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The News section of the website aims to provide an area where relevant articles that are about, or have impact on, issues regarding Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD and Dyscalculia).

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If your local school or even your Local Authority really ‘getting it right’ in terms of how they recognise and support children with dyslexia or other Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs), such as Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, ADD or ADHD?

Our 'No to Failure' project is already working closely with the London Borough of Southwark, Cornwall and Calderdale Local Authorities. These 3 are known as 'Trailblazers' because they are putting into practice all the right support for their pupils.

We want to find other inspirational schools out there who are really ‘getting it right’ in terms of how they recognise and support children with dyslexia or other Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs), such as Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, ADD or ADHD.

At the moment, good provision can be a postcode lottery and we don't think this is good enough. Please help us to demonstrate to the Government that this approach really does work and we're not the only ones who know it. After all, getting the message across that if one school can do it, so can the others with the right backing, can't be underestimated!

It sometimes seems that the 'D' word is a taboo subject - let's change society's perception of dyslexia and other SpLD and RECOGNISE it. Once we do this, the right support is just around the corner............

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