Broadbent & Co undertake Assessments of need for people with disabilities and specific learning difficulties in education and employment. These assessments are funded through the Disabled Students Allowances (DSA), in Higher Education and the Access to Work Scheme in employment. Broadbent & Co is on the list of registered Assessment Centres of the DSA Quality Assurance Group (DSA QAG). We are also members of the National Network of Assessment Centres (NNAC).
Broadbent & Company is the trading name for Broadbent Assist Ltd.
Broadbent & Co is based in Mossley, near Ashton-Under-Lyne to the east of Manchester (see map & directions). We undertake DSA assessments at our centre and at a range of outreach locations based through the United Kingdom. We also undertake Access to Work Assessments in the employees' work environment.
Broadbent & Co are able to assess with any disability and/or specific learning difficulty as our assessors have a wide range of professional experience and expertise. We can assess the following: specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia, ADHD, ADD, autistic spectrum disorders (including Asperger's), mental health difficulties, sensory impairments, and chronic or progressive medical conditions.
For a printable leaflet containing useful information and our contact details, please download the following pdf document BroadbentCo Information Sheet
If for any reason you are unhappy with the service Broadbent & Co provides you with, please have a look at our Complaints Policy and Procedure. We take your comments seriously and would like to hear if our service is not as it should be.
We aim to respond to all complaints within 10 working days. However, if or some reason this is not possible, we will write to you before then explaining this, and telling you how long we think your complaint will take to resolve.
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Updated: 02 September 2010
Mission Statement
Broadbent and Co will provide in-depth advice and assessments for people with either a disability or a specific learning difficulty. Both the advice and the assessment reports will be clear and easy to follow. The reports will be written in a professional and unbiased way, to provide all the details needed by the official Funding Bodies.
We will build on current good practice, and try to improve the quality of the assessments and reports we provide, so that we continue to be regarded as a model of good practice in the field of professional assessment.
Outreach Locations for Assessments
Liverpool John Moores University
Bolton University
Huddersfield University
Oldham University
Barnsley University
Bournemouth University
Liverpool University
Edgehill University
Runshaw College
Wigan and Leigh College
Cumbria University:
Ambleside Campus
Brampton Road Campus
Fusehill Road Campus
Newton Rigg Campus
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