Speech & Language Link

The summer holidays have begun and now is the time to recharge. For many teachers, this is also a chance to prepare for the new academic year.
Our latest blog focuses on how to prepare for the September transition, especially for students with SLCN. Read our top tips here: tinyurl.com/mrsmeanx

We will be closing the support site from 1st to 8th of August. We use this time to close the classes and all the group interventions and progress measures, ready for the new academic year. Please make sure that you have added all the outcomes before the rollover!

A huge WELL DONE to all our subscribers and Link Community members for another wonderful school year. We hope you enjoy a well-deserved summer break!

Remember, you can stay up to date with all our latest news by following us on social media and by joining The Link Community!

Want to join 1,000s of schools making a real difference for their students 👉: tinyurl.com/2j934r3a
#SEND #SLCN #EndOfTerm

🗓️ Next term, we are excited to launch our nursery setting solution as well as our fastest, most accurate, standardised assessment for understanding of language on school entry. Meaning more children getting the support they need!

📞 And you’re never alone – this year, our SLCN Help Desk answered over 4,200 calls, offering expert advice and guidance from our team of specialist speech and language therapists.

📊 260,601 children aged 4–14 were screened for SLCN using our assessment tools!

✅ Which led to over 20,000 intervention groups either completed or underway – supporting tens of 1,000s of children with the help of our trusted tools.

A huge THANK YOU to all our subscribing schools for an incredible 2024–25 academic year!

Together, we've made a real difference in supporting children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), keep reading to hear more

SecEd Podcast: Our new episode offers a range of practical ideas, advice & examples for how we can identify & support students with speech, language, communication needs. Produced in partnership with our friends @speechandlanguage.bsky.social buff.ly/OBbXwYj #Inclusion #Teaching #SENCOs

“SaLT services are often in a position where they have to ration what they can provide”
In this month’s Focus On from our Ultimate Guide to SLCN, we spotlight the vital role of speech and language therapists. Read the whole chapter here: tinyurl.com/3882prh9
#SALTs #SLCN #SEND

SecEd Podcast: Our new episode offers a range of practical ideas, advice & examples for how we can identify & support students with speech, language, communication needs. Produced in partnership with our friends @speechandlanguage.bsky.social buff.ly/r8drj7I #Inclusion #Teaching #SENCOs

Today we are at nasen Live! Nancy Hamling is exhibiting alongside special guest, Teddy! We are so excited to hear from all of you like minded professionals to talk about your school’s needs!
Come and find us on stand 15 to grab a brand-new copy of The Link magazine!
#nasenlive #SLCN

SecEd Podcast: Our new episode offers a range of practical ideas, advice & examples for how we can identify & support students with speech, language, communication needs. Produced in partnership with our friends @speechandlanguage.bsky.social: buff.ly/r8drj7I #Inclusion #Teaching #SENCOs

What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?

There are two children in your child's classroom with a Developmental Language Disorder ... but probably no one, not even the teacher, knows who they are. kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

According to 'statistics' this can is the favourite treat of teachers. We were so intrigued we're conducting an experiment at the West Sussex SENCO conference. Many thanks from all of us at Speech & Language Link.
PS - Let us know if this is true for you too.
#ThankaTeacherDay #IYKYK #TrueOrFalse

Step two, providing early identification of SLCN, is absolutely vital for all schools throughout a students education. That's why we provide a whole school approach with our packages, from age 4-14.

The Link Secondary magazine is in schools!
Inside:
📚Get reading with advice on supporting language development with books
🚌Claire Chambers steers us toward school trips going more smoothly
Alert🚨, Organise📂, Calm😌 Ali Neal’s guidance on sensory circuits
FREE on our website: tinyurl.com/32c4wbvj

The latest Link Secondary magazine will be in schools from this Monday the 9th of June! This edition includes articles about:
🕮 How to support students to be better readers
🚌School trips for students with SLCN
🤸Sensory circuits
🧑‍💻Our regular Ask a Therapist feature
➕Much, much more!

Is oracy for all children—or just some?
Will it value every voice, or exclude those with communication needs?
Celebrate diverse dialects—or center only Standard English?
Oracy must build belonging—not barriers.
#OracyForAll #InclusiveEducation

Our SLCN toolkits support those who work in SEND to address speech and language needs, with:
🧑‍🏫Staff training and development
📚Standardised assessment
🤸Resources and intervention
🙋Qualified therapist support team
👉 tinyurl.com/3eezjyba
#SpeechLanguageLink #SLCN #SEND

The latest Link Magazine will be in schools from this Monday the 2nd of June!
Primary schools, look out for our latest speech and language magazine, landing in your school. This edition includes articles on camouflaging, selective mutism, and our regular Ask a Therapist feature. Plus, much more!

Speech & Language Link is exhibiting at the @cstvoice.bsky.social SEND and Inclusion Conference this Thursday! @canterburyjudith.bsky.social and Kate Freeman will be on Stand 10 so please do come and say hello!
#CSTSEND #SLCN #SEND

We know that lunch and breaktimes are crucial periods for children to develop peer to peer communication and yet many students with SLCN find breaks and playtimes difficult. In the most recent blog from Speech & Language Link you can find out how to support them.
Read it here: tinyurl.com/56452kb8

What a wonderful celebration of the great work SLTs do! #RCSLT we really should promote this day more in the UK?

All the latest Link Primary magazine articles are now available on our searchable library! From tips on supporting TAs to the importance of teacher wellbeing our online library is full of amazing articles!

Sign for a free Link Community membership and start browsing today: tinyurl.com/erdyjj9h

The programme for the festival is now available so you can see what is on and who will be there. Stories are crucial to the development of speech and language in kids, and we are so excited that this is being supported in our local area

Speech & Language Link are proud to support the @canterburykidslit.bsky.social! This amazing event supports children in developing a love of stories both in and out of the written format.

Focusing on SLCN from an early age is so important and it is great to hear from trusts that are clearly passionate about these issues!

Can’t wait for the IGPP annual SEND conference in Manchester this Thursday! We will be exhibiting so please do drop by our stand and say hello to Yin and Nancy! We are so excited to learn about how students with SEND can be further supported.
#IGPPSEND

Don’t forget that we have many of the presentations from The Link Live 2024 available for FREE on our website. All you have to do is sign up to The Link community!
Presentations from @sendmattersuk.bsky.social, Jean Gross, and Kylie Rio-Wood are all available.
Find more here: tinyurl.com/ycy85ama