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A parents' guide toassessment,in plain language

Eight short guides to the words you will hear from your child's school: what they mean, and what they change for your child.

Assessment · 8 min read

What is a clinical psychological assessment?

The assessment that looks at the whole child (attention, mood, behaviour, development), and what actually happens in the room.Read→Assessment · 8 min read

What is a psychoeducational assessment, and what is it for?

The school-facing assessment: why learning is hard, and what the classroom should do differently.Read→School & exams · 8 min read

What are access arrangements in tests and examinations?

time, a reader, a scribe, a separate room: what exists, who decides, and what evidence is needed.Read→School & exams · 7 min read

What is an Individual Education Plan?

What a good IEP contains, who writes it, and how to tell whether it is working.Read→Diagnosis · 8 min read

Which difficulties need an Individual Education Plan?

Dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD, autism, language disorder, and the quieter profiles that often get missed.Read→Diagnosis · 7 min read

Why you needn't fear the words “special educational needs”?

What the label does and doesn't do, and what usually happens when families avoid it.Read→Assessment · 9 min read

How to read your child's report: standard scores and percentiles

What 85 means, what the 16th percentile means, and why the pattern matters more than any single number.Read→Assessment · 7 min read

What actually happens on assessment day?

How to prepare your child, what the room looks like, and what to say on the way home.Read→