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HRMillard/ TLP Behaviour/ March 2011
Why a focus on
speech
language and
communication
?
Talk to learn
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Key Benefits
• Improved attainment
• Improved behaviour
• Improved mental health
• Contribution to wider society- economic,
social and health.
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The ability to communicate – to say what you
want to say and to understand what other
people are saying - is fundamental. Speech,
language and communication underpins
everything we do.
In the UK today, over 1 million children and
young people have some form of speech,
language and communication need.
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Good communication skills are vital.
Without them children have little
chance of getting good GCSEs or
getting a decent job. These skills are
what employers want, and they are
what we need to make good lifelong
relationships and resolve conflicts.
But one in ten children don't have
these skills, and in disadvantaged
areas research has shown that this
rises to as much as one in two.
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"Speech and language difficulties are now the
most common form of special educational
need for younger children, sometimes arising
from specific impairments, sometimes from
social disadvantage and sometimes from both.
Without help, a third of children with speech,
language and communication difficulties could
go on to have mental health problems. In one
study, two thirds of young offenders had
language problems.
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• Speech, language and communication underpins
everything we do e.g. making our needs known and
expressing our likes and dislikes
• 10% of all children have long term or persistent speech,
language and communication needs
• 7% of all children have speech, language and
communication needs as their main difficulty also
known as specific language impairment (SLI)
• 3% of all children have speech, language and
communication needs as part of another condition
such as autism
• In areas of poverty, over 50% of children are starting
school with delayed speech, language and
communication skills
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Poor communication is widely
recognised as
a risk factor for mental health.
It is estimated that 10%- 14% of
school age children have
significant mental health
problems.
40% of 7 to 14 year olds referred
to child psychiatric services had a
language impairment that had
never been suspected
In order to be included
into school, home and
community life, good
communication skills
are vital.
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• Children with speech and
language difficulties
experience more frequent
bullying, partly because of
the way they speak but also
because they often lack the
skills to negotiate social
situations.
• Children with limited
communication skills are
less able to let others know
that they are experiencing
neglect or abuse.
60% of young people in young
offender institutions have
communication difficulties
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Vocabulary development at age 5 is
the strongest predictor of later
school achievement. Early speech,
language and communication
difficulties are a very significant
predictor of later literacy difficulties.
Only a quarter of children with
speech, language and
communication needs reach the
expected levels for their age in
English and Maths at age 11. Only
6% get five good GCSEs including
English and Maths.
Primary-aged children with poor
reading comprehension make
greater improvements through
intervention to develop their spoken
language skills than through
intervention directly targeting their
reading comprehension skills.
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Most children with early speech and
language difficulties, without the
right help, have poor educational
outcomes, leading to low
employability.
Communication skills, along with
influencing skills, computing skills
and literacy skills, have shown the
greatest increase in employer-rated
importance over the last 10 years.
47% of employers in England report
difficulty in finding employees with
an appropriate level of spoken
communication skills
“..communication skills are the
most important employability skills
and a lack of them in a candidate is
a deal breaker... for many
employers”. (Sir Michael Rake, BT)
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2/3 of 7-14 year olds with
serious behaviour problems
have language impairment
Children with SLCN are more
likely to be bullied
Improving Communication is not just an issue for
education and health services but needs to involve all who
work with children and young people.
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The issues
• Variable levels of expertise and understanding
amongst our staff
• SLCN not part of Initial Teacher Training until now
• Variable understanding of SLCN at each stage of
school. What does it look like?
• SLCN often the underlying cause of another
problem e.g. behaviour, poor attendance, low
attainment, emotional difficulties
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Benefits- Overarching skills
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Behaviour
Self esteem
Mental health
Engagement
Confidence
Attainment
SLCN
Life chances
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The way forward
• Do your Speech language and Communication
skills meet the universal standard?
• SLCN Framework audit Talking Point audit
• Personalised CPD plan
• Possible future accreditation being discussed at
County level.
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Useful websites
Hello
The Communication Trust
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