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Downright Excellent (DEx) is offering paid assistant roles for those with a passion for supporting communication and life skills in children with Down syndrome. You will work with our school-age children (5-18 years) on Saturdays as part of our expert team of freelancers. Who would this role suit?  This role would suit a Speech and …

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Downright Excellent (DEx) 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 …

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Downright Excellent (DEx) seeks an enterprising new CEO to start immediately You don’t have to know about Down syndrome. You can learn about Down syndrome, but we need you to know how to nurture the heart of an organisation and its people. Please see our video HERE for further details from our Chair, James Davis. …

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Downright Excellent is looking for four new voluntary trustees to join our board. Who are our trustees?In a nutshell, our trustees are the group of people responsible for setting Downright Excellent’s direction and making sure we are doing what the charity is set up to do. This Charity Commission guidance gives a helpful overview of …

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On Saturday 9 December, we said goodbye to Ann Reynard, who did an incredible job running DEx over the last 15 years. In that time we have grown from supporting 17 families to nearly 100! She leaves an amazing legacy and we are grateful for everything she has done. Below is a video of the …

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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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We are pleased to release the first DEx Impact Report, based on a survey we sent to the families in July last year. The report is based on 37 (out of 100) families’ responses. This report helps DEx understand the impact that DEx is making in many aspects and captures areas of improvement based on …

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