Bromsgrove Workshop’s Double Anniversary Celebrations
Bromsgrove Dyslexia Workshop is celebrating 40 years of supporting children with dyslexia through specialist multi-sensory teaching.
80 pupils, their families and tutors from the past and present, reunited to celebrate.
Why dyslexia awareness matters
More than one in ten people have dyslexia, often without others realising. In school, dyslexic pupils may disengage to avoid attention, sit quietly at the back, or struggle to write down answers they already know.
In 1976, 50 years ago, a group of concerned parents, teachers and eminent professionals founded Hereford and Worcester Dyslexia Association (HWDA) to spread awareness about this little-known condition, which affected so many people. HWDA decided that dyslexic children should be taught in a way that suited their learning style and so our teaching workshops were born.
The Bromsgrove workshop started in 1986. It is one of three HWDA – workshops – Bromsgrove, Hereford and Worcester.
What do we do that’s so different?
Our lessons are fun, structured and multi-sensory. Because dyslexic learners often benefit from repetition and varied activities, we use games and practical approaches to reinforce learning without making practise feel repetitive. We teach children 6 – 18 years of age, in matched pairs or very small groups, taught by the same tutor each week, in a relaxed friendly atmosphere of camaraderie. Students can see they are not the only ones struggling. Self-confidence is often first to improve, and parents find a supportive ear.
We have no catchment area, if you can reach us, we can teach you. We want to expand the Bromsgrove Dyslexia Workshop to accommodate all the pupils who need our help, so we are looking for new tutors who have an interest and experience in supporting children with dyslexia.
You can get help and information from the HWDA website https://hwda.org.uk/ and by emailing Linda Adey, Bromsgrove’s Senior Tutor at: seniortutorbromsgrove@hwda.org.uk
Caitlyn Kennedy-Lockwood and Mark Hadley, who attended the workshop together in their childhood, met up again and now bring more family and children to HWDA for help with dyslexia. Successful in their chosen careers, Caitlyn is a nurse at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and you might recognise Mark as he appeared on TV Master Chef 2016.
