• How schools can use their Pupil Premium budgets to boost reading comprehension

    by Kate Freeman
    — Consultant - speech and language in education 15 Mar 2024

    We know that school leaders and teaching staff are passionate about providing every pupil with the support and resources they need to succeed academically and beyond. But how can schools use their Pupil Premium budgets to boost reading comprehension? Find out the answer in this blog.

  • Small group language intervention: tips for successful generalisation

    by Alison Fowle
    — Speech and language therapist 07 Mar 2024

    Specialist speech and language therapist, Alison Fowle, shares her tips for successful generalisation when working in small language groups for interventions.

  • Harmonizing potential: Enriching speech, language, and communication through the young voices choir and inclusion strategies for children with SLCN

    by Yin Collighan
    — Speech and language therapist 01 Mar 2024

    Did your school join the Young Voices choir this year? Considering the adventure for next year with your students, including those with speech, language and communication needs? Dive into our blog for top tips to make it an enriching, inclusive experience.

  • The mystery of the missing bench

    by Alison Fowle
    — Speech and language therapist 01 Feb 2024

    A seemingly ordinary lunch turned into a detective thriller when one of our SaLT’s children discovered the disappearance of a playground bench. The story highlights the power of curiosity and the unexpected educational opportunities that can arise from seemingly mundane events.

  • Insufficent Discussion

    by Speech and Language Link 08 Jan 2024

    The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist’s (RCSLT) submission to the Centre for Social Justice’s report Two Nations: The State of Poverty in the UK highlights the “insufficiently discussed correlation between speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) and poverty”. We must ask why is there so little discussion as many reports have highlighted this connection in the last fifteen years?