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Neurodiversity
The latest stories with this tag from the City & Guilds Foundation and our networks.
Reflecting on our achievements in 2022
As the end of 2022 fast approaches, the team at the City & Guilds Foundation took some time to reflect and share their top highlights and achievements from the last year and moments to be proud of. Laura Mountain “Thinking about what we’ve collectively achieved over the past year, it is really incredible and just goes to show what you can do with brilliant, passionate people who constantly pull together – and challenge each other – to do the best they can. A particular highlight for me has...
City & Guilds launches Specific Learning Difficulties tool for trainers
This guest post is by Jordan Stevenson, the Diversity and Inclusion Product Lead at City & Guilds City & Guilds, in partnership with the Education Training Foundation: SEND excellence gateway, are launching a series of tools to support inclusive learning. This project was run as part of our Inclusive Curriculum Framework work at City & Guilds, to equip our trainers to confidently support students with disabilities. Being able to effectively support learners with disabilities in the...
Neurodiversity Index: Lunch and Learn
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
Helping our partners in the offender / reoffending space to embrace neurodiversity
Last week was my second week of secondment with the Foundation Team and I was fortunate to be able to attend a two-day Neurodiversity Train the Trainer event. It was delivered by Helen Arnold Richardson from DO-It Solutions, and was specifically for our Foundation charity partners who work with offenders and ex-offenders – all with one shared goal, to reduce reoffending. Our partners in this space includes St Giles, Groundwork, Bounce Back, No Going Back and HMP Hull – as well as colleagues...
There’s no such thing as an average person
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...
