Nursery World - Prime Minister urged to create long-term strategy for children with SLCN

I CAN and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists are calling on the incoming PM to commit to a cross-government strategy to support children with speech, language and communication needs.

Their call follows the issue of a Government response to their Bercow Review: Ten Years On, first anniversary update, which highlighted the progress that has been made in improving provision for children’s speech, language and communication needs in England since the original review was published 10 years ago.

The joint response from the departments for Education, Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Justice reaffirms their commitment to supporting children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and sets out the work they have already undertaken. However, it also recognises that more work is needed.

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