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Press SEND on a future where every voice is heard

Specialist resourced speech and language provisions

Every child should be able to access a high-quality education that meets their needs and allows them to thrive at school and beyond. Specialist resourced speech and language provisions can offer just that.
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wo schoolboys work through a textbook with their teacher in elementary class. This is a school in Hexham, Northumberland in north eastern England.

We are Speech and Language UK, and we want every child to face the future with confidence.

For two million children in the UK, learning to talk and understand words feels like an impossible hurdle. So we give children and young people the skills they need so they aren’t left behind, waiting to be understood.

 

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Our progress checker is based on what we know about how babies and children develop skills. Choose the age of the child and then answer the questions. At the end, we will direct you to some helpful advice and resources.

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