My company, Dyslexia Pathways has become a fully incorporated Community Interest Company social enterprise in July this year.
We won a contract to supply dyslexia support services to a university in Edinburgh and have some work coming through now on a regular basis. There is the prospect of more work coming through in the near future from other organisations.
Right now I am doing an e-shot and mail shot to attract more business.
I am going to a social enterprise ceilidh in a couple of weeks t…
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Added by Stephen on November 6, 2009 at 4:30am —
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Been very busy since I last blogged here. Got some good news and some bad news. I have been short listed for InterAction leadership programme run by the Scottish Goverment and British Council. There are 28 places and 50 candidates so I hope I can do well on the final sel;ection day on June 16th.
I have now completed my application to become a Community Interest Company which is a form of social enterprise. Just gotta send it all off and wait and see.
I also have got a contract to supply dyslex…
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Added by Stephen on May 30, 2009 at 8:42am —
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HEY PPLS, SORRY ITS BEEN SO LONG SINCE I BEEN ON HERE, I DON'T KNOW I SORT OF FORGOT ABOUT BEING DYSLEXIC. MY LIFEWAS GOING SO GREAT (INTIL I RAN INTO SOMEONE WHO BEAT ME UP....THATS A LONG STROY)
WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT I HAD DYSLEX, I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER DO MY GCSE BUT LAST YOUR AUGEST 21ST 2008, I HAD MY RESULTS AND YEAH I HAD A TOP C....
I AM ASLO TRAININ NOW TO BE A PROJECT ARTS MANAGER.
SO GUYS AND GIRLZ YOU CAN DO IT, JUST TAKE YOUR TIME. IT TOOK ME 10 YEARS TO DO MY GCSE BUT I DID IT…
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Added by kelly - anne on March 28, 2009 at 7:46pm —
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What do you do when your family doesn't believe you are dyslexic?? I had no official test, just found out from a therapist in my 40's....
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Added by Joan Gringer on March 28, 2009 at 1:53pm —
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Today I have been working at Edinburgh University training students how to use assistive technology. Felt good to be teaching again and with none of the paper work hassles that teachers have.
My new website is going very well I have completed a few more pages and now looking to expand it with a couple more pages.
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Added by Stephen on November 13, 2008 at 1:08pm —
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I have got my web site up and running today. Ok it still needs to be popluated but at least a couple of pages are up.
Here is a link. Have a look around and try out the accessible options
http://www.dyslexiapathways.co.uk/index.php
you will need to copy the above link and paste it into your search engine or browser
let me know what you think please
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Added by Stephen on November 7, 2008 at 12:30pm —
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I completed the tender for the Scottish governent dyslexia awarness traiing contract. Now all I have to do is wait and see how it goes. I really don't expect to win this but going through the tender process was a great experience and I will get feed back on how I did as well. This will make completing my next tender easier.
I have more training soon on a course that will enable me to deliver an accredited dyslexia training course for professionals working with dyslexics. I can't wait for this t…
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Added by Stephen on November 3, 2008 at 11:59pm —
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Things are all going pretty well still. I have a meeting with my web site developers this Friday and I am hoping to have a few web pages up and running in a couple of weeks.
Made a decision not to go down the setting up a charity route and will be setting up a Community Interest Company instead.
Last week I was sent an invitation to tender for a government to deliver dyslexia awareness training to government departments. Ok its only a small contract but its for three years. I have high hopes f…
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Added by Stephen on October 14, 2008 at 1:05am —
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Some weeks ago I put in a funding bid for some funds to develop an accessible web site, for webmaster training, dyslexia assessment tools and for developing a corporate / business image etc. I learned today that I won the funding I was after. Hey hey I am soooooooo chuffed about this I am lol.
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Added by Stephen on August 22, 2008 at 11:25pm —
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I have actually got a request for me to do some dyslexia awareness training. I am actually test trading now as well so its onwards and upwards.
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Added by Stephen on August 5, 2008 at 6:36pm —
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I am trying very hard to get my head around a few things recently. Like the idea of having a more business like image and the idea of including my qualifications in the footer of any letters and e-mails I send. The business thing is wierd because I have always been a bit of a maverick in any organisation I have worked in and also maybe a bit of an outsider. I guess I have never been totaly comfortable with systems imposed on me from employers. Example, when I first began working in my last job I…
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Added by Stephen on July 20, 2008 at 9:18pm —
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Things have been going great with my company Dyslexia Pathways. I have been given a request for some dyslexia awareness training for an organisation in Dundee for staff and clients. Wahayyyyyyy some money coming in lol.
I have also completed an application for some lottery funding with a Fife training company. Ok its only a 3 month project but it will be cool and I will actually get paid if it is accepted.
I may also be doing some training for another IT company on assistive technology and dys…
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Added by Stephen on July 16, 2008 at 10:30pm —
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Things are going well with my new dyslexia services company, "Dyslexia Pathways". I have go my first client for a dyslexia assessment, I am in negotiation with the Job Centre for a contract to work with people signing on who are or may be dyslexic. Myself and my company were mentioned in several newspaper articles here in Scotland. Lottery funding is being applied for on my behalf by two interested parties with the same vision as I.
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Added by Stephen on June 20, 2008 at 10:09am —
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As I said in my introduction to this site I was diagnosed with dyslexia and non verbal learning disability last summer. Last night I decided to reread my assessment report and only found the psychologist mentioned dyslexia last in his report. There is no mention of non learning disability. He told me this when I went back to see him after doing the assessment. In the report he makes recommendations:
1. take a memory course as well as read aloud.
2. To improve my perceptual organization read com…
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Added by Joan on June 3, 2008 at 3:16pm —
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I am still here. Just been super busy doing some professional development stuff for work. Got a big backlog going on were the reports are concerned so been busy catching up. I have 2 job interviews tomorrow for permanent jobs when I finish my training program so better go get ready preparing for them :(
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Added by Louise Franks on June 3, 2008 at 2:08pm —
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Hi hi hi all. Not been around to much of late. Just been sooooo busy and had family stuff to deal with.
Went on o great training course in London a couple of weeks back. "Dyslexia in the Workplace". One of the best training course I have ever been on. Met some great new contacts there as well.
I have completed my business plan and now in the early stages of marketing.
I am getting interviewed on Monday for an article for a magazine here in Fife. I will believe that when it happens. Something…
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Added by Stephen on May 30, 2008 at 2:38pm —
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I received a letter in the post today from a charitable trust I had applied for a grant from. The grant was to pay for a new multi media laptop and some dyslexia teaching software. The total cost of which was £2200. I saw the letter on the floor by the door and just couldn't even stoop down to pick it up. I left it on the floor whilst I went and did something else. I put it off again and again. I was just worried how I would take the news if it were not good. I openeed the letter slowly and peek…
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Added by Stephen on April 28, 2008 at 5:15pm —
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hey all i managed to get a B in my english exam and it was timed i had 2hours and i did it i did it i am so glad i can share it with you all
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Added by kelly - anne on April 24, 2008 at 3:49pm —
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Nope its no good. I have my gormless head on again today. Here is my morning so far.
Episode 1 in the gormlessness drama
1. Came out of house this morning with a carrier bag full of rubbish and a carrier bag contained my lunch.
2. Put said lunch into bin and set of to work with carrier back full of rubbish
Episode 2 in the gormlessness drama
I have been doing a job at work which involves looking threw some old data (in excel spreadsheets) and adding this data to the new spre…
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Added by Louise Franks on April 17, 2008 at 12:30pm —
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Ok everyone in SDSNDland. Life is quiet here in Yorkshire later so there has been nothing to report. Nothing except that I have been having some fun with the Dr K-whatsits brain and site training games that we got last weekend. I have actually discovered something pretty interesting. That is that as the week goes on my brain and eye age get higher. Now that wouldn't be quite so worrying if the change wasn't so dramatic. And it wouldn't be so worrying if my job allowed me to be crap towards the e…
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Added by Louise Franks on April 16, 2008 at 8:03am —
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hellay there
APRIL 2009
Family
Trying to Find Answers
Still alive and kicking
