Meg Mathews

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I hated school and felt really held back by my dyslexia. Xtraordinary People's campaign to provide a specialist teacher in every school is fantastic ”

Jamie Oliver OBE

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...I think it's really good that this charity helps kids realise that they've got possibilities and that they can excel in anything. ”

Orlando Bloom

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I fell in love with Drama at school, where I struggled with other lessons because of my dyslexia ”

Paula Hamilton

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To deny a dyslexic person a proper education can be a waste of potential, if the correct training is incorporated into the education system it will encourage individual pupils to develop their personal skills. ”