Professional dyslexia courses for teaching professionals - dates and fees

Courses

Supporting dyslexics in the classroom has become an increasing focus in UK education and HADC offers a range of courses to enable teaching professionals at all levels to gain recognised qualifications in dyslexia support.

The following annual courses conform to the QCA’s principle for higher-level vocational qualification and the QCA Common Criteria, and are designed to provide a route for continuing professional development for professionals working with specific learning difficulties in literacy and numeracy.

  • NOCN Level 3 course for Teaching Assistants for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3
  • OCR Diploma Level 5 in teaching learners with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia)
  • OCR Diploma Level 7, generally for those who already hold a Level 5 qualification and wish to progress to being qualified to assess and recommend education programmes for those with specific learning difficulties

Dyslexia Courses 2012 - 2013 at Helen Arkell

Level 3 Course for Teaching Assistants supporting learners with specific learning difficulties
Sessions are every Friday 9.30 - 12.30pm, at HADC, beginning 24 February 2012 and finishing 6 July 2012 and then 28 September 2012 and finishing 8 February 2013.

Level 5 (primary)
Beginning 25 September 2012 and ending in July 2013. Attendance at HADC every Tuesday, excluding school holidays. Hours usually 9.00 – 4.00 pm, although start times can vary according to allocated teaching practice school.

Level 5 (KS2 and secondary) –
Beginning 26 September 2012 and ending in July 2013. Attendance at HADC every Wednesday, excluding school holidays. Hours usually 9.00 – 4.00 pm, although start times can vary according to allocated teaching practice school.

Level 7 Diploma
Beginning 4 October 2012 and ending in Summer 2013. Attendance at HADC every Thursday, excluding school holidays. Hours usually 9.00 – 4.00 pm, although start times can vary according to allocated teaching practice school.

Fees for 2012-2013 Dyslexia Courses

Level 3 Course for Teaching Assistants supporting learners with specific learning difficulties
£499 (discounted from £1,599, because of our Bursary Fund Donation).

Level 5 course primary – Tuesday, and Level 5 course KS2 and secondary – Wednesday
Full Price £3355 (note: the £350 deposit cheque will be banked and is only returnable if, after interview, HADC does not accept the application).

Diploma Level 7
Full price £3670** (note: the £350 deposit cheque will be banked and is only returnable if, after interview, HADC does not accept the application).

**This price assumes the OCR Level 5 qualification is recent, i.e. less than three years old (as stipulated by OCR.) If the candidate has a recent Level 5 qualification, accreditation for prior learning (APL) can been given for the previous two teaching practices. If the OCR level 5 qualification is more than 3 years old, it will be necessary to re-do the two teaching practices and a further cost will be given for this upon application.