education – Page 2 – Ross Duncan

July 10, 2019

Racing Ahead Sir Jackie Stewart OBE Dyslexia Patron/ Former Formula 1 World Champion

Sir Jackie Stewart’s autobiography helped change my life after reading his book ‘Winning Is Not Enough’, so when the opportunity for me to interview Sir Jackie came along it was too good an opportunity to miss It was dream come true: the opportunity to interview my hero, Sir Jackie Stewart,…READ MORE

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July 5, 2019

Dundee entrepreneur/business investor Chris van der Kuyl- computer games

Chris van der Kuyl is, front and back, a proud northern European based entrepreneur who has successfully been associated with and involved with computer games and other types of technology and computer software since early 1992 but has also seen at first hand the important contribution people with dyslexia have…READ MORE

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July 1, 2019

Creative Thinking Johanna Basford Adult Colouring Books- World of Flowers/Secret Garden

In an article titled ‘Rebalancing Dyslexia and Creativity at the RCA’, the Royal College of Art, the world’s number one art and design university, claim that 29% of its current students identify themselves as being dyslexic, when compared to 5–10% of the overall population (RCA, 2018). Coincidently, Johanna Basford, has…READ MORE

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June 29, 2019

A Real Mastermind Rossie Stone – Dekko Comics

As a boy growing up Rossie Stone was told by his mother, the BBC presenter Sally Magnusson, Icelandic stories about mythological creatures which are commonly known as Sagas. Of course these stories have come down from Rossie Stone’s late grandfather Magnus Magnusson who was reported to have said about his…READ MORE

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June 29, 2019

A Message of Hope Rev Margaret Shuttleworth – Church of Scotland

It was reported in 2015 that the Chaplin for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, Rev Murray McBride, was dyslexic and running a very successful dyslexia support group for his local fire service and for local Ministers. Rev Margaret Shuttleworth, the Minister for Sauchie and Coalsnaughton Parish in Clackmannanshire, is unaware…READ MORE

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June 28, 2019

A Real Game Changer Katie Goode – Games Developer

However, when she was at school, although she was clearly a very bright student, she fell behind. In some subjects she struggled greatly, yet at the same time, she was exceptionally good at others. Clearly she was demonstrating a spiky profile to her strengths and weaknesses. For years it wasn’t…READ MORE

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