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For SENCos

With the gradual return of some children to school, many of your students will be greeted by a new and unfamiliar environment, due to strict social distancing rules. This can make the transition and re-adaptation to the school setting more challenging, which could in turn result in behavioural issues and anxiety, with some students requiring additional learning support to re-engage with learning in their new classroom.

To assist where we can and enable you to continue supporting children and young peoples learning, measure their progress or plan interventions, whether they are learning at home or in the classroom. We've made available, a selection of our reliable education assessments on Q-global, our web-based administration and reporting platform to support you in delivering assessments remotely or via Telepractice.

Q-global remote administration

With the need to continue to socially distance from those you serve for their and your safety, many of you are turning to digital assessments. To help you to continue identifying and assessing your patients’ needs, we have increased the number of products available to use online on our web-based platform, Q-global. Enabling you to administer a selection of assessments, intended for use by qualified SENCos, either via remote administration or Telepractice.

Get access to 100+ free* digital resources

In an effort to help where we can during COVID-19, we are offering free access to a selection of digital manuals and stimulus books currently available on the Q-global Digital Resource Library, until 31st July 2020. Take a look at the list so that you can begin planning.

Products available to SENCOs

BASC-3, helps you to understand the emotions and behaviours of children and adolescents from 2 to 21:11

Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting (DASH), assess handwriting speed - ideal for providing evidence for Access Arrangements from 9 to 16:11

Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting (DASH 17+), a reliable, age-appropriate measure of handwriting speed for students aged 17-25 years in further and higher education

EVT-3, a norm-referenced and individually administered test of expressive vocabulary and word retrieval based on words in Standard American English from ages 2:6 +

GRS, identifies children for placement in gifted education programmes from 4 to 13:11

Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, Third Edition (KTEA-3), an individually administered battery that provides in-depth assessment of key academic skills from 4 to 25:11

Shaywitz Dyslexia Screen, is an evidence-based Dyslexia screening tool that identifies students that are at risk from 5 to 7:11

Vineland-3, diagnosis intellectual and developmental disabilities which is designed to meet any adaptive behaviour assessment need from birth

Wide Range Achievement Test, Fifth Edition (WRAT5), measure and monitor fundamental reading, spelling, and maths skills from 5 to 85+

Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests, Third Edition (WRMT-III), assess reading readiness and reading achievement from 4:6 to 79:11

Please view the SASC paper, 'Evaluations of Need by Remote Video Platform' for futher details on use of our SACS appoved products via remote online test administration.

Webinars and videos

Watch videos From our product specific webinars to insightful discussions on disorders that can affect your students' education.

The Succeeding with SEND video series

Insightful conversations between SEND students and experts, that explores their journey to diagnosis as well as the support they received to enable them to succeed throughout their education.

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Telepractice using Q-global and Q-interactive

A guide on how to administer a range of our assessments via screen share and remote administration on our digital platforms, Q-global and Q-interactive.

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Q-global Quick Start-Guide

A quick demonstration on how to access Q-global and the free resources.

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Additional Materials

We also have a range of free resources that will provide you with insight into disorders that can impact a child's education as well as steps you can take to help support them:

Q&A’s, with experts in the field to answer pressing questions on how to assess and support individuals with Dyslexia and Autism

Education and SEND blogs, includes case studies and personal experiences written by experts and individuals with SEN

Common Dyslexia myths document, separate fact from fiction on common Dyslexia misconceptions

Dyslexia and ELL, helping you to support English Language learners with Dyslexia

What the fuss about Dyslexia screening, for support on screening for early identification of Dyslexia.

Supporting Primary students with SEND, some strategies to help you support your child while learning at home and guidance on using our Rapid series for struggling readers.

Supporting Secondary students with SEND, Some strategies to help you support your child while learning at home and guidance on using our Rapid Plus reading series for struggling readers.