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Information on point 1: See http://www.dsa-qag.org.uk/content.asp?ContentID=77 Page 12 “SLC expects all study skills support provided to students to be directed by an Individual Learning Plan (ILP). Working with the study skills provider, students identify goals and targets related to his / her individual learning needs and styles. These should be monitored and reviewed jointly and recorded regularly in the ILP. The aim is that students develop strategies for independent learning which enable them to access their course (in accordance with DIUS guidance). SLC will accept recommendations of up to ten one hour sessions of individual non subject specific study skills support made in the DSA Need Assessment report. Should the study skills support provider identify the need for support beyond this, SLC will require evidence in the form of the student’s ILP. Copies of each student’s ILP should be filed by the service provider and will form the basis of any subsequent audit by DSA-QAG. This should indicate: • Goals already achieved (ascertained through formative and summative assessment); • Additional individual needs; • Further goals and timescales for achieving these. The ILP should also evidence student attendance at study skills support sessions (if this is not recorded elsewhere – e.g. on a signed attendance timesheet). The DSA Needs Assessment report should recommend that study skills tuition is undertaken by a suitably qualified tutor. The report should also give an indication of the type of support the student can expect i.e. examples of study skills strategies.” Amanda Kent DSA needs assessor On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:26:11 +0100, Marie Norris <Marie.Norris@CLEAR- LINKS.CO.UK> wrote: >Forwarded on behalf of Pete Lester > > >-----Original Message----- >From: A private list for NADP members. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On >Behalf Of Pete Lester >Sent: 31 July 2008 13:15 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: SLD authorisation of dyslexia tuition and scotopic sensitivity >lenses/overlays > > >Dear all > >I thought the following 2 responses from might be of interest to >colleagues. > >I have just received email verification from the SFD Processing Unit, >Darlington regarding my questions to them about: > >1. Dyslexia tuition > >In a recent Assessment of Needs report sent to SFD Darlington, after >discussion with the student, I had recommended 30 hours of 1:1 dyslexia >tuition. More often, I recommend much less, so the amount was in no >way, a 'standard' phrase. > >However, SFD have responded to the effect that they would initially >authorise only 10 hours, and that ... >"We need written confirmation from the disability officer confirming >that extra hours of tuition are required. This should also state why the >extra hours are required, ie because of difficulties associated with the >disability." > >This will seemingly require students who are recommended more than 10 >hours to revisit their HEI disability officer, upon completion of the 10 >hours, to discuss an application for the granting of additional hours. > >I assume that AoN reports will, where appropriate, record that 10 + X >hours were recommended, but that only 10 will be awarded initially, and >any further hours will be subject to review? > >2. Scotopic sensitivity lenses/overlays > >Similarly, I had recommended a TintaVision assessment after discussion >with the same student. > >SFD Darlington have declined recommendation until they "...require >evidence of the full eye test as we need to see the result of the eye >test, before we can agree to the sensitivity test. This is because we >need to establish that eye sight difficulties are associated with the >disability and not a result of poor eyesight." > >I assume that students, even those with 'regular' prescription >spectacles will need to present documentary evidence of their having had >an eye test. >However, I had another student yesterday who had an eye test two years >ago and was found not to need glasses. She had not retained any >receipt, etc. I assume, again, that the SFD policy requires that she >will have to try and acquire a copy of the receipt if the optician keeps >records, or pay for a new eye test in order to get some contemporary >evidence. > > >Pete Lester