Assessment Continuum
Area of Need
All Pupils
Assessment tools available for teachers
Assessments for use by SENCO/trained TA
Communication
and Interaction
Parents' views
Child’s views
Previous teachers’ views
Support staff views
Reports from previous
school/preschool
Development matters
Baseline Assessment
Two Year Check
Foundation Stage Profile
NC Levels
SATs
Phonics check
Behaviour and Vulnerability
Audit Tool
EYFS Development Matters
Early Years ITS Fact File (highlight p16: list of
problems observed)
ECAT Form
ECAT Speech Sounds Progression
Schools ITS Fact File (highlight p7)
P scales
IDP SLCN Checklist
IDP Autism Sensory Checklist
EYFS Development Matters
Overcoming Barriers (to L1/2/3) in Maths
Wave 3 Maths Programme Screening
Max’s Marvellous maths Screening
Individual Phonic Sounds reading/writing Assessment
Individual HFW assessment read/write
Phonic oral blending/segmenting assessment
P scales
IDP Dyslexia Checklist
EYFS Development Matters
P scales
Leuven Scale
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
EYFS Development Matters
Early Years ITS Fact File (highlight p16: list of
problems observed/p72 pre-writing checklist)
Schools ITS Fact File (highlight p7)
IDP Autism Sensory Checklist
Pronunciation Screen
RAPT (use of expressive information and
grammar)
BPVS (receptive vocabulary)
Derbyshire Language Assessment (early level
expressive and receptive language)
Talking Partner’s pre-assessment
TALC (assessment of abstract language
understanding)
Working Memory Assessment
Digit Memory Test
Phonological Awareness Screen
Sandwell Maths Assessment
Salford Reading Age test
Salford Reading Comprehension Test
Parallel spelling age test
Dyspraxia Checklist
Cognition and
Learning
Social, Emotional
and Mental
Health
Sensory and/or
Physical Needs
Specialists available for
further assessment
Speech and Language
Therapist
ASD Specialist Teacher
EP
EP
Learning Support
Service
Area SENCO (Nursery)
Boxall Profile
Emotional Literacy Assessment
CAF
EP
Paediatrician
CAMHS
Fine Motor skills screen
Gross Motor skills screen
ASD/VI/HI/PIMS
Specialist Teachers
School Nurse
Health Visitor
Paediatrician