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Renewing your Accreditation - Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

All holders of мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± accreditations are responsible for keeping themselves up to date with the knowledge, skills and professional competence required of them in their specialist teaching and/or assessing roles. They must maintain and develop their knowledge, skills and understanding through formal and informal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and submit a CPD Log to the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± every 3 years (on the anniversary of gaining the award). Attendance certificates must be submitted for formal CPD. CPD is a condition of holding a мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± accreditation and this may be withdrawn if not kept up to date.

Details of training courses offered by the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± can be found here: Training

CPD requirements for Accredited Teacher/Practitioner Status (ATS/APS); Accredited Teacher/Practitioner Dyscalculia (ATD/APD) and Accredited Tutor Status (ATS FE-HE):

A minimum of 15 hours of CPD over the three years before renewal, which must consist of a minimum of 10 hours formal CPD (e.g. attendance at conferences, training events) the remaining 5 hours can be, informal (e.g. personal study, delivering training to colleagues). Attendance certificates must be submitted for 10 hours of formal CPD. You must also submit evidence of 10 hours direct specialist teaching each year.

This evidence should be submitted on the the fee for submission and verification is £75.

CPD requirements for AMмÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±, AMмÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± FE/HE, AMмÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Dyscalculia:

A minimum of 20 hours CPD over the three years preceding renewal, including 5 hours of SASC approved training covering the principles of psychometrics, statistics and underlying theory or SpLD testing methods, interpretation and test materials. The remaining CPD can cover changes in regulations and legislation relating to SpLDs, developments in SpLD research and approaches to teaching and support for SpLD. You must also submit evidence of 15 hours direct specialist teaching each year.

CPD should be a combination of formal CPD, and informal training. Mentoring, if SASC approved, can be included in your formal CPD. Attendance certificates must be submitted for all formal CPD.

This evidence should be submitted on the the fee for submission and verification is £75. This fee is waived if you hold appropriate professional membership with the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±.

Applying for multiple accreditation renewals:

If you wish, you may choose to apply for more than one accreditation renewal at the same time. This allows you to renew any accreditations you hold at the same time and thus may reduce the number of forms you are required to complete to maintain these. However, evidence of CPD and teaching in each area of accreditation are required as below.

• If submitting a renewal for AMмÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± & AMмÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± FE/HE at the same time, you must complete an additional 10 hours of informal or formal CPD. As an example, if you have submitted 20 hours of CPD largely related to pre-16 teaching and assessment, you will need to provide an additional 10 hours related to post 16 support or vice versa.
• If submitting for AMмÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± & AMмÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Dyscalculia you must complete an additional 10 hours of informal or formal CPD on dyscalculia or dyslexia. Therefore, if your core 20 hours are based on dyslexia CPD, you will need to provide an additional 10 hours of dyscalculia related CPD.
• If submitting for AMмÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±, AMмÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± FE/HE & AMмÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Dyscalculia you must complete an additional 10 hours of informal or formal CPD for each area. An example here would be 20 hours CPD related to pre 16 assessment, 10 hours of post 16 CPD and 10 hours of dyscalculia CPD.

Any CPD that covers the underlying principles of teaching or assessment, and thus could apply to all ages/SpLDs, would be considered part of your core 20 hours of CPD.

A fee of £75 is payable for each accreditation being renewed, unless you have an appropriate professional membership, in which case each fee is waived.

Sending your portfolio to the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±

Please email, your CPD Log and attendance certificates to accreditation@bdadyslexia.org.uk

We are unable to accept applications submitted by post.

What is Formal CPD?

Formal CPD covers conferences, training courses and formal webinars (where a certificate is issued) provided by training providers such as:

• British мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Association (мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±)
• University Courses and conferences
• Association of Educational Psychologists
• British Psychological Society (BPS)
• мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Action/Real Training
• Helen Arkell мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Charity
• Local Authority courses and conferences
• PATOSS
• SASC
• Communicate-ed
• College of Occupational Therapists
• Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• ADSHE/PASSHE
• PRAXIS

Examples of FORMAL CPD training which count towards CPD credit. This has been adapted from the SASC Guidelines on Continuing Professional Development (2019):

• Participation in training courses and/or webinars: Preparing, delivering, and/or attending courses that are of relevance and benefit to an individual's area of work.
• Distance learning courses where there is provision for the answering of enquiries or for discussion.
• Preparation and delivery of training courses and/or webinars.
• Coaching and mentoring sessions: Structured coaching sessions and structured mentoring sessions involving professional development. These must have written aims and objectives, and a documented outcome.
• Research: Research that relates to SpLD assessment and practice topics or has relevance to the practice/organisation and which results in some form of written document, presentation, questionnaire/survey, etc.
• Production of a dissertation: Study for or production of a dissertation counting towards a qualification recognised by the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±.
• Work shadowing: Participation in structured work shadowing schemes with clear aims and objectives and requiring feedback or reflection on the shadowing activity.
• Writing on assessment or teaching practice: For example, articles for journals, publications for in-house guidance, newspapers, the internet.
• Study towards professional qualifications.
• Participating in the development of specialist areas of SpLD assessment and teaching practice: by attending meetings of specialist committees and/or working parties of relevant professional or other competent bodies charged with such work.

Examples of INFORMAL CPD training which count towards CPD credit:

• Reading on SpLD assessment and practice topics: Reading on topics which inform practice, e.g., test manuals, books, professional journals, articles from the internet, articles from newspapers.
• Listening to or watching material on topics which inform practice.
• Critical reflection and review of your teaching practice, or that of your peers.
• Observation of teaching practice with written aims and objectives, and a documented outcome.
• Presentations that you have given to colleagues or in workshops or conferences.