Training

• Elklan offers a range of speech, language and communication training for practitioners, staff, parents and carers.
• Talk Boost programmes enabling educators to support pupils with speech and language challenges.
• Makaton uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate. Foundation and Enhanced courses can be arranged upon request subject to enough attending.
• Word Aware support children’s development of speech, language and communication in the classroom.
• Training available through Cambridgeshire SEND Training 0-25.

Awards

• Level 3 Award in support for children’s Speech, Language and Communication skills.
• Level 4 Award for Supporting Children and Young People with Speech, Language and Communication needs.

Speech and Language Therapy Services

Training delivered by Cambridgeshire Speech and Language Therapy Services. Free to access for all secondary school staff in Cambridgeshire.

• Tier 1: Training to support staff to understand Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and how to adapt teaching for young people with SLCN.
• Tier 2: One day equivalent training is a more in depth look at SLCN for staff working more closely with young people with these needs. Please contact your link SLT or ST for further details.
  
  

Summary of Speech and Language Therapy Service

Core Training Packages

Our training packages are designed to take one hour to deliver, and can be delivered virtually or in-person. If you are interested in organising training for your school, please speak with your link speech and language therapist.

Each of our training packages cover:

• Identification of children
• Impact of difficulties
• General strategies for supporting children
• Specific interventions
• Practical tips for the classroom

Early Communication

Learn about early communication skills and how to support children with difficulties in this area, including children with social communication difficulties. Consider strategies that can be used to support children with early communication needs e.g. visual support, people games, intensive interaction.

Understanding Language

Learn about how difficulties with understanding language can present in the classroom, consider how to differentiate your own language levels and explore simple strategies to support children’s understanding.

Spoken Language and Narrative

Learn about narrative development and consider strategies for supporting the development of narrative skills in the classroom, as well as strategies for supporting spoken language development.

Vocabulary

Find out why vocabulary is so important, how words are learned and consider how to maximise your effectiveness of teaching new words in the classroom.

Super Sounds

Learn about typical speech development and speech sound disorders. Consider common intervention approaches and strategies for supporting speech sounds and phonological awareness in the classroom.

Glossary

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