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Dyslexia Petition

Posted 04/01/2012

Please sign the government petition for Dyslexia training to be mandatory in Initial Teacher Training.

Hard to learn

Posted 16/12/2011

Although dyslexia is considered a learning disorder, there is no relationship between dyslexia and intelligence.

Coldest Classroom on Earth

Posted 15/11/2011

Students from Springfields School in Wiltshire trek to the North Pole

A disability that nobody can see.

Posted 09/11/2011

LUC CARPENTER often cries all the way home from school, complaining that he is hungry or that he has had a bad day or that somebody has been mean to him.

Advice on dyspraxia from Dr Joanna Longstaffe

Posted 09/11/2011

Having become concerned that my two year-old grandson isn’t developing as quickly as the other children in his nursery – he can be quite clumsy in his actions and seems to lack basic co-ordination –

Bean bag exercises help man deal with dyslexia.

Posted 03/11/2011

Two dyslexic men from the East Midlands have been talking about the different approaches they have found to deal with their condition.

Sally Gardner: Dyslexia is not a disease

Posted 02/11/2011

Leading author Sally Gardner admits she is still haunted by the jibes she faced as a child because she is dyslexic.

Dyslexic workers ‘missing out on training’

Posted 31/10/2011

Sufferers too often afraid to disclose condition.

The dyslexic boy failed by the system

Posted 21/06/2011

A mother claims today that her 10-year-old son has been left with a reading age of four after being failed by his school, teachers and council.

Judo helps lessen aggression

Posted 21/06/2011

OLYMPIC JUDO hopeful Ashley McKenzie credits the sport for helping him to control his once bad temper and for negating the effects that his ADHD causes.

Chippenham children find right balance

Posted 14/06/2011

A Chippenham mum has spoken of her joy at seeing two of her children learn to love school after taking part in a programme of balancing exercises.

Dore on ITV Wales Tonight programme

Posted 10/06/2011

Welsh therapy for learning difficulties goes global

BBC Radio Northampton

Posted 06/06/2011

Clip from Joe Pignatiello at Breakfast

Bangor man’s life ‘turned round’

Posted 06/06/2011

A MAN who found school to be a struggle has managed to turn his life around after a pioneering therapy programme.

Free dyslexia screening tests

Posted 02/06/2011

Free dyslexia screening tests in Wiltshire

Inside the brain of a beatboxer

Posted 02/06/2011

Experienced beatboxer showed heavy use of cerebellum

The REAL star of the Royal Wedding

Posted 26/05/2011

How Kate Middleton's brother recited Bible passage off by heart to overcome dyslexia

ADHD and Me

Posted 23/05/2011

Radio 4: Comedian Rory Bremner explores ADHD

Welsh dyslexia test wins financial support

Posted 12/05/2011

A TEST to detect dyslexia in Welsh-speaking children could be rolled out to schools across the country after funding was approved.

Ten year old beats dyslexia

Posted 26/04/2011

10-year-old Rolant Jones from Llanfairfechan has beat expectations at school after joining the DORE programme.

Jack Dee on Dyslexia

Posted 21/04/2011

Jack Dee on why it’s only now he's realised why his schooldays were so miserable.

The TES Education North 2011

Posted 06/04/2011

Calling all teachers - come and see us at the TES Education North 2011

Calne pupils fly out on arctic trip

Posted 28/03/2011

Staff and students from Springfields School in Calne fly out from Heathrow today at the start of a polar expedition.

Lucy has the X factor

Posted 28/03/2011

UNABLE to talk until the age of four, Lucy Dawlish was branded “thick” at school and left with no qualifications.

'failing children with special needs'

Posted 28/03/2011

CHILDREN with special needs in Oxfordshire are being failed by the education system, according to one mother.

Young citizen sets sights on Artic expedition.

Posted 23/03/2011

INSPIRATIONAL Luke Dicker is getting ready to join a pioneering Arctic expedition by youngsters from his old school.

Embarrassing Bodies

Posted 05/03/2011

Dore's dyspraxia test is used by the popular Channel 4 programme

World Book Day - 3rd March 2011

Posted 03/03/2011

Every year thousands of events are organised in schools, bookshops, libraries and other venues to celebrate World Book Day.

School Of Hard Knocks

Posted 01/03/2011

Will Greenwood and Scott Quinnell return with a new series of School Of Hard Knocks.

Call for neuroscience to be included in training

Posted 25/02/2011

Teachers should be taught how children's brains develop as part of their training before they enter the classroom

Calne pupils to be featured on BBC

Posted 23/02/2011

Springfields School pupils who are embarking on a polar trek are to be the stars of a BBC One documentary.

Polar Expedition

Posted 21/02/2011

Springfields School students will venture 78 degrees North in the most challenging and arduous conditions imaginable.

Embarrasing Bodies

Posted 21/02/2011

Dore provides the ADHD test for Channel 4's Embarrasing Bodies website

Quick Reads change lives

Posted 09/02/2011

Quick Reads have kick-started millions of people into reading regularly.

Tackling literacy

Posted 01/02/2011

Former Wales rugby union captain Scott Quinnell talks about his own and his children's struggles with learning difficulties.

Helping those struggling to cope with dyslexia

Posted 19/01/2011

MAUREEN Huxtable can still remember the moment that she became interested in teaching adults who have difficulties reading and writing.

Holly Willoughby reveals dyslexia struggle

Posted 12/11/2010

Holly Willoughby has hit back at fans who made fun of her for her spelling by revealing that she suffers from dyslexia.

Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe has dyspraxia

Posted 11/11/2010

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he suffers from dyspraxia, meaning he sometimes still has trouble tying his shoelaces.

Education experts see dyslexia film

Posted 12/10/2010

Education experts have given a positive response to a film designed to help dyslexia sufferers in Ealing.

ADHD's roots are complex

Posted 04/10/2010

To claim attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is genetic is to dangerously simplify the nature of the condition

New study claims ADHD 'has a genetic link'

Posted 30/09/2010

The first direct evidence of a genetic link to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder has been found, a study says.

James Le Fanu: adult ADHD

Posted 30/09/2010

Doctor's Diary

Stimulated Learning

Posted 27/09/2010

Stratford upon Avon is internationally renowned but not so many people know about the specialisy dyslexia centre there.

Dyslexic girl is given longer to do Test

Posted 22/09/2010

A MOTHER from Ramsgate has won the right for her dyslexic daughter to have extra time to sit the Kent Test.

60,000 children living with ADHD

Posted 21/09/2010

But the true figure could be even higher, it has been claimed.

Scott’s Kilimanjaro Climb

Posted 09/09/2010

Scott will be part of a team which aims to raise £1m for charity.

Australian Parents Find Dyslexia Solution In NZ

Posted 19/08/2010

For an Adelaide mother of three, making the trip from South Australia to Auckland for treatment for her son is worth the effort.

Double Jeopardy

Posted 10/08/2010

The challenges of dyslexia don’t end when school days are over

Dyslexia Centre is a Global Success

Posted 10/08/2010

EVERY three months, schoolgirl Aashild Tovsrud leaves her small village in Norway to begin the long journey to Stratford.

ADHD and Smoking lead to Early School Dropout

Posted 02/08/2010

A teenager may face a lot of problems that can lead him to drop out of school.

Good reasons to hire people with dyslexia

Posted 02/08/2010

Employers often steer away from potential employees that aren’t what they consider the norm.

EastEnders star makes dyslexia documentary

Posted 27/07/2010

'Kara Tointon - Don't Call Me Stupid' will be shown on BBC Three as part of its 'Born Survivors' season

Literacy unit faces closure

Posted 23/07/2010

It has helped jobless people and offenders to upgrade their skills and employability. Now it's under threat.

Dyslexic postman escapes jail

Posted 23/07/2010

Dyslexic postman dumped letters as he struggled to read addresses

Jamie Oliver to set up school for reality TV show

Posted 15/07/2010

Chef plans to help teenagers who have struggled in mainstream education system

Charley Boorman on a childhood spent with dyslexia

Posted 14/07/2010

He says it was his father who spotted the signs - not his teachers, who wrote him off.

Dore New Zealand

Posted 30/06/2010

Tighter Safety Guidelines for ADHD drugs a positive step

Dore New Zealand

Posted 29/06/2010

Dore Centre to open in Christchurch

Readers Digest Article

Posted 29/06/2010

Scott Quinnell - Books that changed my life

The Portsmouth News

Posted 10/03/2010

Laura’s life transformed – and it’s all thanks to learning how to juggle!

Press cuttings

Posted 30/01/2010

Some press cuttings featuring Scott Quinnell

Dore unveil new look

Posted 30/04/2009

The Dore Programme unveiled its new look today, intended to reflect an exciting fresh chapter.

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