"Veronica has been a great support in our autism unit. She has shared her knowledge and expertise in speech and language with myself and my colleagues, which has benefitted us greatly with supporting particular children. She has given us simple and usable methods to operate in our special unit.
Thank you for your ongoing support".
Class Teacher in an Additionally Resourced SEN Provision, July 2022
Services for Schools and Nurseries
'More than 10% of children and young people (CYP) have long-term speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) which create barriers in everyday life.
Evidence shows that SLCN impact on:
â– literacy;
â– educational attainment;
â– social, emotional and mental health (SEMH); and
â– life chances and employment.
The facts and figures above are all sourced from the Bercow: Ten Years On report (ICAN & RCSLT, 2018).
81% of children with emotional and behavioural disorders have undetected language difficulties. These children are at higher risk of exclusion from school (Hollo, et al., 2014). Children who enter school with poorly developed speech and language are at risk of later literacy difficulties. Educational underachievement is common in these children (Snowling, et al., 2011). SLCN are now the most common primary type of need, occurring in 22% of SEN pupils in England. (Department for Education, 2019)'. ref Education-Guide_Final.pdf (rcslt.org)
East Finchley Speech and Language Therapy would like to work with your setting to offer you affordable, high quality and bespoke services to suit the needs of your children, parents and staff.
Services can be tailored to create an individual package of support for your primary school or nursery and could range from one off training sessions for staff or parents, discreet packages of therapy/projects/screens or assessments, staff consultations and mentoring, to termly or yearly contracts with a comprehensive model of intervention (across universal, targeted and specialist waves) jointly planned between your setting and Veronica.
Please get in touch for a free initial telephone consultation to discuss the range of support available and what could be tailored to meet your needs within your budget.
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To learn more about 'buying in' independent Speech and Language Therapy services for your setting, please read guidance written by The National association of Headteachers (NAHT) & Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT) here.
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Read below for some examples (not exclusive) of what speech and language support could look like for your setting across universal, targeted and specialist levels of intervention:
