Executive summary from SASC 2014 survey
The survey has identified
SASC has achieved many aspects of its stated aims. It is successful in implementing the training
recommendations of the DfES working party (2005) in advancing standards in SpLD
assessment. This has led to successful
outcomes for many students, in the promotion and accreditation of CPD, and in
the evaluation and updating of relevant assessment tests. 77% of respondents find SASC useful.
Opportunities for
development have been identified in the survey.
These highlight the need to achieve greater understanding and awareness
of the work of SASC to a wider audience.
In particular, focus should be placed on increasing public knowledge of the
involvement of SASC in advising government, local authorities and educational
establishments and in the provision of a forum for sharing good practice. Other themes which have arisen from the
survey include the concentration of training courses in London, the need for a
greater focus on Numeracy and IT in assessment, concerns relating to the
different renewal process for Specialist Assessors and Educational
Psychologists and perceived procedural discrepancies regarding the renewal of
practicing certificates.
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