Neath Valley Dyslexia Tuition

GCSE's are looming and the criteria for a good pass in English is becoming harder to achieve...
Especially for those that are affected by Dyslexia. Despit being granted valuable extra time ( if indeed thay are ) many youngsters still struggle with their hand writing, trying to remember their spelling strategies and just simply putting their thoughts on paper ....
Sadly these often very able and bright individuals are miss-understood by the education system.
What has been your experiance of having SpLD in the main stream education system ?
What worked for you ?
What didn't ?
Your experiance may help others ....