SLCN Blog - Archive - Page 3

Jess was just 10-years-old when she had a stroke. The resulting language disorder, aphasia, severely affected her education and friendships. Read how, with the help of her speech and language therapist, alongside her incredible determination, Jess began to overcome many of the challenges that aphasia presented her with.

A common misconception about us is that we are just an assessment, but we offer so much more than that. Read our latest blog to find out more.

Like Speech and Language UK, we strongly believe that every child should receive the speech and language support they need to reach their full potential. Read our response.

We are so pleased to announce that we are finalists for not one, but three awards for Teach Primary and Teach Secondary this year. The Link Live 2023, Junior Language Link and Secondary Language Link are finalists in this year’s Teach Co. awards.

Find out our specialist SaLTs top tips and strategies for how families of children with speech, language and communication needs can survive the summer holidays.

In this month’s blog, SaLT Alison Fowle reflects on the challenges of working collaboratively with others, and considers how we can support students to develop this important life skill.

We are delighted to announce our new partnership with SENsible SENCo. We will be working together to help rework their speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) area and to provide new and exciting resources for SENCos supporting pupils with (SLCN.

It’s that time of year again when Year 6/P7 pupils start to look and feel like they are ‘outgrowing’ primary school. SaLT, Juliet Leonard offers her tips on how to make this transition easier.

Dr Samantha Weld-Blundell, emphasises that anxiety is a natural part of being human. In this blog, she provides valuable tips to support children with anxiety, including grounding activities, breathing exercises, reducing unknowns, & structured games.

The UK government launched the SEND and AP Improvement Plan in the spring of 2023. The plan recognises that many schools struggle to support pupils’ special educational needs and disabilities, including speech, language and communication needs. How does the new SEND and AP Improvement plan link with supporting speech and language in schools?