All the latest news from Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity.
With exams fast approaching, we are determined that you should be studying smarter, not harder! So we have reduced the price of our Study Skills and Strategies for GCSEs and A Levels download by 30% to just £45.
The two-hour video is packed full of tips, strategies and ideas to help learning and revising more effective.
Find out more here.
We have had a flurry of requests from top universities to help recruit for various dyslexia research projects. Supporting dyslexia research is an important part of what we do here at Helen Arkell because the more that is known about dyslexia, the better we can be at understanding it and providing support.
All the research projects we promote have been approved by the appropriate university ethics committees and, in turn, by us at Helen Arkell.
We have three research projects. If suitable, we would love for you to take part. Some of the projects offer a small financial reward for taking part:
As advances in Artificial Intelligences continue, how can it help learners with dyslexia and other learning difficulties? Join Alastair Brown, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at AI First Talent to find out.
The Spotlight: AI and Dyslexia/SpLDs – How can AI support learners? will be held live online on Tuesday 4 June at 6 pm with a recording available afterwards. The live webinar will include a Q & A session. Tickets are £10.
You can find out more and book here.
See you there!
Our Touch Typing courses are aimed at children aged 6 to teens and get booked up quickly!
The course is held at our Centre in Farnham, Surrey and comprises three 90-minute sessions over three days during Summer holiday from Monday 29 July to Wednesday 31 July
Book in age ranges to suit your child:
Being able to type quickly and accurately can make all the difference in class – especially if hand writing is a struggle.
Book here.
Join our Level 5 and Level 7 courses!
At Helen Arkell we have been successfully delivering the Level 5 and Level 7 Diploma courses for many years. Our next courses begin September 2024 and are running from the Centre in Farnham.
These are a nationally recognised qualifications and we have consistently been recognised by CPD External Verifiers as being one of the ‘gold standard’ centres for delivering these qualifications.
Our Level 5 and Level 7 courses are accredited by the CPD Standards Office and our Level 5 course is approved by Patoss (Professional Association for Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties).
We are unique in providing a very high proportion of tutor-to-candidate contact time to ensure that each candidate achieves to the very maximum of their ability.
The tutor group system at Helen Arkell encourages candidates to share their wealth of knowledge and experiences during their weekly contact with each other.
Please note that you do not need a university degree or to be a qualified teacher to attend our Level 5 course. Those looking to do Level 7 need to hold a Level 5 qualification.
Find out more:
Level 7 Diploma in Teaching and Assessing Learners with Dyslexia/ Specific Learning Difficulties
Chris Packham and the BBC are looking for people with dyslexia, for a programme they will be doing soon.
If you are over 18 and have a dyslexia diagnosis, they would like to hear from you.
Take a look at the short BBC video here and email dyslexia.insideourminds@bbc.com with your name and phone number or your own video if you wish.
Good luck!
A massive thank you to our 2024 London Marathon heroes, for going above and beyond for the cause of dyslexia, and for really making a difference.
Five intrepid runners signed up for the Helen Arkell team in this year’s London Marathon which took place on 21 April.
It’s a gruelling test of endurance and considered the pinnacle of achievement for many runners. All of our runners completed the course, encouraged by the incredible atmosphere and cheering crowds along the route.
Darren, Douglas, Jack, Jemima and Naomi all showed incredible determination to help us fulfil our mission to transform the lives of children and adults with dyslexia.
The months of intense training in order to manage the 26.2 miles involved running whatever the weather, on dark evenings after work and chilly early mornings.
On the day itself, the team all completed one of the greatest challenges there is, collecting their hard earned medals before celebrating with proud family and friends.
You still have the opportunity to lend your support. Your contribution, regardless of its size, can really make a difference to our work. Together, we can create a lasting impact in the lives of those with dyslexia.
If you wish to sponsor our runners, please visit their individual fundraising pages here.
London Marathon 2025
If you’ve been inspired by this year’s runners, and are successful in the ballot for the 2025 London Marathon, you can apply for a place to be part of the Helen Arkell team.
If you would like to apply for one of our charity places, complete the short form here: London Marathon 2025.
A group of researchers in the School of Psychology at the University of Surrey are interested in adolescents’ social and emotional experiences related to reading difficulties, so that they can better support them in the future.
They would like to involve you as a group of experts by experience to ensure their dyslexia research is relevant to adolescents with reading difficulties.
Volunteers for their dyslexia research advisory groups will give feedback on the design of the research project and recruitment materials to be used in the subsequent study itself: “Understanding the mechanisms underpinning poor mental health outcomes in children with reading disorders”.
The University of Surrey team are looking for volunteers to join 3 advisory groups:
The panels will meet online about 3 times during the year for approximately an hour.
You will be asked to read some materials before these meetings.
In the meetings, you will be asked to provide your thoughts on parts of the research.
Please contact Jovana Durica at UnRAP@surrey.ac.uk if you are interested in joining the group or if you would like more information.
We’d love you to come and join us for our Big Walk for Dyslexia on the afternoon of Sunday 12 May. As last year, we will be walking in beautiful Farnham Park – just along from the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity in West Street in the centre of Georgian Farnham. And once again, we’re absolutely thrilled to be part of the Farnham Walking Festival.
Teddy Arkell was all set to eat every crumb of cake last year and this year we are determined not to let him, so he will be on his best behaviour and there should be plenty of tea and cake for you all after the walk, back at the Centre.
Join in wherever you are!
If you can’t attend on the day, why not do a ‘virtual’ walk for us (and virtual cake munching) and tag us as you share your photos on social media?
It’s a fun family day out, with dogs very welcome, but of course, the most important bit is that it is all to raise money to help the charity support adults and children with dyslexia and to raise awareness of dyslexia and the work we do here at Helen Arkell so we would love your support.
You can find out more and register here. See you there!
This is a scheme which gives community projects like us grants of up to £1,500. This money could make a huge difference by helping us to support children or adults with dyslexia who might otherwise be unable to access this life-changing help.
Tesco customers can vote in the following stores during April, May and June to decide how much funding we get, so please support us next time you shop at Tesco!
Alton Express, Anstey Lane, GU34 2NF
Four Marks Express, GU34 5HG
Bordon Tesco, GU35 0AX
Banbury Extra, OX16 1LX
Banbury Express, Middle Road, OX16 3QT
Banbury Express, High Street, OX16 5EG
Registered charity in England and Wales (1064646). A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, company number 3432423.
