by Arran Smith | Sep 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
As a parent of a dyslexic child, I look back at the time before my daughter received a dyslexia diagnosis. I remember reading with her and wondering why she was skipping words and lines and why she always said that she ‘hated reading’. She went...
by John Hicks | Jun 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
In England today there are 1.1 million pupils with special needs or disabilities (SEND) in mainstream classrooms. A recent report claims that English schools are struggling to support them. The report based on a study by The Key, a leadership and management...
by John Hicks | Apr 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Here in the UK , education is under pressure. The funding systems for schools are changing as they increasingly become academies, they are judged by their performance and in turn each and every pupil seems to have every educational facet of their lives measured....
by John Hicks | Apr 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
In response to the release of the latest primary school writing assessment imposed by the UK Government, two of the high profile dyslexia charities have come together to issue the following press release. TWO leading UK charities for people with literacy...
by John Hicks | Mar 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
It does seem that schools as a whole are starting to become more effective at supporting dyslexic learners with well trained Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) working with staff and parents to provide the right level of support for statemented pupils....
