The BDA is a membership organisation working to achieve a dyslexia-friendly society for all.
A professional body dedicated to supporting the needs of everyone involved in educational assessment. Their members include everyone involved in assessment, from senior examiners, moderators and markers to individuals with an interest. Communicate-ed provides Oral Language Modifier training in partnership with the CIEA.
COBIS is a membership association of British International Schools of global quality and corporate Supporting Members. COBIS exists to serve, support and represent its member schools in a variety of different ways.
An online training software platform, hosting some of Communicate-ed’s online training courses.
A consultancy, assessment and tuition service for schools, businesses and individuals based in Bromley, Kent. DITTAS Ltd. also offer the OCR Level 5 Diploma in Teaching Learners with Specific Learning Difficulty by distance learning and the L7 Diploma in Assessing Learners with SpLD (Dyslexia). Sarah Beard, director of Dyslexia Training, is the course tutor for some of Communicate-ed’s online and face to face courses and joint founder with Caroline Read of the PAPAA accredited course.
Dyslexia Matters offers face to face and distance learning OCR Level 5 and 7 courses enabling teachers to become Specialists in the field of Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia). They deliver disability awareness training to charities, businesses and public services and provide assessments for both children and adults. Dyslexia Matters work with Communicate-ed and Include-ed to offer a blended learning version of the PAPAA course.
A professional partnership offering a range of support services to meet the needs of all dyslexic adults, their families, friends, employers, trainers and tutors. Dyslexia Solutions is based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Ros Lehany is one of the partners of Dyslexia Solutions, and she is the course tutor for some of our online and face to face courses.
An independent organisation offering comprehensive support for new and experienced exams officers, aiming to support them in their everyday roles.
A leading provider of assessments to UK schools, GL Assessment has a range of diagnostic and screening assessments to identify and support students with SEN and Access Arrangements applications. These include CAT4, the Dyslexia Portfolio and the British Picture Vocabulary Scale, as well as Lucid’s respected portfolio of SEND assessments for dyslexia, visual stress, working memory, reading and cognitive development. One of Lucid’s most popular assessments is Exact - an assessment designed to help simplify exam access arrangement applications.
A publishing company with a number of educational assessments, including some suitable for testing school age students.
Include-ed deliver training, resources and advice for education professionals, enabling them to provide access for students who would otherwise be excluded due to special needs and disabilities. Communicate-ed work in association with Include-ed to offer the Postgraduate Award of Proficiency in Assessment for Access Arrangements (PAPAA).
An awarding organisation. They develop, accredit and administer professional qualifications delivered through accredited centres. IQ are the awarding body for the Communicate-ed Postgraduate Award of Proficiency in Assessment for Access Arrangements (PAPAA).
A charity working with strategic partners in developing countries – both churches and local NGOs – to inspire, empower, train and resource people and their communities to break free from poverty and disease. They do this by training in community healthcare (CHC), micro-enterprise development (MED), education and leadership development. They also support partners as they set up income-generating projects and strategic alliances. Communicate-ed’s charitable giving (click here for further details) is done through ‘Links International: Communicate Trust’.
Committed to providing quality assessments, efficient testing procedures and valid and reliable information to help all individuals succeed. They develop and distribute tests and related products for professionals in psychology, general education, bilingual education, special education, and other areas serving people of all ages and cultures.
Scanning Pens supply exam approved pen scanners that give students the independence to read on their own.
Texthelp produce computer reading software Read&Write which can be used in place of a reader in exams.
The Department for Education is the government department responsible for education and children’s services.
A membership organisation comprising the seven largest providers of qualifications in the UK. Established in 2004 to replace the Joint Council for General Qualifications (JCGQ), the JCQ provides a single voice for its members on issues of examination administration and, when appropriate, qualification and wider education policy.
Ofqual’s job is to maintain standards and confidence in qualifications. They look after GCSEs and A levels in England, and a wide range of vocational qualifications both in England and Northern Ireland. Ofqual also regulate the National Curriculum Assessments in England.
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.
A standard-setting group concerned with the diagnostic assessment of specific learning difficulties in an educational setting. The committee seeks to extend the principles of good practice contained in the SpLD Working Group 2005/DfES Guidelines across all age ranges and throughout the profession.
