During the week beginning 2nd November Invergordon Academy took part in a week of raising awareness of dyslexia and how to support people who have it.

As part of Dyslexia Awareness Week we completed the following activities:

• Dyslexia Awareness lessons in PSE/Skills classes from S1-6
• Presentations on the TV screens in the corridors
• Posters / displays around the school
• Feeds on social Media
• Daily teacher “info bites” sent via e-mail during Dyslexia Awareness Week
• Pupil and Teacher surveys before and after raising awareness

The aim was that pupils, staff and parents will:

• have a better understanding of the difficulties faced by people with Dyslexia
• have increased knowledge of the strengths people with Dyslexia have and the advantages over others
• be more aware of the strategies and resources (ICT) they could use to improve their learning and study/revision.

It was also hoped that staff will be more aware of the pupils who have Dyslexia / specific literacy difficulties and parents will know who is providing specific support to their young person from the Support for Learning department.

The results of the week showed it was a great success again this year: