Printer versionThe following are institutions which provide training for specialist teachers seeking to gain qualifications suitable for
National
South & South West
London & South East
Wales
North West
Midlands
Northern England & Scotland
Overseas
Dyslexia Action (formerly known as Dyslexia Institute) (AMBDA and ATS and ATS FE/HE).
National Training Office.
Tel: 01784 222 304.
Fax: 01784 222 393.
Teaching centres running diploma courses at: Bristol, Leicester, London, York & Tonbridge.
Distance learning also available.
OCR (Oxford, Cambridge & RSA) (AMBDA and ATS).
Customer Information Bureau.
Tel: 024 7647 0033.
Fax: 024 7642 1944.
37 centres running diploma and certificate courses.
Open University (AMBDA).
Doreen Cowling.
Tel: 01908 652 897.
East Sussex County Council (AMBDA and ATS).
Joan Amos.
Tel: 01825 764 177.
Fax: 01825 768 667.
Please note that these courses are only open to teachers working for East Sussex County Council.
Somerset LEA (AMBDA).
Rosemary Latham.
Tel: 01823 334 475.
Fax: 01823 323 656.
Southampton University (AMBDA and ATS).
Geraldine Price.
Tel: 023 8059 2611.
Fax: 023 8059 3556.
University of Gloucester (AMBDA).
Amanda Pill.
Tel: 01242 543 361.
Fax: 01242 536 262.
University of the West of England (Bristol) (ATS).
Jillian Harker.
Tel: 0117 965 6261.
Fax: 0117 976 2146.
See also Dyslexia Action (Bristol).
London Borough of Sutton(Mainstream Teachers' Recognition).
Sue Carless.
Tel: 020 8770 6743.
Fax: 020 8770 6743.
Oxford Brookes University (AMBDA).
Georgina Glenny.
Tel: 01865 488 570.
See also Dyslexia Action (London and Tonbridge) and OCR (London and home counties).
Bangor, University of Wales (AMBDA and ATS).
Ann Cooke.
Tel: 01248 383 841.
Fax: 01248 383 614.
Carmarthenshire County Council (ATS).
Margaret Beaumont.
Tel: 01994 231 866.
Fax: 01994 231 255.
Conwy LEA (ATS).
Training Department.
Tel: 01492 575 019.
Fax: 01492 541 311.
Newport, University of Wales (AMBDA).
Val Miller.
Tel: 01633 432 432.
Fax: 01633 432 074.
North East Wales Institute (ATS).
Maggie Bowen.
Tel: 01978 293 172.
Fax: 01978 293 326.
Swansea LEA (AMBDA and ATS).
Deborah Avington.
Tel: 01792 405 689.
Fax: 01792 404 705.
Liverpool John Moores University (AMBDA and ATS).
Pat Mullins.
Tel: 0151 231 5261.
Fax: 0151 231 5338.
Manchester Metropolitan University (AMBDA, AMBDA FE/HE and ATS (ITT)).
Judy Capener.
Tel: 0161 247 5621.
Fax: 0161 247 6370.
Birmingham University (AMBDA, AMBDA FE/HE, ATS and ATS FE/HE).
Lyn Layton.
Tel: 0121 414 4871.
Fax: 0121 414 4865.
See also Dyslexia Action (Leicester).
Cumbria County Council (ATS).
Diana Crewdson.
Durham County Council (AMBDA and ATS).
Mary Coffield.
Tel: 01740 656 998.
Fax: 01740 657 792.
Moray House Institute of Education - see Open University
See also Dyslexia Action (York).
Bar Ilan University (Israel) (AMBDA Overseas).
Avril Rose.
Tel: 00 972 3 534 4744.
Fax: 00 972 3 534 9532.
See also Dyslexia Institute (distance learning) and Open University (distance learning)
A full course list and contact details can be accessed from the BDA website at the bottom of this page: Course List and Details
