The AchieveAbility Network is a non governmental organisation formed to promote awareness of the needs of SpLD learners in the learning environment.
The Network developed from the AchieveAbility Aimhigher National Project a HEFCE funded activity undertaken by a group of partner organisations between October 2004 and July 2006. The lead partner and banker was University of Westminster and other partners were: British Dyslexia Association, Dyslexia Action (formerly the Dyslexia Institute), Aimhigher West Midlands, Aimhigher South West, Aimhigher Yorkshire and Humberside, Aimhigher East of England, Aimhigher London, University of the Arts, Westminster Kingsway College, Richmond-upon-Thames College, and Pimlico School.
The purpose of the AchieveAbility Network is to ensure that there are appropriate learning opportunities to support and enhance the continuation rates of SpLD learners across sector. To this end it will initiate and participate in discussion and research, and develop projects in order to mainstream equality and access issues related to the involvement of SpLD learners across the educational sectors.
Objectives:
To share and disseminate best practice and information across the educational sectors
To undertake collaborative research to bring value to the learning environment
To promote staff awareness and provide training programmes
To explore professional and political issues which will promote SpLD learner continuation across sector
To lobby on and promote effective policies and systems to assist SpLD learner attainment
To develop materials to support widening participation and teaching and learning for SpLD learners
To highlight key issues that reduce the effectiveness of SpLD learners in their learning
To identify and engage in proactive initiatives and comment to support SpLD learner attainment.
Membership is open to staff from organisations interested in promoting awareness and meeting the needs of SpLD learners across sector: teachers, SENCOs, Widening Participation staff, FE/HE Academic staff, Disability Officers, Voluntary Organisations and Policy Makers in schools, FE, HE and community education.
The partner organisations which previously participated in the Aimhigher National Project delivering activities are now embedding this practice. The regions continuing to develop outreach with SpLD learners will continue to use the ‘AchieveAbility’ name and logo under an agreement with University of Westminster and the Network, who maintain the right to this brand.
Further information can be obtained from the AchieveAbility Network at:
Room N6.102
University of Westminster
Copland Building
115 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6UW
020 7911 5794
www.achieveability.org.uk
