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Awareness Isn’t Enough: What the 2026 Neurodiversity Index really tells us

by Polly Rowe | 11 Mar 2026 | Neurodiversity, News, Resources

Today we’ve launched our Neurodiversity Index in partnership with Do-IT Solutions, and the headline from this year’s report - Despite organisations feeling more confident than ever about supporting neurodivergent staff, the lived experience of neurodivergent employees is moving in the opposite direction. Now in its fourth year, and in partnership with Do-IT Solutions, the Index provides the clearest picture yet of how neurodivergent people experience work in the UK, and this year’s results...

Launching the City & Guilds Neurodiversity Index 2025 and creating environments for everyone to thrive

by Natasha Kalinga | 12 Mar 2025 | Campaigning, Neurodiversity, News, Resources

Ahead of Neurodiversity Celebration Week (17-23 March), we are pleased to launch the third edition of the annual Neurodiversity Index, commissioned by the City & Guilds Foundation team, in partnership with Do-IT Solutions.

Neurodiversity Index 2025 Survey – Launch Webinar

by Natasha Kalinga | 12 Sep 2024 | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Foundation Collective

Join us for the 2025 Neurodiversity Index Survey Launch Event, with Professor Amanda Kirby, DO-It Solutions via zoom to learn more about how the survey and how your input can make a difference.

Foundation & Friends Podcast: Fostering Neuroinclusive Workplaces with Kirstie Donnelly MBE and Prof. Amanda Kirby

by Natasha Kalinga | 9 Aug 2024 | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Neurodiversity, Podcasts

What if recognising subtle signs of struggle at work could revolutionise your team's productivity and well-being? In this insightful episode of the Foundation & Friends podcast, City & Guilds Chief Executive, Kirstie Donnelly MBE, sits down with Professor Amanda Kirby, MBBS MRCGP PhD FCGI, CEO of Do-IT Solutions and an internationally acclaimed expert on neurodiversity, to explore the crucial importance of understanding neurodivergent conditions in the workplace. The conversation...

Learn about the latest findings on Neurodiversity at work in our latest report

by Natasha Kalinga | 10 Mar 2024 | Awareness Raising, Campaigning, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Neurodiversity, News

At City & Guilds we are all connected by our common purpose: to help people develop their skills. And our City & Guilds Foundation was established back in 2019 to really amplify our purpose and particularly with a focus on supporting individuals who face significant barriers in developing their skills. In an era where inclusivity has become a cornerstone of organisational success, championing and supporting neurodiversity in the workplace is more important than ever. In 2022, we...

2024 Neurodiversity Index Launch Webinar

by Natasha Kalinga | 4 Mar 2024 | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

We will be talking through our much-anticipated 2024 Neurodiversity Index Report, in partnership with Do-IT Solutions, with our guest speaker Professor Amanda Kirby!

Neurodiversity Index: Lunch and Learn

by Stuart Tucker | 6 Oct 2022 | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Foundation Collective

Join Jennifer Warner, City & Guilds Foundation, and Amanda Kirby, Do-IT Solutions, to learn why we need to know the data relating to neurodiversity at work and how you can be involved in making a difference and understand more about what the Neurodiversity Index is trying to achieve. Find out more about the Neurodiversity Index and take part at cityandguildsfoundation.org/NDIndex

There’s no such thing as an average person

by Mike Ormand | 18 Jun 2021 | Awareness Raising, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Events, News

This guest post is by John Dowswell, Senior Lead Learning Designer at Kineo. The third event in the City & Guilds Foundation I&D series was on Wednesday the 16th of June. This time the focus was on developing neuro-inclusive workplaces. The speakers were Prof. Amanda Kirby, founder of website DO IT Solutions and Helen Needham, founder of Me.Decoded. If anyone missed it, here is a quick summary of some of the points covered in this brilliant session (Note: all of the points made in...