What age range is the CAP appropriate for?
Pre-school, Primary, Middle, Secondary and Further Education (0-19 years). The CAP profile provides (a) a within-child comparison of relative strengths and difficulties for intervention in several domains of thinking; (b) analysis of the child’s response to various teaching strategies and learning environments and (c) analysis of the aspects of learning tasks that lead to success or difficulty.
The training and manual provide examples of how certain cognitive abilities are typically found in children across the age range and abilities are rated according to the level of support required. Control observations and teacher consultation also help to make judgements about what would be typically expected at a more local level.
What could the cost saving benefits be for the Local Authority by me attending the CAP training?
The CAP supports EPs working with teachers to dynamically assess a learner within a consultation session. This may increase the number of consultation sessions required with a teacher but will reduce the number of direct EP assessment sessions with a child. The potential savings for a Local Authority in skilling up classroom teachers to analyse the components of tasks that create difficulties for an individual leaver, will lead to teachers having increased skills in assessment for learning. Enabling teachers to make an assessment of the adaptations required in the task and the environment to enable children to be successful in their learning, will further develop inclusive classroom teaching to meet the needs of all learners.
Can you provide CAP training to Educational Psychology Services?
Yes – bespoke courses cost £1200+VAT per day. We have successfully run courses across the UK. Contact us for details.
Who will use the CAP?
Courses are currently available for Educational Psychologists and Specialist Teachers. We are defining Specialist Teachers as – Qualified teachers (QTS or HE equivalent) who have ADDITIONAL qualifications in teaching or the assessment of children children with additional needs (typical roles they might have are SENCO, specialist, advisory or consulting teachers). Please
contact us if you require further clarification about this.
Could the CAP be used as part of a statutory assessment?
Yes, the CAP aims to support the ongoing analysis of a child’s strengths and difficulties in the classroom environment across various stages of the Code of Practice. Another way in which the CAP can be used is to analyse and synthesise the results of various forms of assessment including the outcomes of dynamic and/or standardised. The CAP can also be used to combine evidence from a variety of sources including the input of parents and other professionals such as Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists and therefore enables triangulation of evidence contributing to evidence based assessment and recommendations as part of a statutory assessment. In this way, it helps to identify areas of thinking to target in any future statement or learning plan.
Who is providing CAP courses?
Ruth Deutsch and Michelle Mohammed are working with Real Group (UK) Ltd to publish the Cognitive Abilities Profiles and to provide CAP courses. The CAP is published by Real Press and the courses run through Real Training.
For more information:
Please contact Real Training on 01273 35 80 80
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