Children and Parents

ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENTS OF SEVEN YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER

Thank you for considering an assessment by Michael.  Michael Lock, is registered to practise as an educational psychologist with HCPC.  He will be delighted to support you if the type of assessment he offers is appropriate.  To explore the feasibility of making an appointment, please email Andrea Charlesworth.

The aim of Michael's one-to-one assessment is to describe your child's ability and attainments across a range of objective child-friendly measures in a neutral setting without distractions.  Michael will seek to uncover any information processing barriers to learning that your child experiences and will offer recommendations about future support.  Because we want to satisfy your expectations, please watch the video above and the one on the next page to confirm that what is on offer is what your child requires.  

We understand that it is sometimes necessary to change an appointment.  If you are unable to attend an appointment, we appreciate as much notice as possible so that we may re-allocate the time.  You may lose much of your fee for an appointment cancelled with less than five working days’ notice and if no notice is given you will lose all of the fee.  Similarly, it is occasionally necessary for us to change an appointment although every effort is made to avoid this.  Should the need arise, as much notice as possible will be given and a rearranged appointment made at the earliest convenience.

In advance of your appointment, please read our Privacy Notice.  If you are comfortable with our privacy policy, next download and complete our Parental Questionnaire and forward our School Questionnaire to the SENCo at your child's school.  Please return these questionnaires to us before your appointment.

Please note that Michael no longer undertakes assessments where the primary problems are behavioural or where there are pervasive and complex developmental issues.  Neither does he undertake appeals-based, litigious, medico-legal or EHCP based assessments.   

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EXAMPLES OF OTHER PARENTAL PLAUDITS

"Please could you pass on our thanks to Michael for this morning.  Theo enjoyed his assessment, which is amazing given that he’s not one to sit for too long focusing!"

"I was very surprised and pleased to receive Ewan’s report this morning.  It is very insightful and helpful - a really thorough assessment of Ewan and will be very helpful in focusing his learning.  Please could you pass on our thanks again to Michael.  We are extremely grateful for such an excellent report."

"Pass on my thanks to Michael for his time and for making my daughter feel comfortable and relaxed during the assessment process (she said she enjoyed doing the tests!)."

"Thank you for Michael's assessment the other day. I thought he was most kind, professional, courteous and accurate."