Director Assessor

Hello and welcome to my profile. I am a highly-qualified and experienced Specialist Teacher in Specific Learning Difficulties.

I have been teaching dyslexic children from 6 – 18 years for the past 25 years. Here are my qualifications:

Bachelor of Education (Hons) (Cantab)
Master of Arts in Education
Diploma in Counselling Children and Adolescents (Distinction)
Post-Graduate Diploma in Literacy Difficulties (Distinction)
National Professional Qualification in Senior Leadership
I also hold an Assessment Practising Certificate (continuously since 2012)
I am a Professional Member of PATOSS and am employed by them as Head of APC Renewals.
I hold PPM Dyscalculia
I am a peer reviewer for the BDA.
I am a Fellow of the Dyslexia Guild.
I am also a member of the Standardised Tests Evaluation Committee, which is part of SASC.
I train other assessors for PATOSS, the BDA and other organisations.

Am I Dyslexic?

I assess and diagnose:

I can also diagnose Dyspraxia in over 16s…

…at a fraction of the cost of an Educational Psychologist’s assessment. Please look around our website to discover more about how my team and I can help you.

Best wishes

Armande Fryatt (Director)

Useful Info

The following may be useful for you: The Law: Dyslexia is a recognised disability under the Equality Act (2010) which requires organisations (including schools & colleges) to ensure that people with disabilities are not treated unfairly and are offered reasonable adjustments. Access Arrangements: Following an assessment by a qualified assessor, such as myself and our team, there may be entitlement to:-

Extra time
A reader
A scribe
Use of a laptop
Use of assistive software
Exam papers on coloured paper or in a dyslexia-friendly font
Rest breaks
Separate room

More information can be found by visiting www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/access-arrangements-and-special-consideration

The British Dyslexia Association: www.bdadyslexia.org.uk