There is an increasing awareness of the rise of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in early years settings and schools. Many are exploring the most effective ways to ensure SLCN are identified as early as possible and implement appropriate support and provision to address these needs and enable children to make good progress in all aspects of their development and learning.
The most recent national figures for SEND show that SLCN is the biggest primary area of need (25.6%) for children on SEN Support and increasing numbers of children with SEMH as their primary need are also being identified as having significant SLCN.
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