The SpLD Assessment Standards Committee (SASC)

STEC is seeking a new chair and is also expanding the scope of the committee with additional members.

The deadline for applications is Friday, 26 January 2024

November 2023

STEC has approved the Test of Orthographic Competence Second Edition (TOC2) for inclusion in the Spelling section of both the Pre-16 and Post-16 lists. Guidance on TOC2 will be published on the SASC website later in the autumn.
October 2023

This test battery is now available for specialist SpLD assessors with a current practising certificate to purchase.
While the IDS-2 has historically been available only to educational psychologists, Hogrefe together with SASC and STEC committee members have agreed that the test may now be accessed by qualified SpLD assessors and specific guidance is available.
October 2023

CPD Course Providers can now access the updated SASC CPD Authorisation Guidance for short course provision.
October 2023

Tests of Dyslexia (TOD): STEC is awaiting publisher release to review the materials. It is anticipated that we will be able to complete the review process by the end of January 2024.

STEC September 2023

SASC has recently released an updated statement on the Developmental Test of Visual Perception–Adolescent and Adult: Second Edition (DTVP-A:2,). This provides further guidance building on previous guidance issued in July 2022.
September 2023