FE News | Cognassist | Activity https://www.fenews.co.uk/members/cognassist2/activity/ Activity feed for Cognassist. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:29:26 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.7.70 en-GB 30 hourly 2 e844b7cafb7fb2dfe4c6b5eec20dbd84 Cognassist posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=540575 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:12:00 +0000 0 2ce3b36d697ed24108535edd79543574 Cognassist posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=537761 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:09:00 +0000 0 43b79a757234d092a6f5cc3e9d166ef6 Cognassist posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=537118 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:28:00 +0000 0 c43b46b27d8975a1bc11e9f32a739fdd Cognassist posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=533275 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:27:00 +0000 0 a1b4b7c2c5f6336325c13ea35f79e1d0 Cognassist posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=342584 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 04:30:00 +0100
Neurodiversity and the last 20 Years – the incredible transformation we have witnessed

FE News celebrates its 20th anniversary! In 2003, access to support for diverse students was very slow. A transformation ensued, due to society recognising benefits…

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Neurodiversity: Empowering Learning and Employment Season Finale!

We promised a bonus episode and here it is!  Gavin O’Meara of FE News and Dr Louise Karwowski of Cognassist are back on your screens,…

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Reel #3: Neurodiversity in the workplace

Welcome to Reel #3 in the ongoing collaboration between FE News and Cognassist on Neurodiversity: Empowering Learning and Employment. In the first two Reels, Gavin…

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Reel #2: The Turning Point for Learner Neuro-inclusion

Reel #2 of the new series on Neurodiversity: Empowering Learning and Employment is here! In the first Reel, Gavin and Dr Louise spoke about neurodiversity…

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Building Visibility: Unveiling Hidden Differences and Neurodiversity in Education - Reel #1

Introducing Neurodiversity: Empowering Learning and Employment Starting this week, FE News and Cognassist are collaborating to bring you a series of bitesize videos on neuro-inclusion…

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Revolutionizing Neuro-Inclusion: Cognassist Secures £4mn Investment from Gresham House Ventures

Gresham House Ventures, a growth equity investor, specialising in scaling companies across a diversified range of sectors, including healthcare & education, consumer markets, technology &…

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5 steps to drive neuro-inclusion and get ahead of national SEND reforms

In this article, Louise discusses Neurodiversity Celebration Week and what are the 5 steps to drive neuro-inclusion and get ahead of national SEND reforms. “Children…

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Educationwise share their 12-month Ofsted inspection turn-around to "Outstanding"

As a relatively new apprenticeship levy provider based in Bristol, Educationwise Academy had an initial monitoring visit with “reasonable progress” across the board. It was…

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New ESFA funding rules for learning support released - Sector Reaction

The publication of the new funding rules for 2022 to 2023 from the ESFA (Education and Skills Funding Agency) consolidate last year’s changes which had…

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Neurodiversity in the workplace

What does neurodiversity mean to you? What does it mean to your organisation? Perhaps, more importantly, what does it mean for your employees? In the…

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Cognassist Brings an DE&I Neurodiversity Solution to the Workplace, Launching with a Free Neurodiversity in The Workplace Masterclass

Cognassist has worked in the education for over 5 years to identify and support cognitive differences and neurodiversity in a learning environment, improving confidence and…

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Looking at SEND in the Education Inspection Framework

The Education Inspection Framework (EIF) places a much stronger emphasis on the importance of supporting SEND learners and making sure they can reach their full…

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Cognassist research: How to increase learner confidence and motivation with personalised support

New research from Cognassist has found that apprentices who engage with support tailored to their learning needs increase in both confidence and motivation to learn…

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Realise and @Cognassist pilot research on predicting dropout

Realise is one of the largest providers of apprenticeships and adult education programmes in England. They are passionate about continually driving improvements and reducing avoidable dropout.…

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Neurodiverse Life Episode #3: Neurodiversity and Success 

Welcome to episode three of the Neurodiverse Life podcast from @Cognassist:  In our final episode, Helen is joined by Chanté Joseph, content creator, presenter of…

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The key to learner success: assess everyone

Under the Education Inspection Framework, there’s a framing question that sums up quality for learning providers to a single point: “What is it like to…

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Dyslexia Screening for Primary Children: A move in the right direction towards a more inclusive education system

Matt Hancock’s proposal to introduce screening for dyslexia to all students at primary school level is a positive, if somewhat late, move in the right…

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Neurodiverse Life Episode #2: Neurodiversity at Work

Welcome to episode two of the Neurodiverse Life podcast from @Cognassist:  Listen in now In our second episode, Helen Wilson is joined by Theo Smith, author, neurodiversity advocate and podcaster, to talk about his…

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Neurodiverse Life Episode #1: Neurodiversity in Education

Welcome to episode one of the Neurodiverse Life podcast from @Cognassist: In our first episode, Helen Wilson is joined by Gavin O’Meara, CEO and Head of Digital at FE News and host of the…

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Exploring Neurodiversity Podcast – Implementing Inclusivity to support Neurodiverse Learners

Welcome to Episode 4 and the final instalment of the #ExploringNeurodiversity podcast, a co-produced podcast mini-series brought to you by @FENews and @CognAssist. In this…

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Exploring Neurodiversity Podcast – Funding Fears with Karl Bentley

Welcome to Episode 3 of the #ExploringNeurodiversity podcast, a co-produced podcast mini-series brought to you by @FENews and @CognAssist. In this episode your hosts Gavin…

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How to support neurodiverse learners: #7 Visual Perception

Our visual perception allows us to organise information we’re seeing and interpret it accurately. It involves things like hand/eye coordination, copying information and mental visualisation.…

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Exploring Neurodiversity Podcast – Steps to Outstanding with Marina Gaze

Welcome to Episode 2 of the #ExploringNeurodiversity podcast, a co-produced podcast mini series brought to you by @FENews and @CognAssist. In this episode your hosts…

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How to support neurodiverse learners: #6 Numeracy

Like literacy, our numeracy skills often get reduced down to our ability to do sums in our head and wondering why we studied algebra at…

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Exploring Neurodiversity: Mythbusting and removing barriers #1

Welcome to Mythbusting and removing barriers, Episode 1 of the #ExploringNeurodiversity podcast with @CognAssist: Mythbusting in Neurodiversity is all about removing barriers for learners, educators, teams…

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How to support neurodiverse learners: #5 Literacy

Literacy doesn’t just refer to our reading or spelling skills. It encompasses everything we perceive about language, including: Vocabulary. Language processing power and speed. Reading…

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How to support neurodiverse learners: #4 Executive Function

Executive function covers a range of processes that allow us to perform some of our more complex cognitive tasks, like maintaining concentration, reasoning and analysis…

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How to support neurodiverse learners: #3 Verbal reasoning

Our ability to reason and use logic is something all of us rely on to learn new skills and understand information. Verbal reasoning is about…

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How to support neurodiverse learners: #2 Non-Verbal memory

This domain encompasses our ability to remember visual information. For example, recognising body language, facial expressions, recall of events and sense of direction. We all…

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How to support neurodiverse learners: #1 Verbal memory

Verbal memory is a type of long-term memory involved in remembering and recalling spoken or written information. It also includes our internal spoken thoughts. “Although…

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Cognassist launches The Neurodiversity Masterclass, endorsed by the NCFE as continuing personal development, and it’s free!

Cognassist (@CognAssist) is incredibly proud to offer The Neurodiversity Masterclass, a free endorsed learning programme in neurodiversity. A series of six seminars, this masterclass is designed…

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