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

I help schools by providing online training and CPD for school staff so that they can identify and support the SEN needs of their pupils.

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

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

What do memory, processing and retention problems look like in a classroom? How do memory difficulties impact on learning? How can we help?

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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Teachers can help children who struggle to retain things. CPD training for supporting difficulties with processing and memory in schools.

“there is a significant under-identification of SLCN in schools” The Communication Trust, 2018, Many schools do not have enough support...

I’ve been working as a Speech and Language Therapist in schools for well over a decade and there are lots of expectations for teachers...

For many stammers, there is a strong link between stammering and anxiety or worrying. Lots of studies have found that anxiety and mental...

Are you keen to find easy to use, online learning for you or the education staff in your setting? The courses in The Speech and Language...

26 reasons why it's a good idea for your setting

Thinking about the children returning to school for the Autumn term (fingers crossed 🤞), here are some ideas for Teachers and Teaching...