This is correct and is what my college does
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I was under the impression that FE Colleges could fund Educational
Psychologist assessments for their students. Is this incorrect? We
encourage applicants from FE to get their assessment before coming to
university. There is certainly no guarantee that they would be eligible
for
hardship funds once they get to university, as these are means-tested,
so I
would not want to see prospective students putting off their assessment
in
expectation of this funding.
Clare Davies
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Dixon, Mary
Sent: 13 June 2003 09:00
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Subject: Re: Educational Psychologists reports for prospective
students
Hi Faye,
The situation is the same here. I find it really strange, on the one
hand
the DfES recognises the need for students to start their courses with
support in place, and has allowed LEAs to fund statutory assessments of
need
to be carried out from Easter, providing medical evidence and an HE 1
form
has been submitted. On the other, the powers that be have made changes
to
the status of dyslexia assessments that will ensure that a great many
dyslexic students will have to be on courses before they can be funded
for
EP reports via the hardship fund. With the ensuing waiting times I
think
that this will mean that many student will have to manage for most of
their
first year of study before actually getting necessary support. This
is
obviously discriminatory but I have no idea what the answer is.
Mary
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From: Faye Langston [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 12 June 2003 16:46
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Educational Psychologists reports for prospective students
Hello all,
We have had queries from prospective students about the University
financing Educational Psychologists tests for Dyslexia prior to the
start of term - as now LEAs wont accept eligibility for DSA's without
a
full test.
In the past our internal assessors reports have been acceptable to
LEA's/NHS as well as FE colleges own internal assessors who are not Ed
Psychs - this is now not the case so it appears there is a shortfall
for
students who may have to wait for a full Ed Psych test to be eligible
for DSA who wouldnt previously have had to wait for DSA eligibility at
all.
Are any other University's facing enquiries such as these? How are Ed
Psych reports funded at your institution? Here at Coventry students
have
either been tested internally which has previously been acceptable to
LEA's/NHS or have to apply for the Hardship Fund and if they are
eligible that can pay for an Ed Psych test - but that only happens
once
students are here on their course.
Obviously the current set up will mean students needs not being able
to
be assessed over the summer and so support delayed considerably for
those without Ed PSychs but with Dyslexia tests and so I am anxious to
find out what other University's are now doing to fund Ed Psychs prior
to the start of term so that DSA assessments can take place????
Apologies to colleagues if the above doesn't make sense - its been one
of those days!
Many thanks
Faye Langston
Disabilities Welfare Co-ordinator
Coventry University
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