Many thanks David/Joseph. As a disability coordinator my main concern is in
the quality and standadads of the assessments of needs. I have seen many
reports witch have clearly been done with the only aim of 'pleasing' the
student with a laptop to keep him/her happy and no thought about anything
else (appart for the bill of £440 for their 1/2 hour report). Disability
officer then will have to pick up the pieces and restructure the assessment
with the help of LEA officers and some simpathetic assessors. The whole
process is very time consuming and let you wonder why the students/the tax
payer paid in the first place. Best regards, AV
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Laycock" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 12:47 PM
Subject: a request from the DfES concerning the effects of early assessments
> One of the outcomes of the SKILL review is
> that students are now able to undergo an
> assessment of their course-related needs
> prior to the start of their courses. The
> assessments can be carried out once
> students have been notified they are an
> eligible student under the Student Support
> Regulations. This means that assessments
> canusually be carried out from May
> onwards.
>
> Iwould like some feedback from LEA
> Awards Officers, HEI Disability
> Advisers,NeedsAssessors and suppliers of
> DSA equipment on the impact of thisnew
> arrangement, i.e. how well it has worked and
> if there are any issues arising . In particular,
> I would be interestedto hear whether the
> earlier needs assessment has:
>
> 1. requiredmany students to undergo a
> second assessment,probablybecause they
> did not attend the course/HEI for which they
> were originally assessed;
>
> 2. required a change in equipment already
> supplied; and
>
> 3. whether many students assessed early
> did not take up a place in HE.
>
> I would be grateful if feedback could be sent
> to me at the following address:
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
> I am unable to promise individual replies, but
> I will collate responses for consideration by
> the DSA forum looking at the
> recommendations in the SKILL report.
> Thank you for your help.
>
> John Joseph
>
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