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Trainee vacancies – Speech and Language therapy/ supporting children with Down syndrome

Downright Excellent is offering paid training roles for those with a passion for supporting communication and life skills in children with Down syndrome. You will work with our children on Fridays (with pre-school children) and/or Saturdays (with school-age children and young people) as part of our expert team of freelancers. You will also be supported …

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Euros 2024 Sweepstake for DEx

The Euros kick off in June this year and we think it’s a great opportunity to raise money for Downright Excellent and have a little fun in the process! Below is a PDF with guidance on how to hold a sweepstake and a handy cut-out-and-use page of Euros competitors. Euro 2024 Sweepstake for Downright Excellent

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Role vacancy – Freelance Speech and Language Therapist for children with Down syndrome

Downright Excellent is looking for a Speech and Language Therapist experienced in supporting children with Down syndrome. You will work with our children on Fridays (with pre-school children) and/or Saturdays (with school-age children and young people) as part of our expert team of freelancers. You will ideally have a recognised qualification in speech and language …

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Set up a standing order

Be regularly downright excellent with a monthly standing order to support our work! Setting up a Standard Order is easy: Go online or call your bank Choose to set up a Standing Order to Downright Excellent Account number: 00092491 Sort code: 40 52 40 Set your chosen amount – anything you can afford, which will …

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WANTED – Deputy Treasurer

Are you looking for the right opportunity to share your charity finance skills, enabling us to have a real impact on children’s lives? DEx delivers essential skills and support to children with Down syndrome, and their families. No worries if you have never been a trustee before – if you bring the finance know-how and …

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New Faces

Our Fundraising and Social Media team has grown! We grabbed 30 seconds with our new recruits to introduce them to you … What is your name? Tanushree or you can call me Ree.Where you are from?  Born in India but lived in London for the last 16 years.How did you get involved with DEx? I …

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University of Oslo Research Project – Can you help Camilla?

Camilla Brooks from the Department of Special Needs Education at the University of Oslo is running a research project titled “Evaluating the Quality of Education, Health and Care Plan outcomes for primary school students with Down syndrome in England”. The project has now received ethical approval from the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD reference number 657099) and …

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