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Tuition fees from September 2025

From the 1st of September 2025 the hourly fee for an individual, specialist tutor session with one of our qualified Dyslexia practitioners will be £42.00.

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Parents Course – Booking now!

The next parents course will be held on the 7th of November 2026.     2.00 to 4.00 pm In the Dyslexia Centre at 17a Upper Newtownards Road BT4 3HT Supporting Children’s Learning at home — a course for parents and guardians * What is Dyslexia? * Dyslexia Friendly Home *The Dyslexic Learner Fee – …

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NEW CONTACT DETAILS

We no longer have a land line phone. It has been replaced by a mobile service. The number is 07498 844 77.  The service will operate in the same way as before.

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Tutors

We have a vacancy for a suitably qualified and experienced dyslexia tutor (Level 5 / Level 7 OCR or equivalent) on a self-employed basis. Flexible hours are available at the N I Dyslexia Centre, 17a Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3HT. Please contact  on info@nidyslexiacentre.co.uk for additional information.

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“A mother discovers a way to fulfil her dyslexic 7 year old son’s true potential” The story behind Nessy

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Tuition Home Schooling

Please download Parental Consent form. This is to give formal consent for NI Dyslexia tutors to tutor online. It is also good practice to ensure that the tuition takes place in a “public” room in your house, i.e. not the child’s bedroom. It’s also a good idea for parents to speak with the tutors at …

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Useful resources to support ‘homeschooling’

During these exceptional times, we wanted to share with you some resources which may be helpful. https://chatterpack.net/blogs/blog/resources-list-for-home-learning. http://www.autismni.org/educational-resource-kit.html. Also check out some new maths apps we have become aware of – King of Maths:Maths learner (chosen by Apple as one of “hottest” apps in the UK. Also available in Android. Other app’s called Brilliant aimed …

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Autism NI wins 3 year campaign for mandatory autism training for teachers

Autism NI wins 3 year campaign for mandatory autism training for teachers. Great news and we congratulate Autism NI on their hard work. Now we need mandatory training on dyslexia! 1 in 10 pupils has dyslexia! Many are not being diagnosed or supported because of the lack of resources in SEN. WE’VE DONE IT!After a …

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£10m allocated for SEN in latest monitoring round

Good news! £10m allocated for SEN in latest monitoring round. This is will be used to address the backlog in assessment and diagnosis as well as cover costs such as transport. However, it is estimated that SEN in NI needs an extra £25m per year, so we have some way to go yet. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51274047

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