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New Funding for AchieveAbility

admin — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:08:01 +0000

Funding has been granted to AchieveAbility by the East London Community Fund for work with Redbridge Schools

BDA call for PGCE compulsory dyslexia module

admin — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:11:40 +0000

AchieveAbility supports the British Dyslexia Association call for people to sign their petition for a compulsory module on Dyslexia within intitial teacher training courses. The petition needs to reach 100,000 signatures for a debate to happen in the House of Commons.

Please go to : http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/20674

Olympics endorsement for AchieveAbility Project

admin — Sat, 28 May 2011 16:59:56 +0000

London 2012 Inspire Programme endorses the Inspiring Posters Project

AchieveAbility has achieved endorsement from the

Olympics for their creative concept to deliver a project in

Schools in East London. The project will encourage visual

learning and communication skills for young people who

might be Dyslexic. The Inspiring Posters Project will be

delivered in collaboration with the Arts Dyslexia Trust.

The latest NEETS figures and government response

admin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:25:54 +0000

http://www.education.gov.uk/inthenews/inthenews/a0074851/government-response-to-the-latest-neets-figures

Links into Languages event promotes AchieveAbility work

admin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:11:30 +0000

The Links into Languages event on 16 February profiled a range of student centred projects delivered across London. The event included speed briefing about the different approaches to the teaching practice in the schools by language specialists.

http://www.linksintolanguages.ac.uk/london/index.html

New Chair Dr Ross Cooper

admin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:05:27 +0000

Thank you to Dr Ross Cooper for taking the Chair of AchieveAbility. Ross Cooper comes to AchieveAbility with a great deal of expertise in the area of Learning Styles. He is a national figure with many years of experience in FE and HE.

In addition AchieveAbility would like to thank Margaret Rooms of Dyslexia Action for providing a future venue for meetings

AchieveAbility linked to the NADP

admin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:53:40 +0000

AchieveAbility is to be linked with the National Association of Disability Practitioners as a special interest group. Bringing benefits to all in research and training opportunities

InCurriculum findings to be disseminated

admin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:59:41 +0000

The NTF InCurriculum National Project will be disseminating the findings as from November 2010.

The Sir John Cass Foundation London Ambassador Scheme

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:57:08 +0000

The Sir John Cass Foundation founded project for the London ambassador scheme for learners with disabilities, has now concluded the findings of the project through the dissemination event on 23rd April at Queen Mary University London. This three year project demonstrated that sustainability of intervention was key to learner progression, to further and higher education, that teacher awareness of the progression issues was vital in over coming barriers to FE and HE. The executive summary of the evaluation report outlined some of these key findings, it has been a great pleasure to work with London East Thames Gateway AimHigher partners and the Sir John Cass foundation in delivering this important project to learners in schools and colleges who have either specific learning difficulties, physical and sensory impairments and autistic spectrum conditions.

The SJCF London Ambassador Scheme for Learners with Disabilities [pdf]

Think Tank Event 24th June 2010

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:01:40 +0000

The ‘Transformations’ is a Think Tank event taking place on Thursday 24th June 2010 at Norwich University College of The Arts, Duke Street Building. The purpose of the event is to discuss practical measures for developing and disseminating inclusive practice. The key discussion points will contribute to the final Higher Education Academy Report, for this national teaching fellowship project. Participant contributions will be highly valued. To book please click on the Think Tank booking form and send to Yvonne Moore, please also circulate the PDF flyer to promote this event.

InCurriculum Think Tank_Booking Form
Think Tank 24 June – V2