Schools and Colleges
School-Based Sessions
The benefit of school-based sessions is the opportunity to work within the classroom alongside the child. This allows for training the child to attend to the teacher, decode instructions and participate maximally within the classroom. There are also multiple opportunities for liaison with Class Teachers, Learning Support Assistants and the SENCO. When a school has multiple children requiring Speech and Language Therapy, it is preferable to arrange a regular, weekly session, so that children can be assessed and provided with therapy within the school. In this way, the therapist becomes part of the school environment and is able to feed into planning meetings and reviews. This school-based provision is also offered for children being funded by the Local Education Authority.
Our Speech and Language Therapists are able to attend schools for staff training as part of INSET days or in response to a particular child’s needs. INSET training covers communication difficulties and their remediation, provision for a speech, language or communication impaired child within the classroom and general strategies to develop skills, such as speech sounds, vocabulary and grammatical language. We can also provide training focusing upon best practice for particular diagnoses, such as Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, stammering or selective mutism. If your school is interested in school-based Speech and Language Therapy sessions then please contact us to discuss options. We are able to discount our hourly rate for weekly bookings so that schools can benefit from intensive therapy input.
LEA Contracts
We are currently appointed to provide weekly Speech and Language Therapy sessions for specific children in accordance with their Statement of Special Educational Needs. Sessions are usually at school during term-time and at home during the holidays.
The Speech Clinic provides weekly Speech and Language Therapy sessions for a variety of children funded by the Local Educational Authority. We provide sessions into local schools, including individual therapy sessions, group sessions, staff training and reports/programmes of activities. The Therapist also contributes to goal setting and Annual Review meetings. We are able to provide a quotation for services using the school postcode to calculate the travel charge. Please also forward details from the Statement of Special Educational Needs so that the package can be tailored to the child’s requirements.
Training to Schools
Our Speech and Language Therapists can provide formal training sessions during INSET days as well as informal, classroom-based coaching for specific classes or units.
Our Speech and Language Therapists are able to attend schools for staff training as part of INSET days or in response to a particular child’s needs. INSET training covers communication difficulties and their remediation, provision for a speech, language or communication impaired child within the classroom and general strategies to develop skills, such as speech sounds, vocabulary and grammatical language. We can also provide training focusing upon best practice for particular diagnoses, such as Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, stammering or selective mutism.