SLCN Blog - Archive

To continue our support for schools, parents and children we have found a variety of free resources that school and parents can use in this difficult time. It is amazing to see so many companies working hard and coming together to help children get the education that they deserve.

We have been researching and collecting the best of the free resources and activities, that amazing companies have been creating, to support you and to support your children at this difficult time. We will regularly update this free resources bank so you can continue to support your children at home.

Although not on the front line, our team wants to contribute in any small way they can.

Our Speech and Language Therapist, Heather Stevens talks about sharing books and why it’s never too early to start reading with young children.

In part 2 of our blog series on tackling difficult conversations with parents, Sophie shares her advice on navigating the potential pitfalls of a conversation, getting onto the same page, and keeping the meeting proactive.

It’s the kind of conversation none of us want to have, but it’s a crucial first step towards making meaningful change for a pupil. Our speech and language therapist, Sophie, shares her advice for how to tackle difficult conversations in this 2-part blog series. In this first post, she considers how to get started and lay the groundwork for an effective conversation.

Speech and Language Therapists Amanda Finer and Anna Sowerbutts, have recently won the RCSLT Sternberg Award for Clinical Innovation for their project ‘DLD and Me’. We are thrilled that they have written for our latest The Link Magazine, read more here about DLD and Me.

Our SaLT Louise Bingham reports back from the RCSLT conference workshop on resilience and how we can support our well being to navigate the stresses of work life.

In this article occupational therapist Kim Griffin from GriffinOT will explore the links between the proprioceptive sense and language processing.