Dyslexia Scotland
Dyslexia Scotland is a national Scottish charity which aims to inspire and enable people with dyslexia, regardless of age and ability, to reach their potential in education, employment and life. It provides information, advice, training and support for people with dyslexia and those who support them in their life, learning and work.
Our Strategic Aims and Strategic Plan for 2018 – 2021 can be found here.
As part of our second strategic aim, ‘To influence and achieve national and local positive change’, we work closely with partners such as the Scottish Government, Education Scotland, GTCS, CLD Standards for Scotland. For example, we are a key partner in a national collaborative working group taking forward the 5 interlinked recommendations of a 2014 Education Scotland review, ‘Making Sense: Education for children and young people with dyslexia in Scotland’
Our Professional learning programmes for teachers include:
- Annual Education Conference
- Online Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit and 3 online badged Dyslexia and inclusive practice modules
- Masterclasses (separate ones for teachers and for parents)
- Downloadable fact sheet resources, access to a dyslexia resource library
- Dyslexia awareness training and Helpline support 0344 800 84 84
- Our Ambassadors and Young Ambassadors give powerful presentations at a wide range of events about their personal and family experiences of dyslexia
- Professional learning seminars twice a year for the tutors on our national Dyslexia Tutor list
- We manage three websites, all of which are useful resources for teachers to better support their learners, including Dyslexia Scotland (with free leaflets specifically for teachers as well as for other groups including parents, employers and lecturers); Dyslexia Unwrapped (for dyslexic children and young people aged 8-18); the Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit, especially for teachers
- We have an educational membership package which includes a quarterly magazine on dyslexia related themes, such as Assessment; Working memory; Dyslexia and Maths
- Our volunteer-led branches run open meetings throughout the year on topics relevant to teachers, parents and adults.
- A free introductory module on Dyslexia and inclusive practice for Community Learning and Development, developed by Education Scotland, Dyslexia Scotland and the CLD Standards Council Scotland with support from practitioners in the Specific Learning Difficulties Forum. The module provide practitioners who work in a CLD setting (post school) with an improved awareness of what dyslexia is.