“When we provide the right care and the right environment, they will flourish”
Stress, Shame and Sapless Succulents My garden, which is typically a neglected mess and truly overrun with weeds, got a big overhaul last spring. A sorry picture...
Read moreSurviving the summer: a guide for families of children with speech, language and communication needs
Unstructured school holiday time can be particularly difficult for children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). The impending six weeks of summer ‘holiday’ can...
Read moreUniversal teaching approaches for secondary classrooms
By Natalie Fogden and Becky Rothwell, SEND Advisers at HFL Education With increased language demands across the curriculum, secondary school students with speech, language and...
Read moreHarmonizing potential: Enriching speech, language, and communication through the young voices choir and inclusion strategies for children with SLCN
How much do you know about Young Voices? The world's largest school choir group, performing year on year in venues all over the world, has...
Read more“People don’t get me”
It’s positive to see that speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) are becoming more talked about. Last year, schools assessed 230,000 pupils using Speech Link and...
Read moreWe are more than just an assessment
Did you know that the therapists at Speech and Language Link collectively have over 100 years of speech and language therapy experience, while our team...
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 moreIt’s time to talk
Time to Talk Day marks the day of the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. And our children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) definitely need...
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...
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