1.

Documents

a)  Costs and criteria

The package you receive from CReSTeD will tell you the costs involved.  Please look carefully at the Criteria summary.  This will guide you towards the Category appropriate to your provision for dyslexic pupils.  If you do not fulfil any particular criteria, for example if your specialist teacher does not hold a qualification as detailed on the Criteria, please do not apply for Registration until you meet the criteria.

b)  Registration form and supporting information

As CReSTeD visits are designed to be as cost effective as possible, we rely heavily on the initial information provided by the school.  The school must provide this information at least fourteen days prior to the visit.  Failure to do this may result in the visit being postponed.

The registration form will be sent electronically together with guidelines for completion and a checklist of documentation required.  Please supply all the documents requested and complete the registration form thoroughly.  The registration form should be returned as a signed hard copy and electronically.  If you have any doubts about any aspect of this form, please ask the consultant for clarification.

2.

Payment for the visit

On receipt of the (re-)registration application, CReSTeD will invoice the school for the visit fee, plus a standard charge to cover the travel and any accommodation costs incurred, per consultant.  Payment must be received before the visit may take place.

3.

The Consultant

The Chair of Council will allocate a consultant (or consultants) to your school.   

You will be notified of your allocated consultant(s).  The school should then agree directly with the consultant(s) on a visit date which will be confirmed in writing by the consultant who will also discuss the format for the visit.

4.

The Visit

During the visit the consultant will need to speak to at least three dyslexic pupils of different age groups.  This visit should take place either in the library or over lunch, with other people present but not included in the conversation. 

5.

Post Visit

The consultant will send the completed visit report for agreement and signature.  You may wish to discuss the report with the consultant.  Should there be any irresolvable points Council will make the final decision.  

The completed report is considered first by the Pre-Registration Committee (which consists of Heads of schools on the Register).  Their recommendations go to Council for a final decision.  On inclusion in the Register schools are asked to make the CReSTeD report available to parents if requested.  

On acceptance for inclusion in the Register you will be billed by CReSTeD for the annual registration fee, or a proportion if it is not a full academic year, which must be paid before your school will be included in the Register.  You will receive a Certificate of Registration within two weeks of paying your fees.  Details of your school will be included on the CReSTeD web site and in the next edition of the Register.  Prior to that, school details will be included in an addendum to the Register.  

Once a school is CReSTeD registered, it is entitled to use the CReSTeD logo on its letterhead, prospectus and other marketing materials.

6.

Standards

The main reason for CReSTeD’s success is its aim to set and improve standards for the provision for dyslexic pupils in schools.

7.

Re-Registration and Review Visits

It is the school’s responsibility to inform CReSTeD of any major change in its provision such as a change of head teacher or head of unit.  When this takes place we request confirmation that the school’s policies towards dyslexia will not be changed, otherwise a review visit may be necessary.  We also need to be advised if a school changes premises in which case a brief review visit will be carried out.

A consultant may visit a school more than once, but not on successive visits. 

All schools must be re-registered within the three years period from their last Registration.  The Re-Registration Visit must be arranged before the three years period has passed.

8.

Removal of a School from the Register

Council reserves the right to remove any school from its Register if that school is causing concern over its level of provision.  Any school not on the current CReSTeD list must not use the CReSTeD logo or name in any of its advertising or printed materials.