Newsletter #2 – Autumn 2024
Newsletter #2 – Autumn 2024 Here we are with the second newsletter from the Police National Dyslexia Association! We missed the summer one, due to professional and personal commitments, so we do apologise for that. We’ve been an official association for 10 months now, and in that time we have: Grown to nearly 600 members […]
Ben Nevis Climb
Founder, Maria Canning, and a group of intrepid climbers within the PNDA successfully climbed Ben Nevis recently and spoke about their experiences of Dyslexia, Neurodiversity, and Policing. More will be coming soon!
Spring 2024 Newsletter
Newsletter #1 – Spring 2024 The first newsletter of the Police National Dyslexia Association! We have been an official association now for over 11 weeks and, in that time, we have: Grown to over 400 members nationwide Supported several individuals with queries around reasonable adjustments, diagnosis, and more Selected our committee members, which will be […]
Police Scotland: Chief Inspector Graeme Gallie
It was an absolute honour for the Police National Dyslexia Association to welcome CI Graeme Gallie to the launch of the Association at the House of Lords and New Scotland Yard. CI Gallie had flown down from Scotland specifically for the event! To have the support and involvement of Police Scotland to truly make the […]
Disability Support Network: Launch of the Police National Dyslexia Association
From our very close friend, PC Chris Hall, of Leicester Police and the Disability Support Network. On Tuesday 20th February the Disability Support Network attended the launch of the newly created Police National Dyslexia Association. The PNDA has been a work in progress over the last three years aving been spearheaded by Sergeant Maria Canning of […]
West Midlands Police: Introducing the Police National Dyslexia Association
Our colleagues in WMP shared this internal bulletin on their intranet: ‘A new national police association is set to improve the support available for colleagues with dyslexia and other neurodivergent conditions. The Police National Dyslexia Association (PNDA), affectionately nicknamed ‘Panda’ will also raise awareness around the conditions and offer support to supervisors. On Tuesday (20 […]
From the NPAA: National police dyslexia network launches
Taken from the National Police Autism Association’s blog. Tuesday 20th February 2024 saw the launch of a new UK-wide network dedicated to supporting dyslexic police officers and staff. The Police National Dyslexia Association (PNDA) was officially launched in a ceremony at the Palace of Westminster, hosted by Lord Addington, President of the British Dyslexia Association. […]
We Have Launched!
The Police National Dyslexia Association has launched! We are now open for business to help support our amazing colleagues nationwide to fully realise their dreams, potential, and career aspirations. Over time, our posts will grow to share our work – our success stories of supporting colleagues, our collaborations with organisations, our events, and more.