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Speech, Language, Communication and Autism Team

Who we support

Children and young people 0 - 25

We work with children and young people aged 0 – 25 years old with communication and autism needs and / or SLCN. The child or young person might not have a diagnosis but might:

  • have difficulty with social communication and interaction
  • have difficulty with spoken language and/or understanding of language
  • seek repetitive routines
  • have a strong interest in particular subjects
  • struggle to access the curriculum (the subjects studied at school)
  • have sensory needs or sensitivities

What is autism?

What are speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)?

Parents and carers

  • We provide Early Years (ages 0-5) autism training and techniques for parents and carers to help them support their child at home in preparation for education
  • We work closely with parents and carers when providing advice and guidance for schools

Schools and education providers

We work with professionals to provide advice and guidance to schools and help them support children and young people with speech, language, communication and autism needs. We draw on a range of recognised approaches such as Elklan, the Autism Education Trust, SCERTS, TEACCH, and Attention Autism. We also offer targeted training to schools to help them improve the support they offer for children with speech, language, communication and autism needs.

How to request support

Parents

For help at school, you can speak to your SENCO about SEN support. You won't be able to request our support yourself, but our service can be accessed by your school.

Schools

For advice or training to support a child or young person where their needs significantly impact on their access to education, to develop a classroom strategy or adapt curriculum approaches, complete a service request form (PDF 312kb) Opens in a new window and email it to your area's team.   

For training and whole-school support to develop provision for children and young people with SLCN or social communication and autism needs, please contact your area Speech, Language, Communication and Autism Lead Teacher.

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Our expectations

We'd expect a school or other education provider to do everything they can to ensure your child or young person has the opportunity to progress and access the same learning as their classmates. This is known as reasonable adjustments.

That might include:

  • quiet working areas and sensory breaks
  • regular opportunities and support to develop social/language skills
  • flexible approaches to the timetable, including break and lunchtimes
  • arrangements to make taking exams easier
  • the use of visual supports for classroom teaching and learning (e.g. visual timetables and now and next boards and other visual prompts)
  • making changes to the classwork to make learning easier
  • adapting language to make communication more accessible
  • the use of multi-sensory approaches

When a child or young person needs more specialist support, we'd expect a range of approaches which may include:

  • specialist training for support staff such as Teaching Assistants
  • additional support plans for your child eg.individual education plans, risk assessments, pen profiles 
  • organisations all working together to support your child

What other support is available?

The Neurodiversity Hub

The neurodiversity hub is an advice service offering support, signposting and guidance about a whole range of things including ADHD, Autism, distressed behaviours, anxiety and school.

SENDIASS

SENDIASS provide an impartial information service for parents, carers and young people.

Children's Speech and Language Therapy

The Children and Young People’s (CYP) Speech and Language Therapy service offers a child- and family-centred approach to support CYP with speech, language, communication needs (SLCN)

Autism Education Trust

The Autism Education Trust aims to improve educational access, experience and outcomes for autistic children and young people.

 

Page was last updated on: 29/08/2024 17:25:27

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