rigorous quality standards and demonstrates public recognition that they provide high quality education for dyslexic pupils. As well as a certificate of recognition, schools can use the BDA Quality Mark logo on all publicity materials and can attend selected seminars and conference opportunities at special Holding the BDA Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark is a very positive statement that lets learners, parents, staff and stakeholders know that your organisation is a safe place for dyslexic individuals. What is a Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark School? Dyslexia friendly schools are able to identify and respond to the difficulties” “unexpected that a dyslexic learner may encounter. In these situations, teaching staff are expected to support a range of diverse learning needs in mainstream settings and are empowered to do this by school procedures and systems. Dyslexia friendly schools recognise that teaching staff, as individuals, are key to the success of students overcoming their difficulties. Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark schools are effective schools, because they identify and select practice’ to get the job done. ‘’best Being aware of practice’ trends and initiatives, dyslexia friendly schools demand ‘best excellence from their pupils and support them by linking new ideas and traditional values. Pupils are required to be the best they can and the school culture has a tolerance” of “zero failure. This is not an aggressive response, but is more one of love”. Such schools “tough do not accept or allow institutionalised failure in terms of an percentage” of “accepted pupils leaving without ability-appropriate basic skills and/or national qualifications. A particular feature of such schools is the awareness among all teachers and support staff of what each pupil should be able to achieve, together with a range of response strategies when targets are not met. Dyslexia friendly policies and procedures are integrated into the whole school development plan (SDP) and progress towards these goals and targets is the responsibility of a member of the Senior Management Team. This means that all staff are proactively led to:
rigorous quality standards and demonstrates public recognition that they provide high quality education for dyslexic pupils. As well as a certificate of recognition, schools can use the BDA Quality Mark logo on all publicity materials and can attend selected seminars and conference opportunities at special Holding the BDA Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark is a very positive statement that lets learners, parents, staff and stakeholders know that your organisation is a safe place for dyslexic individuals. What is a Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark School? Dyslexia friendly schools are able to identify and respond to the “unexpected difficulties” that a dyslexic learner may encounter. In these situations, teaching staff are expected to support a range of diverse learning needs in mainstream settings and are empowered to do this by school procedures and systems. Dyslexia friendly schools recognise that teaching staff, as individuals, are key to the success of students overcoming their difficulties. Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark schools are effective schools, because they identify and select ‘’best practice’ to get the job done. Being aware of ‘best practice’ trends and initiatives, dyslexia friendly schools demand excellence from their pupils and support them by linking new ideas and traditional values. Pupils are required to be the best they can and the school culture has a “zero tolerance” of failure. This is not an aggressive response, but is more one of “tough love”. Such schools do not accept or allow institutionalised failure in terms of an “accepted percentage” of pupils leaving without ability-appropriate basic skills and/or national qualifications. A particular feature of such schools is the awareness among all teachers and support staff of what each pupil should be able to achieve, together with a range of response strategies when targets are not met. Dyslexia friendly policies and procedures are integrated into the whole school development plan (SDP) and progress towards these goals and targets is the responsibility of a member of the Senior Management Team. This means that all staff are proactively led to:
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