Assessments by the Education and Inclusion Therapy Service
Assessments focus on how your child is able to access their curriculum and function within their environment.
Assessments may take place in school, college or in the home. As part of the assessment, we may contact you to ask your views on your child’s needs relating to their communication and interaction.
When we see your child we will tell you in advance and will always let you know the outcomes.
How we assess your child
We will observe your child in their educational environment, whether in school, college or at home. We will also talk to key adults involved in your child’s education.
Assessments may focus:
- access to the curriculum and readiness to learn
- reviewing how their language is developing
- identifying your child’s needs and barriers to learning
- looking at how they make and maintain friendships
- looking at how your child can manage their behaviour and regulate their emotions
- their sensory profile and differences
Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists may use formal assessments so that they can look at how your child’s skills are progressing in relation to their age. Certain rules have to be followed and these assessments cannot be repeated too often.
After the assessment
We will share a summary of our assessment with you in a written document. This document will provide information about your child’s communication and interaction needs and or their sensory differences. It can be used by you and the people who work with your child.
The document can also be used as a contribution to the EHCP assessment process and Annual Reviews of EHCPs.