👨👩👧 For Parents, Carers & Individuals
Personalised insight and advocacy support for learners of all ages.
Please note:
I am not a clinical psychologist and do not provide formal diagnoses. My psychometric assessments offer evidence-based indicators to support decision-making by schools, clinicians, and families. They help build a fuller picture of strengths, challenges, and support needs.
I am not a clinical psychologist and do not provide formal diagnoses. My psychometric assessments offer evidence-based indicators to support decision-making by schools, clinicians, and families. They help build a fuller picture of strengths, challenges, and support needs.
What I Offer
I provide:
- Psychometric assessments tailored to the candidates needs
- Full Academic Diagnostic Assessment
- Access Arrangements for Families and Post-16 Candidates
- Personalised Study strategies and academic support plans
- Personalised guidance for parent advocacy or self-advocacy
Outcomes
You’ll gain:
- A clear, evidence-based understanding of learning strengths and needs
- Practical, easy-to-follow recommendations
- Greater confidence in school, home, college, university, or work environments
What Parents & Learners Often Ask
What are these tests all about?
- Psychometric assessments help identifying learning profiles-
- highlighting cognitive strengths,
- areas for support, and
- how someone best learns.
What can they tell us?
They can:
- Assessments can reveal patterns in:
- memory,
- processing speed,
- verbal or nonverbal reasoning, and
- more.
- They may also indicate specific learning difficulties like:
- dyslexia,
- ADHD, or
- gifted profiles
This offers a roadmap for support.highlight cognitive patterns (like memory, processing speed, or verbal reasoning),
How long does testing take?
It depends on the type of assessment, but most sessions last between 90 minutes and 2 hours.
You’ll receive a detailed report and follow-up guidance.
Types of Tests Used
Depending on the learner’s needs and profile, a tailored selection of the following test types may be used:
Area Assessed | Span | Purpose |
---|---|---|
Cognitive Ability | Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, general ability tests | To explore strengths and weaknesses in underlying learning potential |
Working Memory | Digit Span, Letter Span, Spatial Span | Measures short-term and sequential memory capacity |
Processing Speed | Visual Matching, Coding, Rapid Naming | Measures short-term and sequential memory capacity |
Phonological Awareness | Phoneme segmentation/blending, rhyme recognition | Evaluates awareness of sound structures in spoken language |
Orthographic Processing | Irregular word spelling, word recognition | Tests recognition and recall of visually presented words |
Reading | Word reading, sentence reading, comprehension tasks | Assesses accuracy, speed, fluency, and understanding of text |
Spelling & Writing | Standardised spelling test, timed handwriting and composition tasks | Evaluates spelling accuracy, handwriting speed, and written expression |
Mathematical Skills | Basic number operations, mental arithmetic (if indicated) | Explores numeracy difficulties if this is a reported area of concern |
Please note:
I am not a clinical psychologist and do not provide formal diagnoses. My psychometric assessments offer evidence-based indicators to support decision-making by schools, clinicians, and families. They help build a fuller picture of strengths, challenges, and support needs.
I am not a clinical psychologist and do not provide formal diagnoses. My psychometric assessments offer evidence-based indicators to support decision-making by schools, clinicians, and families. They help build a fuller picture of strengths, challenges, and support needs.
If you're unsure whether an assessment is right for you or your child, feel free to request a 15-minute discovery call to talk things through.
Two assessment options are offered
Both service different purposes. Read more about them here ⮕
Single Specific Event Support