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Marston's signs British Dyslexia Association pledge to build accessibility into everyday working life
13th August 2026
Marston's has signed the British Dyslexia Association workplace pledge, making a public commitment to building accessibility into how it communicates, trains and supports colleagues across the business.
With around 10% of the UK population affected by dyslexia, Marston’s commits to providing a clearer framework for reasonable adjustments, guidance and practical support, helping team members access the information, training and resources they need with greater confidence.
The move coincides with the launch of Marston’s DNA project, the business’ internal career pathway programme, and forms part of the company’s wider equality, diversity and inclusion work. It is also strongly aligned with Marston’s ‘Come As You Are’ ethos, which encourages an authentically diverse and inclusive workforce where team members feel supported, confident and able to progress.
For a local pub business like Marston’s, with teams across the UK, accessibility has a direct impact on everyone's day-to-day working life. Clearer learning materials can help team members build confidence, complete training, understand expectations and take the next step in their career. Marston’s has identified this as especially important in a fast-moving hospitality environment, where people need information that is easy to read, easy to apply and easy to come back to.
As part of the pledge, Marston's will embed British Dyslexia Association principles across its centrally produced learning content, colleague communications and support resources.
Alex Kelly, Learning Design Specialist at Marston’s, said:
“Accessibility was the starting point for this work. The objective was simple: make it easier for colleagues to access learning, understand what is expected of them and feel confident progressing their careers. Signing the British Dyslexia Association workplace pledge gives us a clear framework to turn that objective into a more consistent everyday experience across Marston’s.”
Jane Murray, Director of Learning, Leadership and Inclusion at Marston’s, said:
“Signing the British Dyslexia Association workplace pledge is an important step because inclusion has to be felt in the everyday experience of our teams. Around 10% of the population are affected by dyslexia, so if we want every colleague to feel supported, respected and able to do their best work, accessibility must be built into how we communicate, train and lead.
“Accounting for dyslexia removes unintentional barriers to learning, providing clearer language and a better structure that benefits every learner, not just those with dyslexia. Our aim is that all new materials produced centrally will be clearer and easier to access from the start, so more colleagues can engage with them confidently, progress in their roles and feel that Marston’s is a place where they can belong.”
For more information on career development at Marston’s, visit Career Development at Marston's