Building confidence in Fife

P7 Dyslexia Ambassadors from Duloch primary school in Fife have worked hard all year to raise awareness and improve understanding of dyslexia across their school community

Teacher Aimee Denholm says, “We began by taking part in Dyslexia Awareness Week in October 2025, where we helped share key messages about dyslexia with our peers. Building on this, in February we decided to organise and host our first ever Dyslexia Awareness Afternoon for parents and carers.

This was a very successful and positive event. We shared helpful information about dyslexia, including what it is and how it can impact learners. Following this, we led a range of interactive activity stations for parents and carers. These included:

• a Myth-Busting station, helping to challenge common misconceptions about dyslexia
• a Technology/ICT station, where we demonstrated accessibility tools such as dictation and digital supports, as well as Clicker 8 software
• a Superhero station, encouraging parents to recognise their child’s strengths alongside the challenges they may face
• a Spelling Strategies station, where we shared practical approaches such as mnemonics.

As Dyslexia Ambassadors, we took responsibility for leading these stations, speaking with parents, and sharing our knowledge. This helped us build confidence and develop our communication and leadership skills.
The feedback from parents was extremely positive. Everyone who came reported an increase in their confidence following the session, with many moving from feeling unsure to feeling much more confident in supporting their child.

Parents shared that they:

• gained a greater understanding of dyslexia and how it affects children
• became more aware of assistive technology and digital supports
• developed a better understanding of strategies used in school.

Parents and carers also told us they would like:

• more support with strategies to use at home
• clearer guidance on how to make the best use of assistive technology.

The event was described as informative, friendly and very useful, and we were proud that the Dyslexia Ambassadors were praised for our confidence, clarity and helpfulness.

Some of the words parents used to describe the event were: encouraged, informed, positive, educated and proud.

We are proud of the difference we have made in raising awareness of dyslexia in our school community and in helping families feel more informed, confident and supported.”