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Dyslexia-SpLD Specialist Teacher Training - See the Difference it can make

Why is the Government dedicating £10 million to the training of specialist teachers in Dyslexia-SpLD, and what difference will it make?

The ground-breaking report entitled 'Identifying Children and Young People with Dyslexia and Literacy Difficulties', written by Sir Jim Rose and published in June 2009, made many excellent recommendations on how to best support pupils struggling to learn. The government has embraced these recommendations and is now providing £10 million to train 4,000 teachers to become Dyslexia-SpLD specialists, in order to fully support pupils.

The Dyslexia SpLD Trust together with the Training and Development Agency for Schools [TDA] are spearheading the 'See the Difference Campaign' to encourage and support teachers coming forward for training.

To watch a short film explaining how we can all make a difference to the lives of pupils who are struggling to learn, and why it is so important visit The Dyslexia-SpLD Trust website and download posters to use around your school and community to support this campaign .

The National Association of Head Teachers [NAHT] has endorsed this training:

'... the Government is so convinced that help is needed that it is offering free training for 4,000 teachers, at a total cost of £10m. Now heads are being urged to put staff forward for the training before the money runs out." Follow this link to see the full article on the NAHT website.'

Patoss is keen to encourage the take up of this opportunity to train additional specialist teachers and would encourage schools to take advantage of this and put forward candidates to train.

*The Dyslexia-SpLD Trust is a consortium of organisations, including the BDA, Dyslexia Action, Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre, Patoss, Springboard for Children and Xtraordinary People involved in promoting improved practice and outcomes for individuals with dyslexia and specific learning difficulties.

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