by Arran Smith | Aug 1, 2018 | Education, Technology For Studying
If you are dyslexic and currently in secondary or sixth form education it is likely that you will be experiencing many challenges associated with learning. For some, it is really hard to even begin to think that moving onto an undergraduate course at University...
by Arran Smith | Sep 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
This month UK Universities will be opening their doors to thousands of students to new courses. Apart from the usual nerves of starting a new course, if you are dyslexic or suspect that you have dyslexia then there could well be a load of anxious thoughts flying...
by John Hicks | Jun 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
This week, my oldest daughter attended a special education needs assessment with a DSA (Disabled Students Allowance) Needs Assessor. She was delighted to find that the assessor felt that she needed a range of equipment and software to support her studies for...
by John Hicks | May 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is going to be quite a personal entry into this blog for me. It isn’t going to talk about dyslexia directly but it is directly relevant to the readers of this blog. Some of you will recall that I have a dyslexic daughter who got assessed in year 8 and...
by John Hicks | Nov 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today I came across a really informative post from The Codpast about the Disabled Students Allowance Scheme. If you are a student at University and suspect that you have Dyslexia then there is funding available to support you should your assessment show the need. Find...