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Supporting speech, language and communication needs

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The recommendations from the Bercow: Ten Years On review can help primary schools to ensure that pupils’ speech, language and communication needs are properly supported. Mary Hartshorne explains

It is six months on from the launch of Bercow: Ten Years On – an independent review of provision for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in England.

I CAN the children’s communication charity, and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) who led the review are taking stock. The report drew on the evidence of more than 2,500 people who shared their experiences of support for SLCN, and with the majority of children receiving support in schools the report is particularly relevant to primary teachers and leaders.

The report paints an uncompromising picture of fragmented support, which is failing thousands of children by not identifying their needs early enough, nor putting in place the support they need. The recommendations which accompany the report are critical in putting the focus on change.

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