Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds are the founders of Move Beyond Words. They both met in 2018, shortly after discovering that as choreographers, teachers, facilitators, and artists, they both had been, exploring personal experiences, with dyslexia via dance and film. Collectively their research and work, has facilitated change within the dance industry for the next generation of artists.

Move Beyond Words CIC, seeks to amplify the voices of artists, with dyslexia in creative environments. They support each individual relationship and experience with dyslexia by stimulating conversations, surrounding their work with podcasts as well as dance performances, both live and digital.

Connect with Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds on social media:

Website: Move Beyond Words

Instagram: Move Beyond Words (@movebeyondwords_) • Instagram photos and videos

LinkedIn: (2) Move Beyond Words : Overview | LinkedIn

Twitter: Move Beyond Words (@movebeyondword_) / Twitter

Facebook: (14) Move Beyond Words | Facebook

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Robert Jennings is currently, Head of Maths at Emerson House, which is a special educational needs learning centre in West London. In this role, he assesses for math difficulties, sets out intervention plans for each pupil and directly teaches several pupils each day. Robert is responsible, for the C.P.D for the maths teaching team and enjoys training other teachers to become more aware of dyscalculia and how to teach pupils with math difficulties.

Robert Jennings co-founded the Dyscalculia Network, along with Cathryn Eadle, in 2020 and they were delighted with the progress achieved. The main objective is to raise awareness of this condition, as it is still relatively unknown within the educational world, as well as with parents and pupils. Robert has always had a passion for helping people and this compliments his love of teaching maths.

Connect with Robert Jennings on social media:

Website: Homepage (dyscalculianetwork.com)

Instagram: Dyscalculia Network (@dyscalculianetwork) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: The Dyscalculia Network (@DyscalculiaNet1) / Twitter

Email: info@dyscalculianetwork.com

Facebook: (3) Dyscalculia Network | Facebook

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Natalie Brooks is the founder of Dyslexia in Adults. Established in 2019 the company works to create a safe and creative space to discuss both the challenges and strengths of being an adult with dyslexia.

After struggling in the workplace herself, Natalie created this community to offer support and empower individuals to better understand themselves.

Prior to this she worked in account management roles at several companies including Trainline and Amazon.

Connect with Natalie Brooks on social media:

LinkedIn: (12) Natalie Brooks | LinkedIn

Website: https://www.dyslexiainadults.co/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dyslexia_in_adults

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dyslexia_in_adults/

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Outside of her main role, Akua is a keen diversity and inclusion advocate, a mental health champion Community Lead for the UK Charity Committee and LSEG’s Women’s Inspired Network. She is passionate about raising the profile of women in STEM, as a Cajigo Mentor and STEM Ambassador.

Akua is a neurodiversity advocate (self identifies as Dyslexic and has ADHD), a fundraiser, Team London ambassador, a charity volunteer and a keen sports volunteer for Netball England and British Athletics.

She has featured in Investment Week, Forbes, provided STEM career talk for various education institutions and been a panellist for One Tech World Conference 2021 discussing Harnessing Neurodiversity in Tech. In 2021, Akua also featured in the tech London advocates the Voices in the shadows book, Awarded Highly Commended for Role Model of the Year: Financial Services at Women in Tech Excellence 2021, Tech Women100 2021 Winner, Rising Star for Technology 2022 and Empower Top 100 Future Leader 2022.

Connect on social media:

LinkedIn: (5) Akua Opong | LinkedIn

Website: linktr.ee/aopong 

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Connect on social media:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/elitheddc

Website: The DDC – Raising Positive Dyslexia Awareness

Non- for-profit event: Dyslexia Awards – Celebrating Good Practice (theddc.org.uk)

Email: elizabeth@theddc.org.uk

Twitter: EliTheDDC

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At Dragonfly, they provide face to face and remote support for study skills for SPLD and Autism, mentoring for Autism, mentoring for Asperger’s syndrome and Mental Health difficulties, plus assistive technology training. The support Dragonfly offers is available throughout the South Coast of England and Remote Training through a program called ‘Zoom’.

Connect with Jo Davidson on social media:

LinkedIn: Jo (Barents) Davidson | LinkedIn

Website: Home (dragonflyeducationalsupport.co.uk)

Email: maildragonflyltd@gmail.com

This podcast is funded by National Lottery Community Fund (Social Enterprise Support Fund and Resonance Ltd

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Connect with Ayodele Adesina on social media:

This podcast is funded by  National Lottery Community Fund, Social Enterprise Support Fund,  and Resonance Ltd.

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Presenter: Elizabeth Takyi CEO A2i Dyslexia

Research Assistant: Aaliyah Onye-Morris A2i Dyslexia

Producer: Jola Piesakowska Salt & Pepper Productions

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Yasmine Clarke has supported individuals with a wide range of psychological and mental health difficulties such as anxiety, depression, and self-harming behaviours etc. Her values and clinical practice centre around an intersectional approach. She also specialises in working with students who find themselves as an ethnic minority in the University environment.

Connect with Yasmine Clarke on social media:

linkedin.com/in/Yasmine Clarke (LinkedIn page)

This podcast is funded by the Award 4 All (London Community Fund)

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Yasmine Clarke has supported individuals with a wide range of psychological and mental health difficulties such as anxiety, depression, and self-harming behaviours. Her values and clinical practice centre around an intersectional approach. She also specialises in working with students who find themselves as an ethnic minority in the University environment.

Connect with Yasmine Clarke on social media:

linkedin.com/in/Yasmine Clarke (LinkedIn page)

This podcast is funded by the Award 4 All (London Community Fund)

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Proud to be dyslexic and champion for neurodiversity.

He is an advocate of a diverse and inclusive workforce and is part of the Neurodiversity Network at the BBC.

He has a passion for storytelling and digital journalism.

This podcast has been funded by Awards for All

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Gavin Mensah-Coker MA (Sussex) MSc (LSE) is a Lecturer in English Language in the School of Media, Arts & Humanities, University of Sussex. He is also Deputy Race Equality Director and a Student Wellbeing Advocate in his school. Gavin convenes Academic Development for Business & Economics for UK Foundation Year students and the Pre-sessional English course for International Studies. He is an English language examiner for Trinity College London, conducting International ESOL exams abroad and Secure English Language Tests on behalf of the UK Home Office. He has over 9 years’ experience as a teacher and before that he worked in the fields of public policy and latterly in the advertising industry. He has written on of a variety of topics such as disability, volunteering, consumer trends, racism, and educational exclusion. His current research interests include English as a Lingua Franca in language testing; fostering a greater sense of inclusion for international students; reducing the awarding gap for BAME students; and supporting students with Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs). He is hoping to engage in a small-scale research project investigating whether there is a ‘hidden’ awarding gap for BAME students with (and without) diagnoses of SpLDs.

Connect with Gavin Mensah-Coker on social media:

https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p86027-gavin-mensah-coker (Profile Page)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-mensah-coker-1bab4a165/ (LinkedIn page)

This podcast is funded by the Awards 4 All (London Community Fund)

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Black Swan Wellness to work initiative is an employability initiative which addresses health inequalities for local Black residents and carers in Lambeth who experience multiple challenges including mental health and chronic pain.

Andrea has over 25 years’ experience in the health and wellness industry across, private, NHS, corporate, charity and voluntary sectors.

Andrea has built resilience and enables individuals, groups, and communities to establish health agency, delivering justice-centred and trauma-formed care through collaborative relationships.

She wants to see people thrive and is committed to challenging the status quo to achieve this.

You can connect with Andrea Wright on:

Andrea Wright (she/her/hers) | LinkedIn (LinkedIn page)

integratherapy.co.uk/   (Website)

andrea@inegratherapy.co.uk (Email)

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Grace Owolade-Coombes has been working within the Further Education sector for over 16 years. She is a BME Dyslexia specialist and an expert practitioner. She champions diversity and inclusion, especially for young people entering the Tech Sector and Entrepreneurship. She is currently developing a framework around supported pathways into the Tech Industry for under-represented groups. She is founder of Transform Educational Support Ltd and co-founder of  Hackerfemo.com, Young Coders Meetup and newly formed 

 Tech London Advocates: Young Entrepreneurs to be launched at London Tech Week in September, 2021.

Contact Grace Owolade-Coombes on social media:

Linkedin Page: linkedin.com/in/grace-owolade-coombes

Website:  hackerfemo – Young coding ambassador

Website: Home | Young Coders MeetUp (wixsite.com)

Twitter: Grace Owolade (@gowolade) / Twitter

Young Coders MeetUp (@YCM_UK) / Twitter

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Lee Chambers is a British psychologist, coach, and founder of Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing. Trusted by multinational companies, elite sports teams, and global publications, he specialises in creating working environments and cultures that are regenerative to wellbeing and boost performance. In addition, he coaches ambitious athletes, entrepreneurs, and leaders to utilise psychology and wellbeing to excel in their field. He speaks often on issues around inclusion, mental health, and organisational culture, and has been interviewed by Vogue, the Guardian and Newsweek. Lee is the host of the Self-Aware Entrepreneur Show and was featured in the Top 50 BAME Entrepreneurs Under 50 in 2020, and as the Organisational Psychologist of the Year in 2021.

Connect with Lee Chambers on social media:

https://www.leechambers.org- (Website)

https://www.essentialise.co.uk – (Website)

linkedin.com/in/leechambers-1 (LinkedIn Page)

crunchbase.com/person/lee-chambers- (Personal Website)

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In 1990 he gained a BA Hons in Graphic Design (University of South Wales) leading to a 20-year successful career as a graphic designer in the travel industry. In 2005 gained an MPhil researching how dyslexic teenagers cope using measures of self-esteem, coping and depression (The Open University), and in 2010 he published his first book ‘Dyslexia and Depression: The Hidden Sorrow’.

His passion is to understand the trauma that many dyslexics experience at school, and any emotional ramifications that follow impacting on mental health. In 2010 he retrained as a teacher and has worked in special needs in both primary and secondary education. He is an advocate of early assessment in schools (gaining his CPT3A in 2014, so is a qualified assessor), and this has led him to present to MPs and peers in parliament on educational policy.

His current focus is with a ‘bi-ability’ theoretical model for dyslexia (compared to the ‘social’ model of disability) and the use of a ‘post-traumatic growth’ concept to understand how many dyslexic individuals can be successful ‘despite or because’ they experienced traumatic schooling as children.

His academic books include two edited volumes investigating ‘Dyslexia and Creativity’ (2010) and ‘Dyslexia and Mental Health’ (2012) and a book investigating ‘Dyslexia, Dating, Marriage and Parenthood’ (2012).

He has also written books on ‘Dyslexia and Mental Health: Helping people identify destructive behaviours and find positive ways to cope’ (2015), ‘The Successful Dyslexic-Identify the keys to unlock your potential’ (2017) and 'Surviving School as a Dyslexic Teenager: A Guide for Parents and their Teenager Children (Critical Youth Studies)' (2020).

Connect with Dr Neil Alexander-Passe online:

Twitter: @DyslexicSuccess

Website: www.dyslexia-research.com

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Miss Newlove is a woman of many talents. With a professional background in Project Management, Miss Newlove is first and foremost a Social Entrepreneur, passionate about supporting the wellbeing of men and women in every area of their lives through her motivational networking society The Newlove Xperience. As a Plus Size Advocate & Model, Miss Newlove spends a lot of time in Ghana West Africa developing the importance of body positivity and confidence, she is signed to the Plus Size Model Agency Ghana.

Early next year Miss Newlove will embark on a tour PROJECT NEWLOVE visiting schools in Ghana to on speak on the Power of Self-love. Known as a media personality Miss Newlove is also an acclaimed TV host and has worked with Omega Live TV where she had a show for two years called "GoalDiggers" which is now shown on Channel 7 on Sky digital.

Connect with Miss Newlove online:

Facebook: Eva Newlove 

Instagram: @missnewlove

Twitter: @_missnewlove 

This podcast is funded by Black Thrive.

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Dr Adelaine has worked across Africa and Asia in the capacity of researcher, consultant and practitioner. In addition to her 15 years of experience and doctorate in International social work Addy has attained a MRes in social research methods, PgDip in youth and community work and a BSc in disaster management and engineering.

Dr Adelaine is a methodological expert in action research and facilitating dialogue on complex and sensitive subjects. Some examples of her work include youth-led action research with slum dwelling young women in Uganda; practice-based action research and first-person reflexive action research with senior leaders in the NHS around the subject of race and inclusive leadership.

Connect with Dr Addy online:

https://ladders4action.org 

Twitter: @addyadelaine and @ladders4action

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Jacky has over 20 years’ experience in career guidance and employability in a wide variety of public sector organisations, including registered charities and the Third Sector.

She has developed a particular forte in working with disadvantaged groups including NEETs, clients with learning differences, women returners and BAME clients.

She completed her MA in Career Guidance from Canterbury Christ Church University. Her other qualifications include an MSc in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics and QGC Level 7 in Career Guidance Practice.

Jacky is a Registered Career Development Professional member of the Career Development Institute (CDI), the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Institute of Employability Professionals (IEP), and she founded LifeWork, her Career Management Consultants business, in 2014.

Connect with Jacky online:

LinkedIn: Jacky Moran

Website: https://mylifework.org/

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He has helped hundreds of dyslexics to learn, study and work more effectively through a deeper understanding of their visual system. He has helped to develop pioneering eye-tracking technology and a range of detailed assessments to better assess the individual needs of his dyslexic patients. His tailored vision therapy and exercises have resulted in a range of benefits for his patients, from improved academic results in children to increased capability leading to better career prospects in his adult patients.

Bhavin Shah graduated from UMIST (University of Manchester) in 1996. Since he qualified as an Optometrist in 1997, he has been dedicated to delivering exceptional eye care to his patient community. With a passion to understand and explain the unexplained, he delved deeper into understanding complex vision conditions and challenges to help people better use their eyes to achieve their full visual potential. By studying behaviour optometry further, he was able to explore the link between vision, learning and information processing.

His passion for technology and innovation as well as improving children’s vision have resulted in his national recognition as Contact lens practitioner of the year (2019 and 2020), and for his own practice, Central Vision Opticians to be recognised as Children’s contact lens practice of the year (2018), Technology practice of the Year (2020).

Connect with Bhavin online:

Instagram: @centralvisionopticians

Facebook: @centralvisionop

Twitter: @bhavinvisionary

This podcast is funded by Equip, Education Skills Funding Agency & European Social Fund.

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Inezilona was inspired to career change into the construction sector to help build more homes, affordable to the black community. So far, she has worked on innovative projects such as Crossrail, Battersea Power Station and HS2. She has a BSc (Hons) degree in Product Design from Nottingham Trent University.

Her lived experience of dyslexia and dyspraxia begun when, from a young age, she realised she was different. Inezilona uses her blended experiences including cultural spirituality, music, well-being, and creativity as life guidance, as well as to navigate various cultural, social, and generational spaces. As part of her voluntary work, Inezilona would like to help build the confidence and aspirations of black children/youth with dyslexia and dyspraxia.

Connect with Inezilona online

LinkedIn: Inezilona Maselino

This podcast is funded by Black Thrive.

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Isaac works for the Cabinet Office as a policy advisor in the Modern Registration Division, part of Constitution Group. He graduated from the University of Bristol in 2019 with a first-class Biology Master’s degree, and he is currently undertaking a Master’s in Leadership and Management at Henley Business School.

Connect with Isaac online

LinkedIn: Isaac Verkaik

This podcast is funded by Equip, Education Skills Funding Agency & European Social Fund.

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Darren, awarded Brighton entrepreneur of the year in 2016, is the Founder and CEO of TRIM-IT UK’s tech-enabled mobile barbershop. 

He has raised over £1 million and currently operates a mobile barbershop franchise with his head office team of 11. The business currently services UK with plans to expand into the US in the next 18 months.

Darren was diagnosed with dyslexia in his third year of university.

Connect with Darren online: 

Instagram: @trimit

Website: https://trimit.app/

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During Arran’s working life he has worked in many industries including previously working at the British Dyslexia Association. Arran’s career has continued in the field of dyslexia with him now being the Managing Director of the SEND Group Ltd and Founder of the Dyslexia Show Ltd.

Arran has spoken at many schools, large conferences and events across the UK and at Dyslexia National conferences in India, Canada and the USA. With a special interest in technology, Arran uses Assistive Technology to support his dyslexia needs daily.

Connect with Arran online:

www.dyslexiashow.co.uk

www.sendgroup.co.uk

Twitter: @arransmith

This podcast is funded by Equip, Education Skills Funding Agency & European Social Fund.

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Gabi has been working in the world of start-ups since 2017, following 7 years’ experience in banking. In 2020, she joined the family business and has since been on a mission to make a difference by inspiring and educating people on how to be in the driving seat of their future.

She currently juggles various roles: at Oscar Harrington, her focus is on growing their mobile robotics recruitment agency; she runs ‘Own It With Gabi’, a career coaching business dedicated to helping people articulate their jazz hands on their CV; and she has recently set up Tooled Up Raccoons, providing software to help recruiters, in-house and agency, to find the right talent quicker.

Gabi enjoys working with people to empower them to get in the driving seat of their lives, and she strongly believes no one should ever be a passenger in their life journey.

Connect with Gabi online:

LinkedIn: Gabi Preston-Phypers

Tooled Up Racoons www.tooledupraccoons.com

Oscar Harrington: www.oscarharrington.com

Own It With Gabi: www.ownitwithgabi.com

This podcast is funded by Equip, the Education Skills Funding Agency & the European Social Fund.

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With over 20 years of experience teaching in primary schools, Fauzia is a Reading Specialist and presently teaches as a Reading Recovery teacher in a primary school alongside lecturing at a local college in the Teacher Training Department. Throughout her career she has undertaken scholarly activity achieving AMBDA and ATS having recently completed a Master’s in Education, achieving a Distinction. In December 2020 she was invited to present her experiences at the All-Party Parliamentary Group – Dyslexia and SpLD where she recommended the need to involve and empower parents from all communities in understanding and supporting the needs of their children.  

She passionately believes that ‘Every Child is a Reader’ and should be provided with the support they require. 

Connect with Fauzia online:

LinkedIn: Fauzia Jan

This podcast is funded by Equip, Education Skills Funding Agency & European Social Fund.

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Gabi has been working in the world of start-ups since 2017, following 7 years’ experience in banking. In 2020, she joined the family business and has since been on a mission to make a difference by inspiring and educating people on how to be in the driving seat of their future.

She currently juggles various roles: at Oscar Harrington, her focus is on growing their mobile robotics recruitment agency; she runs ‘Own It With Gabi’, a career coaching business dedicated to helping people articulate their jazz hands on their CV; and she has recently set up Tooled Up Raccoons, providing software to help recruiters, in-house and agency, to find the right talent quicker.

Gabi enjoys working with people to empower them to get in the driving seat of their lives, and she strongly believes no one should ever be a passenger in their life journey.

Connect with Gabi online:

LinkedIn: Gabi Preston-Phypers

Tooled Up Racoons www.tooledupraccoons.com

Oscar Harrington: www.oscarharrington.com

Own It With Gabi: www.ownitwithgabi.com

This podcast is funded by Equip, the Education Skills Funding Agency & the European Social Fund.

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She is the director and structured reading specialist at Reading Resolved, where she delivers structured, effective, and result-driven literacy tutoring that addresses all foundational elements critical for reading, writing and comprehension. She also works with individuals with other diverse needs, unique learning styles, or other underlying conditions such as anxiety, autism, ADD, ADHD or executive function disorder.

Connect with Sakina online:

LinkedIn: Sakina Khan

Website: https://www.readingresolved.ca/

Instagram: Readingresolved

Facebook: Reading Resolved - Supporting Struggling Readers (@tutoringfordyslexicorstrugglingreaders)

This podcast is funded by Equip, Education Skills Funding Agency & European Social Fund

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Connect with Pete online:

Website: https://www.tutorum.co.uk/

This podcast is funded by EQUIP, the Education Skills Funding Agency & European Social Fund.

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Paloma is passionate about supporting and detecting early signs of dyslexia so early intervention can begin. She has over 20 years of Special Educational Needs experience with a range of roles including advisor, teacher, SENCO, Learning Support Co-ordinator, and teacher trainer.

Paloma is the founder of Screening4Dyslexia, providing Dyslexia Screenings and other Educational Assessments throughout Surrey, South West London and online. She runs a 6-week mini-coaching course for kids as well as affordable webinars for professionals and parents so they can understand many different aspects of dyslexia and other areas of SEN.

Paloma has also recently written and published her e-book ‘Dynamic Dyslexia’ with her top 10 tips for supporting kids with dyslexia.

Connect with Paloma online:

LinkedIn: Paloma Forde

Website www.screening4dyslexia.com

Facebook: Screening4Dyslexia

Twitter: @screen4dyslexia

Buy her book: Dynamic Dyslexia eBook

This podcast is funded by EQUIP, the Education Skills Funding Agency & the European Social Fund

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Giorgia was diagnosed with Dyslexia at a young age and has had some very formative experiences with this growing up and in state education. Having spent most of her educational life being told her dyslexia would only hold her back, she is determined to pursue her love of academia as far as she can. 

Giorgia has some very broad areas of research interest including Religion in Post-Conflict Stabilisation and Reconstruction; Arts role in Theology and Philosophical and Religious influences on Jurisprudence. She is currently leading the TRS Departments first Student Led Seminar Project called Religion Outside the University, and has also been involved as a musician and actress in a professional capacity. 

Connect with Giorgia online:

www.linkedin.com/in/giorgiaodonoghue

Twitter: @giorgia_od 

Instagram: @roukcltrs

This podcast is funded by the London Community Fund.

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Habib represents the Department for Work and Pensions as a Disability Services Advocate. He raises awareness of benefits to help people with care needs, their journey to work, or keeping them in work. Habib works closely with Access to Work, to ensure that people with health conditions, communication barriers, special education needs or learning difficulties are not put at the back of the queue when it comes to work and opportunities. He is passionate about Disability Services and the reach that they have, and he believes that with the right support, lots more jobseekers can get into work and stay in work.

Before his current Advocacy role, Habib led a group of managers at Personal Independence Payment. Prior to this he has experience working for Work Services, leading operations at a few different Jobcentres and across different departments in the North West, as well as spending a secondment working for a local authority to help support some of the most vulnerable families in Manchester.

Disclaimer: please note that the information provided in this podcast is correct on the date of recording (25th November 2020).

Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

This podcast is funded by The European Skills & Funding Agency.

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Habib represents the Department for Work and Pensions as a Disability Services Advocate. He raises awareness of benefits to help people with care needs, their journey to work, or keeping them in work. Habib works closely with Access to Work, to ensure that people with health conditions, communication barriers, special education needs or learning difficulties are not put at the back of the queue when it comes to work and opportunities. He is passionate about Disability Services and the reach that they have, and he believes that with the right support, lots more obseekers can get into work and stay in work.

Before his current Advocacy role, Habib led a group of managers at Personal Independence Payment. Prior to this he has experience working for Work Services, leading operations at a few different Jobcentres and across different departments in the North West, as well as spending a secondment working for a local authority to help support some of the most vulnerable families in Manchester.

Disclaimer: please note that the information provided in this podcast is correct on the date of recording (25th November 2020).

Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

This podcast is funded by The European Skills & Funding Agency.

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Dwayne is a qualified, BDA-accredited Workplace Needs Assessor. He has a wealth of experience in the education and charitable sectors, as well as with local Authority children and families’ services and specialist foster care.

Dwayne holds a BA and MA in Special Educational Needs and is passionate about dyslexia. As a dyslexic himself, he has lived experience of the challenges of navigating the education systems and employment systems in both Jamaica and the UK.

This podcast is funded by The European Skills & Funding Agency.

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Maurice is the Chief Executive of Race on the Agenda. He has been a life-long anti-racism campaigner and has extensive experience working in the voluntary sector, the private sector and for national newspapers.

Maurice’s 25-year career in journalism has seen him write on politics, society, race and current affairs for the Voice, the Guardian, The Express, The Independent and The Spectator.

He is one of only two black Councillors of the 60 elected to serve on Wandsworth Council where he represents the Queenstown area of Battersea.

He was one of the directors of the influential media platform Media Diversified and was Communications Manager at NCVO. He is an expert communicator and appears regularly on LBC,TalkRadio and the BBC talking about race and society.  Maurice is well networked in the political world while keeping active in local grassroots campaigning.

Maurice is dyslexic and so is his daughter. 

Connect with Cllr Maurice Mcleod Twitter @mowords

This podcast is funded by the London Community Fund.

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Maurice is the Chief Executive of Race on the Agenda. He has been a life-long anti-racism campaigner and has extensive experience working in the voluntary sector, the private sector and for national newspapers.

Maurice’s 25-year career in journalism has seen him write on politics, society, race and current affairs for the Voice, the Guardian, The Express, The Independent and The Spectator.

He is one of only two black Councillors of the 60 elected to serve on Wandsworth Council where he represents the Queenstown area of Battersea.

He was one of the directors of the influential media platform Media Diversified and was Communications Manager at NCVO. He is an expert communicator and appears regularly on LBC,TalkRadio and the BBC talking about race and society.  Maurice is well networked in the political world while keeping active in local grassroots campaigning.

Maurice is dyslexic and so is his daughter. 

Connect with Cllr Maurice Mcleod Twitter @mowords

This podcast is funded by the London Community Fund.

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Pat holds an MA in SpLd (Dyslexia) as well as an assessors practicing certificate. As a qualified teacher, she has over 25 years of teaching experience and has worked as a mainstream class teacher, SENCo, out of school project coordinator and specialist Dyslexia teacher whose role also involves delivering Dyslexia training to schools.

 Additionally, Pat is also a qualified Art Therapist and more recently, alongside working in schools, Patricia has become involved in community work, teaching and raising awareness about the emotional impact of Dyslexia.

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Dianne Greyson is the Director of Equilibrium Mediation Consulting and Managing Partner - Synergised Solutions Ltd. She is an entrepreneur who has been recently diagnosed with Dyslexia. Dianne is a writer and the Author of the Business Culture Review. Her expertise lies around Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, HR Strategy, and Development including restructuring and redeployment.

Dianne is a visible pioneer of the #EthnicityPayGap campaign. She is an Advisory Board Member for the Society of Emotional Intelligence International UK & Europe and Board Member for Certitude, Support For Living & Southside Partnership.

You can connect with Dianne on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgreyson and follow her on Twitter @EMCLimited

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Marketa is a psychotherapist with over 15 years of clinical experience. She has an extensive knowledge and experience in Stress, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Addiction and Specialised in Eating Disorders; and is passionate about helping people to flourish and reach their full potential.

She is a mental health expert and the founder of Benevolent Health, who specialise in providing expertise in mental health through consulting, coaching and mentoring; and is particularly interested in mental health and improving emotional resilience to increase wellbeing for individuals & teams.

Marketa also hosts her own podcast 'Better Mental Health' to raise awareness of mental health from diverse perspectives and make mental health part of everyday conversations. Recent podcast episodes include discussions on BAME mental health, challenging the stigma of mental health, and work on workplace wellbeing, including the transition and return to the office after lockdown.

Connect with Marteka on social media:

Website: https://benevolenthealth.co.uk/

Twitter: @martekaswaby

Instagram: martekaswaby

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Martekaswaby/

Free resource mentioned in the podcast: Reset Stress Less: Learn How To Reduce, Prevent & Cope Better With Stress

https://wellbeing.benevolenthealth.co.uk/stress-awareness-month

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Gary is an adult, child and adolescent psychotherapist and counsellor with more than fifteen years’ experience of working with individuals and groups.

Before setting up a private practice, Gary worked as lead facilitator, project manager and education and youth development officer for Teens and Toddlers, an educational charity where he was responsible for the establishment of a youth organisation to support the emotional wellbeing of young people. He subsequently worked for Kids Company as a key worker and therapist in primary and secondary schools in East London. During his tenure at a boy’s secondary school, he developed and ran experiential workshops to support the emotional wellbeing of pupils, teachers and parents. He has also worked as a bereavement counsellor for Grief Encounter.

Connect with Gary online:

GB Counselling www.gbcounselling.co.uk

YCDC: www.yc-dc.co.uk

Email: garybaron@yc-dc.co.uk

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Crispian has worked for the Foreign Office for 15 years, working mainly on issues of conflict and crisis management in the Middle East. He has spent 3 years living in Turkey, and he is currently preparing for a placement in Warsaw, Poland and is learning Polish.

Crispian was diagnosed with dyslexia when he was 8 years old and went on to study Material Sciences at Oxford University. He is part of the neurodiverse network in the Foreign Office, championing for those with neurodiversity. 

Connect with Crispian Wilson on Twitter: @CrispianWFCDO

This podcast is funded by the European Skills & Funding Agency.

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Daniel founded the company Neurodiversity Specialists to provide organisations with the knowledge and tools to benefit from having a neurodiverse workforce, and to understand the value of neurodiversity. Daniel is a British Dyslexia Association (BDA) qualified workplace needs assessor, with a background in career coaching and employability skills training, and has experience of supporting hundreds of neurodivergent individuals across many different sectors.

Daniel also has a strong passion for advising organisations on how to create a clear process of support for neurodivergent employees and how to attract and retain neurodiverse talent.

Connect with Daniel social media:

www.linkedin.com/in/dan-brooke

His 'Neurodiversity in the Workplace' LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8947113/ 

Neurodiversity Specialists

https://neurodiversity-specialists.co.uk/

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Dr Neil Alexander-Passe is the Head of SEND unit at a large co-education mainstream secondary school in North London, rated by OFSTED to be 'outstanding'. He is also an inclusion expert for the UK's Department of Education. He gained his Doctorate/PhD in 2018.

His latest, and 11th book, 'Surviving School as a Dyslexic Teenager: A Guide for Parents and their Teenager Children (Critical Youth Studies)' has been launched in May 2020. It offers an easy and approachable book for parents, educators, and teenagers with dyslexia. 

'What makes this book so unique and something that families with teenagers with dyslexia should seek out and read? One feature that particularly appealed to me was the handy tips provided at the end of each chapter. If you’re seeking inspiring content to help you realise the potential of a teenager with dyslexia I cannot recommend this too highly.'

Angela Fawcett, Emeritus Professor, Swansea University, Vice President, British Dyslexia Association.

This podcast is funded by Wimbledon Foundation.

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Dr Neil Alexander-Passe is the Head of SEND unit at a large co-education mainstream secondary school in North London, rated by OFSTED to be 'outstanding'. He is also an inclusion expert for the UK's Department of Education. He gained his Doctorate/PhD in 2018.

His latest, and 11th book, 'Surviving School as a Dyslexic Teenager: A Guide for Parents and their Teenager Children (Critical Youth Studies)' has been launched in May 2020. It offers an easy and approachable book for parents, educators, and teenagers with dyslexia. 

'What makes this book so unique and something that families with teenagers with dyslexia should seek out and read? One feature that particularly appealed to me was the handy tips provided at the end of each chapter. If you’re seeking inspiring content to help you realise the potential of a teenager with dyslexia I cannot recommend this too highly.'

Angela Fawcett, Emeritus Professor, Swansea University, Vice President, British Dyslexia Association.

This podcast is funded by Wimbledon Foundation.

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Caroline is a business coach, consultant and psycho-social practitioner with a psychological background. She also received a humanitarian Award in 2019.

This podcast is funded by Wimbledon Foundation.

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Rachel is a Mental Health Advisor in Higher Education, a qualified yoga teacher and an adult with dyslexia.

In her role as a Mental Health Advisor, she assesses University students support needs and recommends reasonable adjustments to help them manage the affect that their mental health condition may have on their academic studies and emotional health. These adjustments may cover exam access arrangements, coursework and suggested methods of teaching delivery.

She also provides specialist one to one mentoring for students with mental health conditions. Mentoring may include enabling the student to plan their workload, developing strategies to manage stress and anxiety, discussing potential triggers for relapse, identifying self-help resources and looking after their wellbeing from a holistic approach.

Outside of this role, she teaches yoga based on a mindful, compassionate and inclusive approach.

This podcast is funded by Wimbledon Foundation.

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Caroline is a business coach, consultant and psycho-social practitioner with a psychological background. She also received a humanitarian Award in 2019.

This podcast is funded by National Lottery Community Fund (Supporting B.A.M.E Communities).

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He has written many coming out speeches: one for being gay, one for being dyslexic, one for being dyspraxic and one for anyone who didn’t bother to listen to the first three. The one factor that all of these have in common is an incredible sense of resilience, that is one of many variables which has enabled him to succeed so far.

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Dr Heather Brobbey is an author, an advocate, a speaker, an online TV presenter, multi award winner, mental health events organiser and a diaspora Commonwealth Community Leader. Heather is also globally experienced in the clinical and forensic field of mental health.

"Don't stay in silence about your mental health, abuse thrives in silence. Reach out for the correct help early". - Dr Heather Brobbey.

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Anna is a qualified mindfulness teacher who runs therapy and workshops with individuals and groups. Her mission is to offer mindfulness therapy to every individual who struggles with 'work-life balance'.

Mindfulness helps manage and also prevent severe health conditions. It is a tool for your mental hygiene, preventing anxiety and depression before they take a grip – it is your “mental floss” for life.

This podcast is funded by Wimbledon Foundation.

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This podcast is funded by Wimbledon Foundation.

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This podcast is funded by Wimbledon Foundation.

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Duncan's story with dyslexia is so powerful that we wanted to focus on his homelessness and how he has turned his life around. 

We want dyslexic people to be inspired by listening to his story, especially during these difficult times. 

This podcast is funded by Wimbledon Foundation.

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This podcast is funded by Wimbledon Foundation.

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The most vulnerable people with dyslexia who have difficulty reading, writing and accessing services will benefit most and, through podcasts we will reach many more people of all ages across the whole borough of London and beyond.

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