8 April 2026
by Niall Christie
Dyslexia Scotland’s plan follows an extensive community profiling exercise
Dyslexia Scotland has launched a new five-year strategy setting out how it aims to create a more dyslexia-friendly Scotland.
Following an extensive community profiling exercise, the charity has identified six key priorities it says must be addressed to achieve its vision.
The strategy focuses on tackling long-standing injustices, including delays and costs associated with identifying dyslexia, inequalities in educational attainment, inconsistent or ineffective support and persistent public misconceptions.
These priorities are informed by an in-depth survey of dyslexic adults, conducted in partnership with the University of Glasgow - the largest study of its kind in Scotland -alongside analysis of data from the Scottish Pupil Census.
Peter Lederer CBE, chair of Dyslexia Scotland, said: “This strategy carries enormous public significance, as well as a personal one. Like many adults with dyslexia, I am still reckoning with difficult experiences from my past, even as I continue to embrace my strengths.
“As chair of Dyslexia Scotland, I am also looking outward, scanning the strategic landscape and the horizon ahead to anticipate the challenges and opportunities we will face over the next five years.”
The strategy document is supported by a scene-setting ethos video narrated by one of its vice presidents, Dougray Scott, which sets out a vision for a dyslexia-friendly Scotland while emphasising the responsibility of all Scots to help achieve it.
CEO of Dyslexia Scotland Cathy Magee said: “Our vision is for a dyslexia-friendly Scotland where every child and young person with dyslexia grows up having their rights met and is enabled to achieve their full, amazing potential. And where workers with dyslexia are accepted, respected, supported and enabled to do their jobs in the way they work best.
“But we aren’t there yet. Children are not all being identified early enough; too many adults are being denied fair support at work and too many people are still lost in the margins. We must do better as a nation.”
New strategy will help Scotland become more dyslexia friendly - TFN
The above information is from a Third Force News (TFN) Newsletter Tue 14/04/2026