Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

Amendment 113A 113A: After Clause 45, insert the following new Clause— "Provision of screening for specific learning difficulties In section 321 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56), before subsection (1) insert— "(A1) For the purpose of establishing whether a child falls, or probably falls, within subsection (2), a local authority shall provide that each child in a maintained or voluntary aided school shall— (a) on completion of key stage one and by their seventh birthday; and (b) at the beginning of key stage three and by their twelfth birthday, be screened for risk of dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties. (A2) The screening referred to in subsection (A1) shall be carried out by a prescribed person with prescribed qualifications. (A3) The specific learning difficulties referred to in subsection (A1) are— (a) dyslexia; (b) dyscalculia; (c) dyspraxia; (d) speech and language disorder; (e) autism spectrum and Asperger’s syndrome; (f) attention deficit disorder; (g) attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder; and (h) a high level of co-morbidity of any two or more of these conditions.""