Unclear speech and speech sound difficulties are a BIG issue right now for lots of education settings. Here's how you can help NOW.

Does your school improvement plan include staff development & training in speech & language? It should.

With Ofsted focusing on SEN, you can discover how to become a speech sound specialist to help the children in your early years setting.

Have you heard of chunking? Do you chunk? It’s a strategy we can use to support children’s language processing and memory skills. Read more

As an early years professional, are you fed up with referrals going nowhere fast? Here's how to get results you need without the wait.

"I teach year 4 and have pupils who are struggling to follow instructions and retain anything." Sarah is an experienced teacher who...

Here are my top strategies to help you establish effective management of speech and language needs in your classroom or setting.

I received this message in an email recently: “I have a child in my setting with very few words. I’ve had late talkers before and I’m...

The data is starting to emerge around the impacts on children following the pandemic. Recently the Royal College of Speech and Language...

I want to tell you about Leo. Leo couldn't say his name properly. The L sound was tricky. He used a W instead. “What’s your name?”...

Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions about my online speech and language training courses.

96% of schools were either "very concerned" or "quite concerned" by the speech & language development of children since the pandemic (EEF)

There are a range of resources and tools in the Speech and Language Garden that you can use to collect data, monitor progress and show...

How are you able to meet their safeguarding needs if their speech is unclear and you can't understand them?

A quick and easy intervention activity for schools to use with children to support needs and catch up skills.

The last few weeks of the summer term in school are full of excitement. Mostly because the countdown is REAL and many of us have only a...

Speech & language is going to be a big focus for the 2021-22 academic year. Schools can find information on CPD training and cost savings.

Are you worried about your child's speech? Perhaps they are not talking as much as other children the same age. Here's how to help.

I was talking to a lovely SENCo a couple of weeks ago and she asked me “Beth, do you have anything that we could use to screen a whole...

Is there a child in your early years setting who is a late talker? Maybe you have more than one. I regularly receive emails and messages...