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The theme for Dyslexia Awareness Week 2024 is “What’s Your Story?” We caught up with Luke Hearne-Brown to hear more about his experience of dyslexia. 
  
Luke is a successful young filmmaker and co-founder of Imprint Films. He has worked on projects for clients including Running Bear and British Boarding Schools and is currently collaborating on a project with the Director behind Netflix’s drama, Top Boy.

Luke was diagnosed with dyslexia when he was in Year 3. His experience of primary school was not particularly positive until he started receiving specialist help from an external tutor who was trained using the Dyslexia Action Literacy Programme – DALP. Luke took the time to share his story with us and what motivated him to persevere with A-Levels and a degree in filmmaking, when at one point he’d fallen very much out of love with education.

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Becoming a Dyslexia Assessor is a highly rewarding career. There are different ways to qualify depending on how much time you want to commit, current qualifications, experience etc.

Not sure which training route is right for you? Julie Trisnan walks you through all your options in our latest video. View the full video below:

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We are thrilled to announce that our Level 5 CPD Unit – Dyslexia in Multilingual Settings has been deemed a finalist in the CPD category of the Teach Primary Awards!

We are delighted to receive recognition for the hard work and dedication of our team in developing a course that addresses the unique challenges faced by multilingual learners with dyslexia.

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With summer just around the corner, why not save on our Continuing Professional Development units?

We have released a special summer offer for short courses starting 10 July. Save £10 +VAT per course when you join our July cohort.

Our CPD short courses are delivered entirely online and do not require access to a student or learner, so would be perfect to complete over the summer break.

Suitable for teachers, SENCos, practitioners, teaching assistants, learning support staff, language therapists, tutors, lecturers, and those who support students with literacy difficulties, dyslexia and other specific learning of all levels, our courses focus on nurturing the development of learners within the classroom/learning environment both with and without specific learning difficulties.

Each unit requires between 20-30 hours of study over a seven-week period and tutor support is given through online forums throughout the duration.

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Although dyslexia and ADHD are two distinct conditions, the two frequently co-occur and can have a knock-on effect on one another. Between 18-42% of people with dyslexia also have ADHD. Conversely, dyslexia is also the most commonly co-occurring condition for people already diagnosed with ADHD. 

However, the two conditions are often not diagnosed simultaneously and often the order in which they are identified frequently differs between boys and girls – impacting the support they will have access to. In this article, we’ll take a look at how to provide early intervention and support for children, as well as ways to nurture the positive skills and capabilities that both conditions can bring.

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Julietta Howell, a dyslexic individual herself, is an ALN (Additional Learning Needs) Specialist Practitioner at St John’s College in Cardiff, an independent school for pupils aged three to eighteen. For over nineteen years she’s helped many young people with literacy difficulties go on to achieve academic and personal success, and was recognised as Teaching Assistant of the Year in 2020, in the South Wales Argus Schools and Education Awards.

Below Julietta describes her personal journey with dyslexia, how she ended up doing a job she never thought would be accessible to her, and what it’s like returning to study with Dyslexia Action as an adult.

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We are excited to share that our affiliated SpLD membership body –  The Dyslexia Guild have announced their Annual Conference. 

The conference will be held online on Wednesday 3 July 2024, and offers the opportunity to hear expert views and examine current topical issues relating to literacy, numeracy and dyslexia/SpLD. 

Attendees will gain a 5-hour CPD attendance certificate (2 of which is SASC accredited) when attending this event.
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Former Head of Education and Training at Dyslexia Action provides a summary of qualifications and considers how credit and level can define and clarify the qualifications marketplace.

We are often asked about the ‘value’ of qualifications. In this article we attempt to explain some important concepts that may help when considering if the much-loved and well-used qualifications you hold are still as valid today in the field of specialist teaching and assessment as they were when you first qualified. 
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The biggest shopping event of the year has arrived, and we’re excited to announce our incredible Black Friday discount on our online CPD Units!

Save £10 +VAT when you book one of our CPD Units for the 17 January 2024 cohort, but be quick! Offer ends Sunday 10 December at 11.59pm*.

Discount is automatically applied at registration, so no code is required.
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We are delighted to announce that we have won a Teach Primary Award! Our Developing Numeracy Skills in Learners with Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Unit has been recognised as a leading educational resource in the Maths Category!

Our Dyslexia and Literacy Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme has also been highly commended in the SEND category of the Teach Secondary Awards.

The awards help educators to seek out the very best resources to support pupils from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4 – with quality determined by a panel of experts. These experts dig deep, to ensure only the most deserving resources triumph!
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