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DSE moves to new offices

Down Syndrome Education International and Down Syndrome Education Enterprises CIC are relocating their UK head offices. The move is part of a wider restructuring that focuses on new research and wider-reaching services that better support early intervention and education for young people with Down syndrome worldwide. Read more...

Reading and language intervention web seminar

Join us online this week to learn more about the reading and language intervention study that has recently been published. DSE researchers Dr Kelly Burgoyne and Professor Sue Buckley will be presenting and responding to questions. Read more...

Landmark research study shows targeted intervention improves the reading and language skills of children with Down syndrome

A landmark research study has shown that a targeted teaching intervention accelerates progress in reading and language development for children with Down syndrome. The primary results of the study are now available online, ahead of publication in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. The study was the first large controlled trial of an intervention designed for children with Down syndrome and was led by researchers at Down Syndrome Education International working with colleagues at the Centre for Reading and Language at the University of York. DSE will be publishing a handbook and other resources, and providing training and support services, to help teachers successfully implement the new reading and language intervention. Read more...

DSE to launch new reading and language intervention

DSE will launch a new reading and language intervention for children with Down syndrome in June. This structured programme is designed to teach literacy skills to children with Down syndrome. It has been shown to improve language and reading outcomes in a landmark randomised controlled intervention trial. Read more...

New southern England advice mornings announced

We are hosting a series of free advice mornings for families of children with Down syndrome – thanks to the generosity of a private donor. The mornings will be held at The Sarah Duffen Centre in Portsmouth, UK. Read more...

Down Syndrome Education International transforms the lives of young people with Down syndrome through better education.


Our scientific research identifies effective teaching methods. Our services help families, professionals and organisations to support successful education.

For over 30 years, we have improved understanding of the learning needs of children with Down syndrome and pioneered effective teaching and therapy approaches.

Our research

Today, we are conducting the first, large randomised controlled trial of a classroom teaching programme specifically designed for children with Down syndrome. Other current research studies are trialing computer-based working memory training, investigating early language development, the emergence of autism and autism-like characteristics in early childhood, problem solving skills, attention, numeracy and more.

Our information resources and services

Through our subsidiary social enterprise, we offer a wide range of evidence-based information resources online, and in books, teaching materials and films. We also offer specialist training and consulting services worldwide. Our outreach services are improving support for people with Down syndrome and their families in low and middle income countries.

Our impact

We work in partnership with an associated US non-profit, Down Syndrome Education USA, and our subsidiary social enterprise, Down Syndrome Education Enterprises, to advance scientific research and to deliver publications and services that improve early intervention and education for children with Down syndrome worldwide.

Together, we undertake research and provide services that help over 100,000 people in over 180 countries each year.

Your support

We depend on the generous support of families, foundations and companies to undertake new research, pioneer new teaching techniques, develop new information resources and services, and to provide support to children and families worldwide.

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