“In the UK, over 1 million children and young people, that’s 2 – 3 in every UK classroom, have some form of long term and persistent speech, language and communication difficulty. This can affect them early, severely and for life. ”

— The Communication Trust

Talk Speech & Language Therapy support over 60 schools and Academy Trusts throughout Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Wiltshire.

Our long standing partnerships include pre-school, mainstream, SEMH and special school settings. We also provide extensive specialist services for Clinical Commissioning Group’s, Local Education Authorities and Charities.

 

We have extensive long term experience in providing a tailored approach for every setting, working in harmony with existing NHS Speech and Language provision and wider multi-disciplinary teams.

We are proud of our high standards, specialist knowledge and the strong relationships our therapists build with settings, parents and children. We offer continuity of service, with assigned therapists, who also have access to the wide range of specialist skills and experience of the whole team. This enables the best possible outcomes for all of the children and students we work with.

Talk Speech and Language Therapy provide a flexible and tailored service. We deliver a balanced model approach blending Universal, Targeted & Specialist input. This maximises the impact our Speech Therapists have in each setting, ensuring benefit for as many children as possible.

✔ Detailed reports to support Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) applications

✔ A wide range of accredited training and workshops

✔ Consultation, advice and guidance

✔ Parent, teacher & carer liaison

✔ Individual assessment and therapy sessions

✔ Whole class screening

✔ Whole class and small group therapy

✔ Equipping parents, teachers & classroom assistants to embed techniques for developing specific speech and language skills

✔ Specialist tailored techniques and approaches to suit the individuals and settings

✔ Identification of key areas of need with evidence based support recommendations

✔ Assessment, therapy & targets, aligned to the curriculum, ensuring integration with Individual Education Plans

Testimonials

“We all feel that your work is ‘life transforming’. The positive interactions you have with fellow colleagues is also exemplary. As a school, we are very fortunate to be working with such brilliant professionals. Thank you.”

-Executive Head, Specialist Provisions

“The Service we receive is professional, supportive, flexible, reliable, creative and meets the needs of our young people perfectly. Once again, this year has been a pleasure and privilege to work in partnership with our Talk therapist who is an amazing practitioner.“

-SENCo at SEMH provision

“Our Talk therapist has fitted in perfectly into our school. She is like a breath of fresh air. I know she has lots of plans on how to improve SaLT provision within our setting.”

-SENCO Primary School

“Our Talk therapist is brilliant and has become part of the school community. Staff and parents actively seek out her support and advice and I personally would find meeting the needs of a vast range of children challenging without her expertise.”

-Primary SENCo

Talk Speech and Language Therapy provide impact reports for every setting to monitor progress and provide evidence outlining the effectiveness of our service. These support discussions with parents, governors and Ofsted in evidencing the positive impact of Speech and Language Therapy.

 

Please get in touch to discuss your requirements and find out how we can help.