The BRAIN FIRST®️ Workplace Program
There's no way to show the world your business cares about neuroinclusivity.
Until now☺.
You can put it in a job description ✓, you can mention it on LinkedIn ✓ and you can talk about it in your content ✓ but there's no standard, shared language or proof.
The Brain First Mark does that work for you, without you having to say a word.
Every employee who walks through your door// every candidate reading your job ad // every client, partner, and stakeholder who comes across your brand see it and instantly know what it means.
A mark does what words never can.
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1 IN 5
employees may be neurodivergent
NHS
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6 IN 10
employees don't trust their org to support them if they disclose
Acas / YouGov
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+30%
productivity in neuroinclusive teams
Deloitte
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37%
of managers have had zero ND training
City & Guilds
① THE PROGRAM
① THE PROGRAM
① THE PROGRAM _____________WE BUILD YOU PATHWAY -then we make it happen. Manager + Leadership training sets the foundation, then the Brain First Culture Reset session sets it in motion. Less training session, more cultural intelligence reset. We create the time and space to have the kind of conversations that matter.
② THE ACCREDITATION
② THE ACCREDITATION
② THE ACCREDITATION _______________When your session's complete, your business is awarded the Brain First Workplace Accreditation. Display it on your website, your socials, your window, your job ads — it's how the people looking for reassurance, know they've found it.
③ THE PATHWAY
③ THE PATHWAY
③ THE PATHWAY _____________We agree on 4 changes from the Culture session to focus on over the next 12 months. THESE ARE YOUR QUARTERLY BRAIN FIRST EXPERIMENTS. We work with you to test and iterate, creating lasting change.
④ THE CHAMPIONS
④ THE CHAMPIONS
④ THE CHAMPIONS _____________Nominate your BRAIN FIRST Champions to join our private community and receive ongoing training and support to continue the good work from the inside.
⑤ THE FOUNDATION
⑤ THE FOUNDATION
⑤ THE FOUNDATION _____________5% of all revenue from the Workplace program going into the BRAIN FIRST Foundation Fund to support neurodivergent entrepreneurs through mentorship, training and funding.
“We’re incredibly grateful to Amanda and the Brain First team for putting so much energy, expertise and determination into making workplaces better for neurodivergent people. This matters deeply to us, both personally and as a business, and we’re proud to be part of something that is pushing for meaningful change.”
Alison Weir
Co-Founder
Wonderland Comms Creative Agency
why become a brain first workspace?
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why become a brain first workspace? ☺
When someone sees the Brain First Mark on your website, your job listing, or your email footer - they won’t just see a badge, or a box ticked.
They’ll see a business that has done the work, a business they want to be part of and a business that will work for their brain.
THE BU$INE$$ CASE
You're already paying for the problem.
Replacing one employee earning over £25k costs an average of £30,614 once you count recruitment, onboarding and the months of lost productivity while someone gets up to speed. Around one in five of your people is neurodivergent, and they're far more likely to walk when work doesn't fit. Every avoidable exit is a five-figure cost you never see itemised, but you pay it all the same.
Untapped talent is sitting in your business right now.
Neurodivergent people are often your sharpest problem-solvers, your pattern-spotters, your original thinkers. But brilliance masked is brilliance wasted. When people spend their energy hiding how they work instead of doing their best work, you're paying full salary for a fraction of the output. Get the conditions right and that performance is yours.
Most managers have never been taught how.
70% of managers have had zero neurodiversity training. That's not a people problem, it's a knowledge gap, and it's fixable. The businesses that close it hire from a wider pool, keep people longer, and get more from the teams they already have. The ones that don't keep losing talent and wondering why.
The legal exposure is climbing.
Disability-related tribunal claims are rising fast, and reasonable-adjustments cases routinely run into tens of thousands once you add legal costs. Training your managers isn't just good practice, it's the cheapest insurance you'll buy this year. Doing the work before there's a problem costs a fraction of handling one after.
THE JOURNEY
APPLY
Book a call to discuss your business and the BRAIN FIRST accreditation, to make sure it’s a good fit for where your business is right now.
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PATHWAY
We work together to plan out your 12 month journey, booking in your training sessions and helping you to communicate the program with the team.
GET THE SWAG
Complete the session and receive the Workplace Accreditation to show the world you have done the work.
CHAMPIONS
Nominate your BRAIN FIRST Champions and we will provide continued support and training so they can continue the work inside the business
SESSIONS
Our half day sessions are designed to bring together the full team to understand the importance of building a business designed for everybrain.
