Neurodivergent Apprentice Support for Employers | Lateral Minds UK

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For employers & training providers · UK-wide

Stop losing good apprentices to the wrong kind of support

Specialist help for neurodivergent apprentices and technicians in engineering, electrical and technical roles — from someone who understands ADHD, autism and dyslexia and knows their way around a three-phase distribution board.

See the diagnostic — £595 fixedHow it works

~50%of apprenticeships in England are not completed

1 in 7people in the UK are estimated to be neurodivergent

£0potential ongoing cost to you with Access to Work funding

The problem

A struggling apprentice is an expensive problem with a fixable cause

When an apprentice falls behind on college assessments, misreads written procedures, or clashes with a supervisor over how instructions are given, the usual response is generic: try harder, more reviews, maybe a warning. But if the underlying cause is ADHD, autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia — diagnosed or not — generic pressure makes things worse. You lose the apprentice, the training investment, and the levy funding. The fix is usually a set of practical, inexpensive adjustments. The hard part is knowing which ones — and that takes someone who understands both neurodivergent learning and real technical work.

How it works

Diagnose. Recommend. Support.

1

Diagnose

A fixed-fee assessment. We work one-to-one with your apprentice and liaise with their training provider and line manager to understand exactly how they learn and where the friction is.

2

Recommend

A plain-English written report with practical adjustments for the workplace and the classroom — how instructions are given, how tasks are structured, how assessments are approached.

3

Support

Optional one-to-one specialist sessions building organisation, study skills and workplace strategies — with Access to Work guidance that can fund ongoing support at little or no cost to you.

Who this is for

Two ways employers use this service

Rescue a struggling apprentice

• First-year apprentice failing college assessments or portfolio work
• Technician who does great practical work but can’t get it on paper
• Friction between an apprentice and a supervisor over instructions or feedback
• An apprentice at risk of withdrawal you’d rather keep

Make your training work for everyone

• CPD for trainers and supervisors on neuro-inclusive delivery
• Review of your technical training materials and methods
• Reasonable adjustments advice for technical and safety-critical roles
• Support with EDI and apprentice retention goals you can evidence

Who you’re working with

Engineers first, specialist mentors second

Most neurodiversity consultants have never set foot in a plant room. Most technical trainers have no grounding in how neurodivergent people actually learn. Lateral Minds exists to close that gap: our practice combines decades of electrical, electronics and radio communications engineering — including vocational technical training delivered in industry — with qualified-teacher status and specialist mentoring for autistic and ADHD learners in higher education.

That means adjustments that survive contact with a workshop: chunked isolation procedures, visual task boards that work next to a distribution panel, instruction styles that land in a noisy environment. Practical, not performative.

• Level 4 DSA specialist mentoring (autism specialism)
• Qualified Teacher Status (PGCE)
• Telecommunications engineering degree-qualified
• Decades of engineering & technical training experience
• Active specialist mentoring for university STEM students
• Based in Lincolnshire, delivering UK-wide

Pricing

Simple, fixed, easy to approve

Service	What’s included	Price
Apprentice Support Diagnostic	Employer consultation · two 1:1 sessions with the apprentice · liaison with training provider · written adjustments & support report	£595 fixed
1:1 specialist support	55-minute sessions, remote · block of six £399 · on-site from £110 + travel	£75 / session
Access to Work guidance	Eligibility check and application support, included with every diagnostic	Included
Inclusive delivery consultancy	Trainer & supervisor CPD, training review, adjustments advice · half day £450	£750 / day

All prices exclude VAT. Lateral Minds is a trading name of Yesway Ltd, VAT registered.

The Access to Work advantage: if your apprentice is eligible, government Access to Work funding can pay for their ongoing specialist support — meaning your only cost may be the initial diagnostic. We handle the guidance; you keep the apprentice.

Worried about an apprentice?

Start with a free, no-obligation conversation. Tell us what’s happening, and we’ll tell you honestly whether we can help.Email hello@lateralminds.uk

Lateral Minds is a UK specialist mentoring and neuro-inclusion consultancy based in Lincolnshire, England — a trading name of Yesway Ltd (Company No. 10132634). We also provide DSA-funded specialist mentoring and study skills support for university students.