Dyslexia Awareness Week

Resource type: Event

Price band: Free

Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5, EYFS

Region(s): All of UK

Dyslexia Awareness Week aims to raise awareness of dyslexia and to challenge common misconceptions. Dyslexia Awareness Week 2024 takes place from 7th – 13th October. The theme for #DAW24 is What’s your story?.

Download a free Dyslexia Awareness Week Schools Information Pack with learner activities and details on how to run a fundraising day for the British Dyslexia Association.
Sign up for one of the free webinars for EYFS, primary and secondary practitioners to explore key aspects of dyslexia and get practical advice on how to support individual pupils.

Cost: Free.

About the British Dyslexia Association: Dyslexia Awareness Week is run by the British Dyslexia Association, the UK’s leading dyslexia charity. The charity is dedicated to promoting a dyslexia friendly society that enables dyslexic people of all ages to reach their full potential.

Further resources:

The British Dyslexia Association also offers a comprehensive programme of eLearning, virtual and bespoke training courses for parents and educators.
Download a free powerpoint with a comic-making activity for primary aged children from Beano and Dyslexia Scotland designed to help raise awareness of dyslexia and combat common misconceptions.
Find recommendations for books that are dyslexia friendly or feature characters with dyslexia from BookTrust and Books for Topics.
Barrington Stoke is an independent publisher specialising in accessible, dyslexia-friendly fiction.
The IncludEd in Your Classroom: Dyslexia poster highlights tips and strategies that all schools can implement to support pupils with dyslexia.
Sign up for Ambitious About Inclusion a free online course from the Whole School SEND consortium designed to address some of the most common SEND training needs across the education sector.
Visit the tes SEND Show taking place in London on 11th and 12th October to see over 100 dedicated SEND exhibitors and access a programme of CPD-certified seminars by SEND experts.
The Neurodiversity Show is an annual trade show dedicated to dyslexia and neurodiversity that takes place in May.
Find more resources to support pupils with SEND here.