DYSLEXIA-FRIENDLY BEST PRACTICE AWARD 2009 is now open for nominations!
Now Closed - The winner will be announced soon..
The Dyslexia Friendly Best Practice Award is now in its second year. Last year the competition drew a lot of interest and we had two worthy winners.
Last year's winner:
The main award was presented to Mrs. Suzanne Edwards from Notley Green Primary School in Essex, with a further special award presented to Mrs. Devra Applebaum from Coedcae School, Llanelli. To find out what they won and why we found them worthy winners click here.
Theme:
This year's theme is “Celebrating the Strengths of Dyslexic Students”, to coincide with Dyslexia Awareness Week. Once again, we are looking for entries from SENCOs and non-specialist teachers working with young dyslexic people in the UK to demonstrate your school's commitment to supporting and nurturing the strengths of your dyslexic students (such as creativity, problem-solving as well as strong artistic and musical abilities). In recognising and supporting these strengths, and providing pupils with the correct assistive technology, they can make the most of their talents and overcome many of their difficulties. We want you to tell us how this is achieved in your school.
The Prize
The winner will recieve...
The latest DELL laptop
MindGenius mind mapping software
Nessy literacy teaching software
ClaroRead text-to-speech software
VeritySpell spell checking software
Audio Notetaker audio note-taking software
Worth over £1000!
How to Apply:
SENCOs and non-specialist teachers (with authorisation from the Head Teacher) should write 350–400 words about how their school has promoted dyslexia strengths through the use of assistive technology and adopted an innovative way of working with dyslexic students.
Entries should include a paragraph on the profile of the school, (for example, the number on roll, and the number of staff).
To enter, please complete the form below or email your entry to senco-award@dyslexic.com by Fridy 22nd January 2010.
Entries will be judged by an expert panel and winners will be contacted by 1st February 2010.
The names of the winners will be announced on iansyst’s website at www.dyslexic.com.
Rules and Regulations
All entries must be received by 5pm 4th December 2009.
The winners will be informed by the 18th December 2009.
All entries will be judged by an expert panel. Their decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
This award is only open to teachers employed by schools in the UK.
Only one entry per school per award will be accepted.
Any personal data relating to entrants will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the individual's prior consent.
Awards must be taken as stated. There will be no cash alternatives.
This award is not open to employees of iansyst or members of their families or household.
This award is being administrated by iansyst Ltd of Fen House, Fen Road, Cambridge, CB4 1UN and will be governed by the laws of England.
If you would like to find out more information, or register your interest for this year's awards, please email senco-award@dyslexic.com with your name and contact details.
