Championing and supporting Neurodiversity in the workplace
The 2025 Neurodiversity Index Survey is Live! Calling on employers, employees, and organisations to fill the survey out now that will inform the third edition of the Neurodiversity Index Report. Be a catalyst for change. Your input is vital and will make a lasting impact – help shape and champion Neurodiversity in the workplace.
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Whether you are a business leader, HR professional, advocate or ally, your engagement is crucial in advancing neurodiversity in the workplace.
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Help us make a lasting impact on shaping and championing the lived experience of neurodiverse employees to create a more inclusive workplace. Take the survey now.
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Why is this work important?
City & Guilds is all about helping people, organisations and societies develop skills for growth, and the City & Guilds Foundation is dedicated to delivering and amplifying City & Guilds’ purpose – through supporting individuals who face significant barriers to accessing skills and opportunities.
In recent years we have helped hundreds of people with significant and urgent needs to develop their capabilities and find work, including Prisoners, ex-offenders, care leavers, refugees and young people at risk. What was becoming more and more obvious when we were talking to our charity partners was that many of those we were supporting had neurodivergence characteristics, which hugely exacerbated the scale of the challenge.
This was something we were noticing at societies extremes, but also coming up more and more in our work awarding organisations, in the design of programmes, making sure we aren’t leaving anyone behind. As we finally wake up to the moral case for creating a fairer and more equitable society there is also and always has been, a very strong business case attached to supporting more diverse and inclusive workplaces and communities.
“The findings in this year’s Neurodiversity Index reinforce the message that many employers could go much further in taking neurodiversity seriously and providing adequate workplace support for those who need it. As an organisation committed to skills development, we really want to see employers look at these findings and do more to support their neurodiverse employees. By incorporating more training, staff can become better educated and use those learnings to listen to neurodiverse employees and make reasonable workplace adjustments.”
2024 Neurodiversity Index report
We are excited to now be launching, for a second year in a row, the 2024 Neurodiversity Index Report in partnership with Do-IT Solutions – Championing and supporting neurodiversity in the workplace. The report marks another significant stride towards understanding and embracing the full spectrum of human cognition in our workplaces.
A new question we asked this year was relating to parental support of neurodivergent children, with 39% of respondents saying they have a neurodivergent child. Other key findings from the 2024 report include:
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of organisations reported having adapted recruitment practices in 2023
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of organisations have had one or more senior leaders sharing they were neurodivergent
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of people had been off work during the last year because of neurodivergent related challenges
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of organisations reported not having any accommodations for parents/care givers of neurodiverse children
“This Neurodiversity Index is not only about focusing on employers. It is also very important we hear the lived experiences from employees working in all sizes of organisations. This can provide us with nuggets of understanding so we can learn first-hand what can work well and what barriers remain.”
Be an advocate and receive a digital credential
We want to help everyone raise awareness of inclusion and diversity in the workplace. We are giving you the opportunity to make a pledge to building equity, claim a digital credential and share with your networks. Fill in the form below with your pledge and we will send you a digital credential. You can find out more about this digital credential on the Accredible website. Additionally you can opt-in to hear more from the City & Guilds Foundation and receive an email alert when the Neurodiversity Index report is launched. Please sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date with latest Foundation news and events.
Other resources
Following our first and inspiring ‘Train the Trainer’ event which championed neurodiversity, wellbeing and inclusion, work began on creating the trailblazing Neurodiversity Index Report.
Our first Neurodiversity Index Report in 2023 aimed to increase neurodiversity in the workplace and was the first of its kind to set a benchmark for employers in the UK.
In October 2022 we hosted a Neurodiversity Index Lunch and Learn with Professor Amanda Kirby which discusses the Neurodiversity Index and why it is vital to employers and employees alike.
We also held an event in July 2023 where we explored how to attract and retain neurodiverse talent which featured Professor Amand Kirby, Roberts Watts from Labcorb, and Charmain Bucho from City & Guilds. This roundtable was aimed at employers, training providers, HR professionals and managers to empower you with the knowledge and tools needed to create inclusive work environments that embrace the strengths of neurodivergent individuals.
Our first Neurodiversity Index Report from 2023
At the City & Guilds Foundation, we are passionate about enabling each person to achieve their potential. By partnering with Do-IT Solutions on this, we aim to encourage and highlight best practice for enabling everyone to be successful in the workplace.
Neuroinclusive workplaces don’t just benefit neurodivergent individuals, they benefit all employees.
