Our school works to support speech, language and communication with support from our NHS link speech & language therapist, as well as specialist teachers. Your child may come into contact with specialist teachers within their classroom or around school. The SENCo will have regular meetings with therapists and specialist teachers to discuss our school’s provision.

If you have any concerns about your child’s speech, language or communication skills, please speak to your child’s class teacher in the first instance.

If we have discussed a specific concern with you about your child’s speech, language or communication, or you have raised a concern, we will decide together whether to discuss this with our link therapist. You will be kept informed of any plans to support your child.

For more information regarding The Balanced System, please see the link below:

https://pathway.thebalancedsystem.org/parents-and-carers/parents-and-carers-framework/

  

Some useful websites for parents to support Speech and Language:

 

• hungry little minds campaign
• https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/toddler/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-3-to-5-years/
• https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/tips-talking-your-baby-and-young-child/
• https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/education
• https://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk/parents
• https://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Parent-Tips.aspx
• Speech Link Parent Portal
• About Language Link
• Supporting your child's understanding of language
• Supporting your child in using language
• Encouraging your child's language development when you are talking
• About Speech Link
• Supporting your child when learning to talk
• Helping  your child's speech to develop

 

MindEd is a free educational resource on children, young people, adults and older people's mental health. 

  

National Autistic Society - offers lots of practical advice and support for parents and carers.