We have funded such reports for some staff, paid for our of departmental funds.
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Sent: 21 October 2004 13:23
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Subject: Re: provision of EP reports for staff
I think it depends on the status of an institution's support service ie is it general, and therefore available to staff, or learner-specific. I suspect most are learner-specific, it might be wise to exercise caution. This issue does have real implications under disability legislation. I'm currently doing some research on this issue and will send it on to you when complete Alison, if you'd like it.
Joel
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Sent: Thu 21/10/2004 12:52
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Subject: provision of EP reports for staff
Dear all
a member of our academic staff wants to have an Educational Psychologist's
report to look into her suspected dyslexia and expects the institution to
fund this. This is a new situation for us, and I have forwarded her
request to our Equality and Diversity Officer as I have assumed this is a
Personnel matter. ( My own provision is for funding student support, as is
that of my colleague in Student Services). We have offered her back up
through screening and staff development however. She believes it is
practice in other universities to fund EP reports for staff and I haven't
a clue whether this is so, although can believe that larger institutions
are probably better placed to offer these kinds of services.
Can anyone advise on practice? We are a small specialist arts institution
and one university she mentioned was UEL, which is of a very different
size to us. (Anyone from UEL out there??!)
thank you very much
Alison
Alison James
Learning and Teaching Co-ordinator
Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College
Falkner Road
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7DS
Tel: 01252 892762
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