Speech and language therapy

We provide speech and language therapy to all education settings in order to improve the speech, language and communication needs of children and young people.

What do speech and language therapists do?

Speech and language therapists work with individuals to develop their speech, language and communication.

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What do our speech and language therapists do?

Our speech and language therapists help children and young people to reach their full potential by providing assessment, diagnosis and intervention in addition to providing training, advice and support for the adults around the individual. Our specialist speech and language therapists maximise the potential, confidence, skills and outcomes of children and young people’s speech, language and communication.

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Who provides our speech and language therapy services?

Our speech and language therapy services are provided by our specialist paediatric speech and language therapists who are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).

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We're registered

EHP is registered with all major professional memberships.

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What speech and language therapy services do we offer?

We offer a broad range of speech and language therapy services to suit the needs of children and young people aged 0-25, including:

• Attention and listening
• Eating and drinking
• Expressive and receptive language
• Following instructions
• Memory skills
• Phonological processing and awareness
• Social skills and communication
• Speech sounds
• Understanding concepts

Each of the above services can be provided on an individual, group and whole school level. If you would like a speech and language service which has not been listed then please get in touch by emailing office@ehp.org.uk or phoning 0330 088 8408.

Who we work with

Our specialist services can be accessed by education, health and other professions working with children and young people.

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What training can our speech and language therapists deliver?

Training can be delivered by our speech and language therapists on the following topics:

• Attention and listening
• Condition specific (autism spectrum condition ASC, stammering, Down syndrome, selective mutism)
• Elklan
• Encouraging communication
• Language
• Picture exchange communication system (PECS)
• Phonological processing and awareness
• Social communication
• Speech sounds
• Talk boost

Our specialist therapists can also deliver bespoke training according to the needs within the education setting.

Training

Our training is available on and off site for education settings and organisations in relation to health, psychology and education.

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What are the benefits to the individual of our speech and language service?

There are many benefits of using our specialist speech and language therapy services, including:

• Improving speech, language and communication
• Increasing social skills
• Increasing access to the curriculum
• Increasing independence
• Raising achievement
• Increasing self-esteem and confidence

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What are the benefits to the education setting of our speech and language service?

The benefits of education settings using our speech and language therapy service are far reaching, and include:

• Supporting inclusion within an education setting
• Specialist and targeted interventions for individuals and groups
• Close liaison with other professionals, school staff, and parents / carers
• Providing an onsite and integrated service
• Improving participation with the curriculum
• School-wide approach and training in speech, language and communication
• Raising attainment for disadvantaged pupils
• Increasing knowledge base and skills among school staff
• Access to an independent and professional service

The benefits are long-lasting as our services promote sustainable strategies.

Next steps

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  Step 1.Interested?
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  Step 2.Request more information
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  Step 3.Commission EHP

How can you refer to our speech and language therapy services?

To refer to our speech and language therapy services all you need to do is get in touch via email on office@ehp.org.uk or phone us on 0330 088 8408.

Funding

Our services can be funded through a variety of ways.

Our speech and language services provide long-lasting benefits to children, young people and education settings through specialist services. Supporting speech, language and communication needs has a positive impact on other areas of an individual’s life too.

Commission EHP

Our specialist multidisciplinary services can be commissioned through a service level agreement and as standalone input.