Education Testing

Real Madrid's new signing told interviewers he would not join any club in a city without the right schools and...

A full psychoeducational assessment with an educational psychologist maps the child's cognitive profile using gold-standard measures (the WISC-V for school-age...

He reads avidly, thinks sharply, and routinely refuses to do his schoolwork. One parent's message about their son reveals a...

Every elite performer measures before they train, because you cannot improve what you have not mapped. Yet we ask children...

Malaysia's OKU system is citizen-gated and serves the SPM, not the IB or iGCSE. Global Education Testing delivers an HCPC...

Indonesian assessment is conducted in Bahasa Indonesia on locally normed tests. Global Education Testing delivers an HCPC assessment in Jakarta,...

Shenzhen's international school SENCOs sit beside one of the busiest cross-border school populations anywhere, students moving between Hong Kong, the...

Salzburg's international school SENCOs sit in a small market with little English-language psychoeducational provision, so a local referral returns a...

Along the Costa Blanca, Alicante's international schools draw a heavily mixed expat intake, and their SENCOs are left referring into...

Shanghai gives an international school SENCO more local options than most Chinese cities, but more is not the same as...

A single referral sets the process in motion. Each school and family in Riyadh receives a dedicated, secure documentation portal....

Hanoi's special-education system is governed by Ministry regulation and delivered in Vietnamese, and no English-language board acts on its reports....

Phuket's state provision is Thai-language and disability-focused, and specialist assessment sits on the distant mainland. Global Education Testing delivers an...

Brussels diagnoses through a Dutch-language CLB or French-language Centre PMS, and no English-language board acts on either. Global Education Testing...

A bright student in a Lyon international school who reads slowly in English could be dyslexic or could simply be...

Shanghai screens for IQ at enrolment and diagnoses through Chinese-language hospital clinics, which an exam board cannot use. Global Education...

Egypt's state provision runs in Arabic and centres on disability, not specific learning differences. Global Education Testing delivers an HCPC...

Rio de Janeiro's international school SENCOs refer into a Portuguese-language route: a psychoeducational report normed against a Portuguese-speaking population and...

An international school SENCO in Vienna who suspects a student has ADHD or dyslexia has to act on it through...

Santiago gives an international school SENCO a strong British and American school presence and the same wall behind it: a...

Madrid's dictamen de escolarización is issued only by state teams, in Spanish, against a superseded diagnostic standard. Global Education Testing...

Mexico City gives an international school SENCO a deep bilingual-school market and the familiar catch: a local psychoeducational report arrives...

Filipino SPED reports are written for local placement, not to the standard an international exam board recognises. Global Education Testing...

Buenos Aires gives an international school SENCO a large bilingual-school market and still the same obstacle: a local psychoeducational report...

Wuhan rarely has English-language psychoeducational provision outside the international schools themselves, so a SENCO's local options come back in Mandarin,...

Hong Kong's SEN system assesses in Chinese and reports to the HKDSE, which the IB and iGCSE boards will not...

Geneva's Office médico-pédagogique works in French and serves only the canton's own pupils, and no English-language board acts on its...

Singapore gives an international school SENCO no shortage of providers, so the test is consistency, not access. A local psychoeducational...

Most of Taipei's international schools point at US universities, which means the SAT, AP and the College Board's SSD process,...

Thailand produces no diagnostic report an English-language exam board will accept. An HCPC assessment from Global Education Testing gives students...

Portugal's inclusive-education law avoids formal diagnosis by design, leaving an international-school family without the named diagnosis an exam board requires....

Japan rarely gives a formal diagnosis for specific learning differences, and assessment runs in Japanese for the national system. Global...

Kuwait's schools assess in Arabic with limited local provision, and no English-language board acts on their reports. Global Education Testing...

The Hague hands its international school SENCOs a particular problem: a deep expat population, and a local system that routes...

Mexico City's USAER support is Spanish-language, public-school-bound and built around barriers to learning, not formal diagnosis. Global Education Testing delivers...

Zurich gives an international school SENCO strong local provision and still the wrong fit: a psychoeducational report in German, normed...

A Catalan dictamen d'escolarització carries no weight with English-language exam boards. An HCPC assessment from Global Education Testing gives students...

Marseille's CMPP clinics are French-language, tied to the local system and heavily wait-listed against exam deadlines. Global Education Testing delivers...

A Dutch dyslexieverklaring carries no standing with English-language exam boards. Global Education Testing provides English psychoeducational assessment in Amsterdam by...

Da Nang's inclusive-education system works in Vietnamese with Vietnamese-normed tools, and no English-language board acts on its reports. Global Education...

Learning-support provision in Ho Chi Minh City is still developing and delivered in Vietnamese, and no English-language board acts on...

Istanbul's RAM centres assess in Turkish and issue Ministry placement decisions, which the IB and iGCSE boards will not act...

Taiwan's identification tools are calibrated to Chinese-script reading and the national system, not an English curriculum. Global Education Testing delivers...

Andalucía's dictamen de escolarización is a Spanish-language state placement document with a narrow disability gate. Global Education Testing delivers an...

Zurich's Schulpsychologischer Dienst assesses in German for the cantonal system, not an international curriculum. Global Education Testing delivers an HCPC...

Buenos Aires routes diagnosis through Spanish-language health cover and adapts to the Argentine curriculum, not an international one. Global Education...

Dutch psychoeducational and neurodevelopmental assessment funding runs through the municipality under the Youth Act, in Dutch and narrowly scoped. Global...

Korea's system selects students for support in Korean rather than diagnosing, and formal recognition is vanishingly rare. Global Education Testing...

Other families in Sharjah are quietly securing exam benefits for their children—such as 25–50% extra time in A-Levels, IB, SAT,...

Other families in Fujairah are quietly securing exam benefits for their children—such as 25–50% extra time in A-Levels, IB, SAT,...

Other families in Ras Al Khaimah are quietly securing exam benefits for their children—such as 25–50% extra time in A-Levels,...

Santiago's PIE support is a Spanish-language state-subsidy scheme tied to a Ministry registry, closed to international schools. Global Education Testing...

Other families in Ajman are quietly securing exam benefits for their children—such as 25–50% extra time in A-Levels, IB, SAT,...

Other families in Abu Dhabi are quietly securing exam benefits for their children—such as 25–50% extra time in A-Levels, IB,...

Other families in Dubai are quietly securing exam benefits for their children—such as 25–50% extra time in A-Levels, IB, SAT,...

Other families in Umm Al Quwain are quietly securing exam benefits for their children—such as 25–50% extra time in A-Levels,...

Brazil downplays formal diagnosis in state schooling and produces a Portuguese-language laudo privately. Global Education Testing delivers an HCPC assessment...

France routes learning difficulties through the MDPH as a disability, in French, on instruments an exam board cannot use. Global...

Chiang Mai's RICD is a Thai-language centre focused on early childhood, and no English-language board acts on its reports. Global...

China treats learning difficulties and ADHD as a hospital matter, and an IB coordinator cannot act on a Chinese-language report....

Perception—our ability to interpret sensory input such as sights, sounds, and emotions—varies widely between individuals. For neurodiverse students, this variation...

An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a tailored plan designed to support students with learning challenges, such as dyslexia, ADHD,...

Have you ever wondered if the challenges you or someone close to you face during timed tests such as the...

Extra time in exams is not a shortcut. It’s a well-established mechanism designed to level the playing field, ensuring students’...

Securing extra time accommodations for A-Level examinations involves a structured process that varies slightly across different exam boards. Understanding the...

Academic stress refers to the psychological and physiological responses to educational demands that exceed a student's adaptive capabilities. Common sources...

Extra time in exams is not a crutch—it’s a lifeline for students whose potential might otherwise go unrecognized. By removing...

The practice of testing for a single learning difficulty is not only outdated but also inadequate for today’s complex educational...

EHCP delays are not just a bureaucratic failing—they are a profound injustice that deprives children of the support they need...

The SEN testing system in the UK is failing countless children, but parents don’t have to accept this status quo....

For students who may not yet have a formal diagnosis, it's important to understand that universities support those who receive...

Educational testing, often called a psychoeducational assessment, is a process that helps identify the unique ways a child learns. By...

Comprehensive Educational Assessments unlock student potential at international schools. Evaluations identify hidden learning challenges. International schools are widely regarded for...

Language needs often manifest as difficulties in understanding instructions, expressing thoughts clearly, or engaging with peers. These challenges, while significant,...