1. ADSHE QUALITY ASSURANCE POLICY Professional Development Day 22 nd September 2012

2. Overview Why is QA important? Background to QA policy Overview of policy How will it involve ADSHE members?

3. Why is QA important? To demonstrate that dyslexia specialists have a variety of effective ways of monitoring and quality assuring dyslexia support across HEIs. Interested parties: students; funding bodies; institutions QA is accountable, transparent and consistent with the clear aim of ensuring best practice across the sector

4. Background Quality Assurance Working Party set up in June 2010 to build on work from Guidelines for establishing Quality Assurance protocols To design CPD self-audit toolsTo introduce peer supervision (PPS) modelsTo set up a register of dyslexia specialist tutors To provide good practice guidelines and set up standards for dyslexia specialists to follow

5. What has happened so far? Research into QA procedures Survey of membership views on QA issues Series of workshops and consultation meetings with ADSHE membership Pilot of self- audit tool for tutors Code of Ethics Peer supervision pilot workshop

6. What is the outcome? ADSHE Quality Assurance Policy Professional Standards A register of ADSHE professionally qualified tutors who agree to undertake regular CPD and some form of supervision A list of ADSHE registered tutors available for freelance work

7. Policy Appendices Membership Code of Ethics Complaints Procedure Appropriate qualifications

8. Membership categories 4. Invited member Professionals (including Educational Psychologists and Disability Officers) working in the field of dyslexia/SpLDs, who are not necessarily Specialist SpLD tutors. 3. Student member 2. ADSHE registered member 1. Ordinary member – individual Professionals qualified to work in a 1:1 tutorial support capacity with SpLD students in higher education Specialist tutors with experience of working in a 1:1 tutorial support capacity with SpLD students in higher education

9. ADSHE Register – long-term Ordinary members with suitable qualifications can opt to be put on ADSHE Register of Specialist SpLD tutors List of ADSHE registered tutors Fully qualified Maintain professional standards

10. Applying to be on the Register Provide evidence of qualifications Agree to abide by ADSHE QA procedures (Code of Ethics, Quality Assurance Policy and Guidelines) Keep a log of CPD activities and provide evidence of CPD (self-audit tool; professional peer supervision Provide evidence of recent specialist 1:1 tutorial experience

11. CPD Reflection on practice e.g. self-audit toolProfessional peer supervision (PPS)Updating skillsAttendance at conferences/training daysResearch into relevant topics Critical reading with review (newsletter/current research) Other

12. ADSHE Freelance List Registered members can opt to be put on ADSHE Freelance List of Specialist SpLD tutors Evidence required on yearly basis: current CRB clearance professional indemnity insurance Evidence of teaching

13. The Wider Context Setting standards in the sector Ways of ensuring quality assurance for non-medical helpers across the sector Business Innovation & Skills Student Finance England Eventually some form of QA mandatory Crucial that ADSHE sets the standards for QA in HE