Consultation and assessment in education

I work within a consultation framework and start off by trying to clarify:

• who is most concerned about the child at the moment

• what their concerns are

• what the question is that needs addressing

• how this question may best be answered

• what the next small step may be for your child

• how adults supporting the child can best help

It may be that our consultation indicates that educational psychology assessment is needed. Assessment may include a range of activities including:

• seeking different people’s views,

• observations across a range of settings,

• looking through pieces of work,

• analysing existing data,

• dynamic assessment approaches, curriculum based assessment, as well as standardised assessments.

I work with key adults to help formulate hypotheses which might explain the difficulties that the child/young person is experiencing. Once this information is gained I can help clarify what type of assessment tools would be best used to test these hypotheses.

Testimonial:

"I have really seen the impact of the work of Zubeida in the class teams. She has a great style which pin points where staff can make improvements without undermining the good work they are already doing" Senco