Croydon Council pause EHCP speech and language therapy 'without telling parents'. Parents, please look into judicial review proceedings to ensure your child's SLT as written into their plan is upheld. SOS!SEN and IPSEA have info about JRs. www.mylondon.news/news/south...

Recently on SNJ: How to choose a speech and language therapist for your child with SEND: A guide for parents and carer www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...

"Speech and language therapists are overstretched, underfunded and working in systems that fail to meet the demands of local needs." Shockat Adam @shockatadam.bsky.social at the #InvestInSLT Speech and Language Therapy debate on 27 January 2025: hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...

"Speech and language therapists are overstretched, underfunded and working in systems that fail to meet the demands of local needs." Shockat Adam @shockatadam.bsky.social at the #InvestInSLT Speech and Language Therapy debate on 27 January 2025: hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...

Are you the parent or carer of a child born in 2023? Please fill in our #research questionnaire on #talking and #thinking! cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... It takes about 40mins and is anonymous but you can choose to be entered into a prize draw 😊 Please share! #SLPeeps

"The current system is underfunded, overstretched and unprepared for the future." Sureena Brackenridge @sureenawne.bsky.social, MP, speaking at the #InvestInSLT speech and language therapy debate on 27 January 2025.

"The current system is underfunded, overstretched and unprepared for the future." Sureena Brackenridge MP speaking at the #InvestInSLT speech and language therapy debate on 27 January 2025.

"Recruitment is one side of the coin, but retention is the other." During the #InvestInSLT debate on 27 Jan 2025, Dave Robertson, MP for Lichfield, recognised the issues with burnout, insufficient support and unsustainable workloads in speech and language therapy.

5yo is talking about a game he and his school friend played today. 5: AND THEN, me and AJ pretended we were ALIENS and we ATTACKED THE SLIDE with ALIEN SLIME! Me: Wow, sounds like you and AJ are two silly geese. 5: Now, Mom. You know we are not. Fink about it. Do we fly south for the winter? 🙄

Overheard, said by a mother to a small child as they came out of nursery together: "Oh no! There is MORE lava! We'll have to do a Really Big Jump!" #TinyJoys

Hello 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES, SLT advocates, parents of children & young people with #SLCN & other dedicated #childSPEECHdis #devLANGdis 💃🕺movers & shakers. The #INVESTinSLT push has important implications internationally. Please amplify📣 this message 🇬🇧 #budget2025🇬🇧 #budget25🇬🇧 @ukparliament.parliament.uk

📢 RCSLT highlighted the need to #InvestInSLT in our submission to The Treasury's Autumn Budget 2025/Spending Review consultation and referenced @mikeys-wish.bsky.social's petition. ▶️ Read our submission in full: rcslt.org/wp-content/u...

🚨 9 months since the #InvestInSLT petition was debated in Parliament, we are calling on the UK Government to: 1️⃣ Use the Budget to ensure sufficient resources for services 2️⃣ Bring forward its SLT Action Plan ➡️ Read our statement in full: www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u... #Budget25 #Budget2025 #SLT

Mikey's MP @saqibbhattimp.bsky.social has written to @skinnock.bsky.social asking for an update on the action plan that was promised to the #InvestinSLT team for improving speech and language services @peterdjust.bsky.social @gillianrudd.bsky.social @bammo44.bsky.social @dharford79.bsky.social

Calling all speech and language therapy colleagues and partners! Come join our #SLTeaParty at @mybcu.bsky.social on 14th November marking 80 years of RCSLT ⤵️ www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/...

Thank you @saqibbhattimp.bsky.social for our unplanned meeting today. Great to catch up about #InvestInSLT, #BabyLoss, #InclusiveParliament and other issues.

On SNJ Today: SLCN are the most common #SEND issues experienced by children. If you need to find a speech therapist for your child, senior lecturer, @gillianrudd.bsky.social @mybcu.bsky.social offers a guide to help you find the right person www.specialneedsjungle.com/c... #SEND#SENDsky #SLCN

NEW POST: Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) are the most common issues experienced by children. Today’s article, from Gillian Rudd at @mybcu.bsky.social offers a guide for choosing a speech and language therapist for your child with #SEND www.specialneedsjungle.com/c... #SEND#SENDsky

🚨 Fantastic to see this quote from DfE minister @georgiagould.bsky.social on speech and language therapists breaking down communication barriers in response to a written question from David Williams MP on the RCSLT report 'A Profession Under Pressure' by @gillianrudd.bsky.social. 1/

🚨 David Williams asked DfE about the RCSLT's 'A Profession Under Pressure' report, written by @gillianrudd.bsky.social. #ProfessionUnderPressure 2/ questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...

🚨 David also asked @karinsmythmp.bsky.social at the DHSC about the 'A Profession Under Pressure' report by @gillianrudd.bsky.social. 😊 Massive RCSLT thanks to David for asking these questions about the report. #ProfessionUnderPressure 3/ questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...

🚨 Yesterday, there was a @houseofcommons.parliament.uk #SENDDebate led by Roz Savage. 🗣️ MPs from all parties talked about the experiences of children with #SEND and their families in their constituencies. 📋 There were references to #SLT and #SLCN issues. 1/ hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...

🚨 A #SophieSpecial on #ThatcherAfterDowningStreetOnTour today! 🌎 Sophie's taken 'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street' across Birmingham to: 1⃣ Solihull 2⃣ Billesley 3⃣ Kings Heath 4⃣ Stirchley Village 🙏🏻 Thanks, Sophie! #MargaretThatcher #Thatcher #Thatcher100 1/2

Opportunity to join research advisory groups! WAIT-UP SLT is seeking expressions of interest from: 👥 parents and caregivers: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/waitup... 👥 individuals working within speech and language therapy services: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/waitup... Please share 🙏

WAIT-UP SLT is a research project aiming to explore experiences of waiting within children's speech & language therapy services in England from the perspective of: - Speech & language therapy teams - Parents & caregivers - Children & young people Please share & follow for updates linktr.ee/waitupslt

Looking for Speech and Language Therapists working with children with learning disabilities to complete my dissertation survey! Survey Link: lnkd.in/dx7dbSJz Please share with other SLT’s if you can! Thank you :) #SLT #SpeechandLanguageTherapy #LearningDisabilities #Paediatrics #SLTstudent

🚨 Great to see this @healthwatchengland.bsky.social post capture how people value speech and language therapy and highlight some of the issues they face accessing it. 😃 Very good to see the RCSLT's 'A profession under pressure' report highlighted. 👏 @gillianrudd.bsky.social.

"You're not ill, you've lost a child...It's a taboo - nobody wants to talk about dead babies but you have to actually say it as it is and to lose a child, it's harrowing, it's traumatic and the entire family experiences it." @KlassMyleene on #BabyLoss www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

📺 If you missed today's evidence to the Modernisation Committee on the accessibility of Parliament, you can watch it on the link below. 😊 Huge thanks to @gillianrudd.bsky.social for representing the #InclusiveParliament coalition. parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

🚨 Interested in how The House of Commons can be more accessible? 📺 Then tune into @gillianrudd.bsky.social's evidence on behalf of the #InclusiveParliament coalition from 11.45am. 😊 It's brilliant for RCSLT to work with STAMMA & other colleagues on this. committees.parliament.uk/event/23973/...

🗞️ Breaking news 🚨 Check out the RCSLT's news story on @gillianrudd.bsky.social's appearance before the Modernisation Committee last week on behalf of the #InclusiveParliament coalition. www.rcslt.org/news/inclusi...

@gillianrudd.bsky.social @rcsltd97.bsky.social @speechandlanguk.bsky.social @givingvoiceagency.bsky.socia Fabulous day at Dawn House School x

On SNJ Today: SNJ's @captaink77.bsky.social has delved deep into obscure statistics to uncover a curious conundrum: Despite the DfE wanting more mainstream “special” provision, resource bases and units vanish almost as often as they're created... www.specialneedsjungle.com/v...

You are invited to the launch of 'Concept Cat: teaching Concepts in the Early Years' on June 23rd at 12.30. It's free and online. You'll hear about this impactful approach and the chance to win a free copy of the book www.eventbrite.com/e/1389222815... Teachers, EY practitioners and SaLT welcome.

New vacancies at @mybcu.bsky.social ! Come join our speech and language therapy team as a Teaching Fellow or Assistant Lecturer, working across courses to support the development of our future colleagues & leaders. Find out more and apply here: jobs.bcu.ac.uk Please share to help spread the word.

Hi! I'm a final year speech and language therapy student at Birmingham City University and am new to Bluesky 🩵 Looking to make some connections and keep up to date with the world of SLT! Any suggestions of who to follow would be greatly appreciated ☺️ #slt #speechandlanguagetherapy

Delighted to announce the publication of the first article from my PhD! Huge thanks to my co-authors. @uclpals.bsky.social @tg-at.bsky.social @springernature.com #bskyspeechies Open access link here: doi.org/10.1007/s404...

Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson joins us for our Summer Lecture. Please share with your networks, thank you. @vjoffe.bsky.social @speechy01.bsky.social @naplic.bsky.social @susanebbels.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social @speechandlanguk.bsky.social @ficontextual.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social

"How would the prime minister respond if over five million carers decided 'actually, no more'?" she said. "Would it be that point that the local and national government decide to provide opportunities for support?" #Carers @carers-uk.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

‼️TICKETS FOR THIS YEARS MIKEY’S WISH FOUNDATION FUNDAY GO ON SALE THIS COMING MONDAY‼️ Join us on Saturday 21st June for a day of fun and belonging. Keep an eye out for more updates over the weekend.

Hi everyone, newbie here! 👋 I am a trainee Speech and Language Therapy student at Birmingham City Uni on the Masters pathway - currently in my final year 😆 Please feel free to signpost me to profiles that I can follow to build my connections. Any tips would also be greatly appreciated! 😊

TL;DR most people when they ask for help are not necessarily going to follow the advice you give in the way you expect. BUT it doesn't mean they don't want support, or that you can't give it. Just that it may be a different approach than expected, and that's the interesting part. /15

A suggestion for those who need to engage with statistics as clinical researchers - commit to reading one of these short papers each week. These are not written for statisticians and they are highly digestible. Hop on to bsky with any specific questions.

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❤️ Fabulous for RCSLT to see this write-up of the #InvestInSLT team's meeting with Stephen Kinnock. 😍 Thanks to @mikeys-wish.bsky.social, Louisa, Chris Kamara, Saqib Bhatti, and @gillianrudd.bsky.social for attending! mikeyswishfoundation.org/f/meeting-wi...

In just four months, Birmingham's Symphony Hall will look like this again! 🤩🎓 #BCUGraduation

There's one week left to nominate someone for the #IAMBCUawards! Delivered in partnership with BCUSU, the Awards celebrate our amazing community and their achievements. If you know someone doing great work that always goes above and beyond, nominate them today 👇 www.bcu.ac.uk/i-am-bcu-awa...

Thank you Stephen Kinnock and colleagues for a positive and productive #InvestInSLT follow-up meeting today. We were pleased to speak to colleagues across DHSC and DfE and discuss issues relating to funding, service provision and workforce. Next step: action planning.