference

An annual conference providing a variety of training and networking opportunities.

Discount of £30

Discount of £30 on 2 bookings per event

Discount of £30

Forum

A platform to support network and discuss a range of professional issues

£30 pa

Teaching Practicing Certificate (TPC)

A TPC is an assurance of commitment and training and holding a TPC underpins professional practice to meet the Non-Medical Helpers’ quality assurance.

£60 fee

£250 fee