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The following centres offer BDA accredited dyslexia training courses for learning support assistants. Contact the centres for:
- Details of which courses are BDA accredited.
- Who is eligible to attend the course.
- Details of course contents.
- Length of course.
- Prices.
- Coursework required.
- Qualifications obtained.
Please note that all the courses listed here are attendance courses only. They cannot be completed by distance learning.
1. UK Wide Centres.
Dyslexia Action (formerly known as Dyslexia Institute.
Training Office.
Tel: 01784 222 304.
Fax: 01784 222 333.
See also OCR.
2. South and South West.
Hampshire County Council.
Pauline Bentote.
Tel: 023 9244 1442.
Fax: 023 9244 1476.
University of the West of England (Bristol).
Tracey Jenkins.
Tel: 0117 965 6261.
Fax: 0117 344 4127.
2. Wales.
Flintshire County Council.
Andrew Fordham.
Tel: 01244 538 883.
Pembrokeshire County Council.
Averil Shimmin.
Tel: 01437 776 225.
Fax: 01437 775 838.
City & County of Swansea.
Deborah Avington.
Tel: 01792 405 689.
Fax: 01792 404 705.
3. North and North West.
Manchester Metropolitan University.
Kath Kelly.
Tel: 0161 247 2073.
Fax: 0161 247 6368.
Sheffield Learning Support Service.
Ron Baynes.
Tel: 0114 293 0932.
Fax: 0114 250 6850.
Related Courses.
OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA), run similar courses to those above. Known as CLANSA (Certificate for Literacy and Numeracy Support Assistants) courses, these courses run from several of their centres.
Please contact OCR for further information or go to their website. Alternatively contact them on:
Tel: 024 7647 0033.
Fax: 024 7642 1944.
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Page updated 28 February 2008
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