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The Dyscalculia Network is volunteer-led and run. As such all of our activities take place alongside our volunteers’ works and responsibilities. We therefore can say we are very proud of the impact we have been able to make given these obvious restrictions. Towards the end of the financial year, on 18th March, we were delighted to launch our new website. The website was the culmination of nearly two years’ worth of planning and site development. Our new website better fits the needs of the community we represent and support by including an improved dyscalculia specialist assessor search index whereby tutors can be located by entering your postcode into a search engine, a sharper and more comprehensive section detailing definitions of dyscalculia and maths difficulties, further information on maths anxiety and co-occurrences with dyscalculia (such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, autism, etc.) and four separate areas for targeted information and advice for educators, parents, adults with dyscalculia and, although not completed yet, a section for employers.Our aim was to fill a substantial lacuna - to provide the ‘go to’ place for information on dyscalculia for people in the UK. To achieve the, we have provided free downloadable materials for educators and parents, such as sheets on accommodations and top tips. We are pleased to say these have received a large number of downloads. We have also launched a book shop and merchandise shop. We also have an active blogs page which includes pieces with ideas for educators, support for parents and case studies, thus raising awareness of teaching strategies and offering real insight into the lives of people with dyscalculia. We have also delivered three important events. Maths Anxiety Day included three conferences and a social media campaign that sought to raise awareness of maths anxiety and explore links between maths anxiety, dyscalculia and maths difficulties. This was organised to benefit three of our target groups, educators, parents and adults with dyscalculia. Dyscalculia Day 2024 was even more developed than last year’s day. This year, we created free downloads for two different Dyscalculia Day assemblies aimed at primary and secondary schools. These materials were co-produced with Loughborough University and also included materials for educators, parents, and activities for schools. Our combined downloads from Feb-March were over 500 – reaching hundreds of schools and educators and thousands of children and young people. We delivered three conferences for educators (including top UK dyscalculia experts and researchers), parents and adults with dyscalculia further raising awareness of dyscalculia and providing support. We collaborated with many other organisations and encouraged them to share Dyscalculia Day content thus raising awareness of dyscalculia and maths difficulties. Our most ambitious event was launching the UK’s first Dyscalculia Show on the margins of the already established Dyslexia Show at the NEC in Birmingham. This included inviting 12 speakers for a designated dyscalculia theatre and promoting the event across our social media platforms. We also exhibited at the show enabling us to bring our community together in person; the first time for our whole community to be in one place. It was wonderful to see educators, adults, employers, parents and children with dyscalculia coming together to learn more and talk to each other. We feel it was our most impactful event to date as many across the SEN community were able to visit our stand, listen to our speakers and share expertise. We believe our stand would have been seen by hundreds of the visitors.This year has seen continued growth of our CPD offerings. We have provided webinars or in person training for over 45 establishments including schools, colleges, universities (including collaborating with UCL with their ‘ADDUP’ event), county councils (including creating a complete package of materials for Greenwich County Council website) maths hubs, community organisations e.g. police force, prisons, Shannon Trust, and other organisations e.g. National Numeracy and CReSTeD. This has ensured hundreds of educators and adults have learned more about dyscalculia and how to support in school or the workplace. We have presented at multiple conferences including the TES Show and Dyscalculia Show ensuring we reach a wider audience and link with other organisations working in the field of neurodiversity. We have run several online day courses for educators and begun providing online webinars for educators or parents; these have reached a worldwide audience. To reach out to the broader community, we have started providing monthly free Q&A webinars for anyone to join. We have had excellent feedback from these from educators, parents, employers and adults with dyscalculia often resulting in us providing further support and advice. We provide, once a term, CPD for the assessors and tutors who list with us. We also host and oversee a WhatsApp group for them to share ideas and give each other support. This is very well utilised with a constant stream of communication and very much appreciated by the group. We have been accepted onto the CReSTeD council and Rob Jennings is now a trustee representing the Dyscalculia Network. This has ensured dyscalculia is represented in this organisation. We have worked with National Numeracy and attended the Lord Mayor’s Parade with them. Consequently, we attended their Number Confidence breakfast meeting with the Lord Mayor further establishing our links and mutual interests. We have joined the National Neurodiversity Youth council and attend regular meetings. We have two ambassadors representing us. This enables us to broaden our youth reach and collaborate with many other organisations working in the field of neurodiversity. We have regular meetings with our Adult Advisory Board and have worked with them on increasing awareness of dyscalculia through our social media campaigns (including starting a new TikTok account) and increasing publicity through contributing to articles, documentaries and podcasts. Most recently, one of our advisory board members was interviewed for a Channel 4 mini programme on neurodiversity thereby ensuring a dyscalculic voice on the programme. Another of our board also took part, with Cat Eadle, on two podcasts: the SENDCast and SEN in 10.Rob and Cat have also participated in numerous podcasts including for NCTEM (Understanding Dyscalculia) and Connections in Mind (discussing the creation of an inclusive maths curriculum) reaching hundreds of educators. We have greatly expanded the footprint and audience on our social media. Alongside Facebook, Twitter (X) and Instagram, we have launched new TikTok and LinkedIn accounts. We had our first viral post, a poem on Dyscalculia, that reached over 1.1 million people on Facebook alone. Overall, on our social media platforms we now have approximately 26,000 followers – largely from the UK but rapidly reaching out to other countries (USA and Australia in particular). This provides not only a much-needed sense of community, support for all our key stakeholders, but also opportunities to disseminate key research and developments within the field. We have responded to hundreds of enquiries via our social media and email accounts offering support to families, educators, adults with dyscalculia, and employers. We have started a new regular newsletter and have a website sign up for this for the first time; our mailing list now reaches over 500 people. We have created our own merchandise including a top designed by one of our Adult Advisory Board.
Over the past year, we have had two meetings with our Advisory Board. These meetings were an opportunity not just to discuss what we have achieved thus far, but also to help steer the network forwards. These consultations were instrumental in our decisions to launch a new and more developed website, expand our Dyscalculia Day to include downloadable resources (such as materials for the dyscalculia assemblies), our contributions to many events such as Dyscalculia Show and to deepening our collaboration with like-minded organisations such as National Numeracy. Our advisory board continue to inspire and support us. This includes consultation on the next steps for the coming year. We regularly meet with our Adult Advisory Board (adults with dyscalculia that are passionate about raising awareness of dyscalculia and supporting our work) and plan events with them. We also have several WhatsApp groups which are very active daily providing us with help and often insight into the lives of someone with dyscalculia, but more importantly offering a safe space for the members to talk freely and have support from others who understand some of the challenges that come with dyscalculia. During the year, we have had several new members join us which has diversified our demographic. The Adult Advisory Board are vital to our work. Different members bring different skills, strengths and interests and volunteer in various capacities. Their guidance is instrumental in ensuring that the work we do reflects the true voice of an adult or child with dyscalculia. To give a flavour of how they shape our work, we can point towards the following: speaking with passion and conviction at events and webinars; writing and talking to the press and TV; developing content and participating in content for social media; assisting with blogs and reports; previewing presentations and providing feedback; assisting other adults with dyscalculia via our events and so on. Indeed, the founder and organiser of the Dyslexia Show attended one of our events and listening to our speakers led him to suggest launching the first ever Dyscalculia Show. This year, we also had our annual meet-up with our assessors and tutors who list with us. They provide us with insights into their work and make suggestions for future developments e.g. CPD courses they would like. They also have a very active WhatsApp group which means we communicate with them and they communicate with each other daily. This provides a very supportive and positive group where these professional members can reach out with confidence and be sure to get an encouraging and helpful response. This group also allows us to quickly correspond when we are working on an event, have urgent press requests, parents or adults needing help in a specific area or for the group to provide their expertise in areas such as product development. The group have given their full support to our events and many members have spoken at events (e.g. Dyscalculia Day, Dyscalculia Show) or during our monthly webinars, provided blogs, attending events (TES SEND Show, UCL Add Up Event) or supported behind the scenes in the daily running of the network, such as making connections with like-minded people and supporting specific projects and helping with dyscalculia assemblies and the Nessy focus group. We also communicate and work regularly with other organisations who work in the field of dyscalculia and neurodiversity including: National Numeracy, The British Dyslexia Association, National Neurodiversity Youth Council, The SEND Group, Positive Dyslexia and The Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Academy. This is as as well as many Maths Hubs across the country. We also communicate with our approximately 26,000 social media followers from around the world by responding to comments and messages. We frequently use this data, including data from polls, to inform decisions on services we provide, like updating our assessor and tutor index, providing monthly reasonably priced webinars, and making it easy to get more help and advice by providing monthly free Q&A sessions.
The directors were paid a total of £16,769 for their professional services for the year.There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors which require to be disclosed.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
22 July 2024
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Catherine Eadle
Status: Director