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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...
Read morePutting children at the heart: A call to action for a better tomorrow
In November 2023, a report titled ‘Children at the Table: A roadmap for putting children at the heart of the next Government’ was published by...
Read moreHow does the new SEND and AP Improvement plan link with supporting speech and language in schools?
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’...
Read moreSpeech and Language Link’s response to Special Educational Needs in England school census
Recently, the government published the SEN in England school census reporting that the number of pupils with SEN in England has increased by 77,000 pupils to nearly 1.5...
Read morePrimary schools to be banned from permanently excluding children
DfE stats reveal that 1,067 primary school pupils were permanently excluded in 2018-19. The Commission on Young Lives, launched in September 2021, is a year-long independent...
Read moreSEND Review: Right support, Right place, Right time
On 29th March 2022, the SEND Review green paper was published. The paper outlines the challenges of the current SEN system that all those working within it...
Read moreWhy improving speech, language and communication skills must be part of the Government’s Levelling Up agenda
The Government's education white paper Opportunity for All was released on 28th March 2022. It restated the announcement (originally made in February, as part of...
Read moreSupporting children and young people with SLCN to share their views
Helping children and young people to find their voices is an important part of every educator’s role. Sometimes this might mean that we hear things...
Read moreHow do we identify children with SEND (including those with speech, language and communication needs)?
By Kate Freeman, Consultant - Speech and Language in Education The classification of SEND (special educational needs and disability) applies to four in ten children at...
Read moreSpeak up with Speech and Language Link
What a week of focus on children and young people’s speech, language and communication skills! Last week saw the publishing of an important report looking at...
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