BREAKING NEWS: Thousands of pupils across the UK are being unfairly punished because of their speech and language challenges🚨. Will you join us and demand change? #SupportNotSanctions

We welcome the government’s plan for more family hubs, but as @GlenysThornton suggests, support for parents through the home learning environment should start at birth. A lot can be done to help language development from the earliest age. Thanks for raising this vital issue!

🌧 Children with speech and language challenges are more likely to struggle with mental health issues – and less likely to get the support they need. That has to change. Support the fight and share a message of hope today: .

We welcome the government’s Best Start in Life strategy and its renewed focus on early development, school readiness, and the Early Years workforce. However, it is silent on the future of the successful Early Years Professional Development Programme.⬇️.

92,000 children have speech and language Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). The government must invest in these children's futures, through specialists, training, and practical tools, not remove vital legal protections.

RT @HeadteacherNews: Our recent webinar offered practical ideas for how primary #schools can #teach #oracy skills to support speech, langua….

📣We’re proud to sign this open letter calling for the right to an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) to be retained. Any changes to EHCPs must improve support for children with speech and language challenges, not take away parents' rights.

📢 Calling all SEND commissioners, policy-makers and school leaders!. As SEND reform continues to take shape, join us for a webinar exploring what needs to be considered and what this means for the 2 million children with speech and language challenges➡️

🌧 Children with speech and language challenges are more likely to struggle with mental health and less likely to get support. This has to change. Our new report shows how 🌈👇. #APerfectStorm #MentalHealth

Yesterday, our CEO Jane gave evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee on supporting children with speech and language challenges. Watch the highlights below where she calls for early support for families and a joined-up national strategy to tackle this growing crisis.👇

🚨 2 million children in the UK are struggling to talk and understand words. So, why has the Government stopped a successful early years programme that is helping children’s speech and language development and confidence? #EYPDP

Right now two million children with speech and language challenges face a cycle of disadvantage. They're more likely to struggle with mental health and less likely to get support. 💛 Leave a message of hope and donate:

Did you know 45% of young people referred to mental health services have been found to have difficulties with language skills?. That’s why our new course exploring the links between speech and language challenges and mental health is so important. ➡️

👋 Are you a childminder in England or Wales?. We’re adapting our Early Talk training just for you with Coram PACEY. Tell us what you need in this short survey 👉 Your insight can help two million children get the support they need to thrive.

RT @SpcialNdsJungle: NEW POST: "Total Communication" is a "cutting-edge" approach to supporting children with #SpeechAndLanguage challenges….

"Total Communication isn’t just an approach – it’s a belief that every child deserves to be heard in the way that works for them.". Meath School earns international recognition for its Total Communication approach in leading US clinical publication!👏 🔽 .

📢 Our CEO, Jane, is speaking at the Health and Social Care Committee at 10:30 AM. Early intervention is crucial! The children’s workforce must be trained to spot and support children with speech and language challenges before it’s too late. Watch⬇️

Every day, 2 million children in the UK struggle with talking and understanding words. It can impact their confidence, friendships and mental health. Share a message of hope to let them know they’re not alone:.

📢 A new evaluation of the Early Years Professional Development Programme shows overwhelmingly positive results. With 1 in 5 children struggling to talk and understand words, speech and language training in the early years is vital. So why has the Government stopped it?😕

Children with speech and language challenges are more likely to struggle with their mental health but less likely to get the help they need 💔. Show them they’re not alone. Add your message to our Wall of Hope 💌👇. #LovedMoreThanWords

Imagine feeling alone, confused and misunderstood. Then struggling to access help. This is the reality for children with speech and language challenges. Show them they’re not alone. Add your message of support 💙👇