The Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils

For information on the criteria required for each category, please use the 'Register Criteria' button at the top of this page.

Category Names and Definitions

Specialist Provision Schools - SP 

The school is established primarily to teach pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia). The curriculum and timetable are designed to meet specific needs in a holistic, co-ordinated manner with a significant number of staff qualified in teaching SpLD pupils.

Dyslexia Unit - DU 

The school has a designated Unit or Centre that provides specialist tuition on a small group or individual basis, according to need. The Unit or Centre is an adequately resourced teaching area under the management of a senior specialist teacher, who co-ordinates the work of other specialist teachers and ensures on-going liaison with all mainstream teachers. This senior specialist teacher will probably have Head of Department status, and will certainly have significant input into the curriculum design and delivery.

Specialist Classes - SC 

Schools where dyslexic pupils are taught in separate classes within the school for some lessons, most probably English and mathematics. These are taught by teachers with qualifications in teaching dyslexic pupils. These teachers are deemed responsible for communicating with the pupilsí other subject teachers.

Withdrawal System - WS 

Schools where dyslexic pupils are withdrawn from appropriately selected lessons for specialist tuition from a teacher qualified in teaching dyslexic pupils. There is on-going communication between mainstream and specialist teachers.

NB Qualified is holding AMBDA status or, as a minimum, a qualification recognised by the Joint Council for Qualifications as eligible for preparing reports in support of access arrangements.  Please see www.jcq.org.uk/access_arrangements  for the current qualifications acceptable for this purpose.

CReSTeD Registered office:

Greygarth, Littleworth, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 5BT England

Tel: 01242 604852 

Email: crested@crested.org.uk

Administrator: Christine Hancock

Registered Charity No. 1052103