APEL routes open for experienced maths assessors
How can an experienced assessors of maths learning difficulties/dyscalculia evidence this formally?
Professional Bodies have opened accreditation of prior experience and learning (APEL) routes for experienced assessors of maths learning difficulties/dyscalculia who hold an Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) with a focus on literacy/dyslexia, but have not completed a maths learning difficulties/dyscalculia qualification leading to evidence their experience via an APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experience and Learning) route. Assessors should use ‘Table 3: Knowledge, understanding and skills needed to conduct an assessment of a SpLD in mathematics’ from the SASC Guidance on Assessment of Mathematics Difficulties and Dyscalculia 2025 which can be found on the SASC website at: https://www.sasc.org.uk/media/kj5hyoxl/sasc-maths-difficulties-guidance-march-2025-final.docx to self-assess their readiness to enter an APEL route prior to application.
The APEL route is available from the professional bodies:
- British Dyslexia Association (BDA) have an APEL route leading to AMBDA dyscalculia:
- The Dyslexia Guild:
https://dyslexiaaction.org.uk/the-sasc-route-to-maths-assessment/
- Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (PATOSS):
https://www.patoss-dyslexia.org/APEL-SpLD-Mathematics-Difficulties-and-Dyscalculia
The APEL route will be available until 31st December 2029, after which completion of a formal SASC accredited course will be required.
Search 'APEL Route for Experienced Maths Assessors May 2026' in the downloads section of the SASC website.
28 May 2026