The Coaching Hub

I provide a range of coaching and consultation services, including:

  • School audits

  • Coaching for schools

  • Parent support for early years

Further information on these coaching and consultation services are detailed below.

Coaching for schools

Calling all teachers, Support Staff, SENCOs or school Trust Senior Leaders!

Did you know that speech, language and communication difficulties are the most common forms of Special Educational Needs, and many go undetected and untreated. In some schools, there can be as many as 5 children in every class.

More recently, the Covid pandemic will result in many more children with untreated communication disorders entering school over the coming years. As an educator you’ll know the profound consequences of not giving the right help at the right time to children with speech, language and communication needs (or SLCN).

Talking Solutions

Children with SLCN are at risk of:

  • poorer literacy skills

  • reduced social and emotional development

  • low self esteem

As adults, SCLN can impact people’s:

  • mental health

  • relationships

  • education and employment opportunities

  • quality of life

  • finances

But with the right support, we can give children a better future.

The Talking House has a substantial portfolio of successful commissions with education providers and Local Authority Children and Young People Services. With decades of experience of working in schools, I have a longstanding reputation for quality, reliability and value for money. I have a reliable track record for improving outcomes for children and young people with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) as well as in raising standards across the curriculum.

Let me share my knowledge and experience with you, to give you all the tools that you need to get the results you are looking for with the Talking Solutions package.

Talking Solutions packages include:

  • A ‘communication friendly’ school consultation

    I will help you create a ‘blueprint’ for equipping your setting with all the skills and resources to demonstrate ‘best practice’. I will also support you through all the stages and help you monitor (and celebrate) your progress.

    You need a Speech and Language Therapist who understands the needs of schools and the challenges they face and can support them to:

    • identify the needs and challenges faced, especially those from vulnerable or disadvantaged backgrounds

    • make the most of what already have in place

    • advise them on creating a long-term strategy that will guarantee better outcomes

    • provide the right specific advice, training and support for your staff to feel confident that they are doing their best for the children in their classrooms no matter what their difficulties.

  • Training packages

    Because every school is unique, I tailor my services to match your needs. I will take the time to listen and advise you on the best plan of action depending on your priorities and budget.

    This training package provide flexible online learning and CPD for education professionals to create measurable results for your children.

    In addition to ‘ready-to-go’ training packages, I create bespoke training for education settings and parents.

    I am also a licensed Elklan tutor which means your staff will have accredited training to help you acheive ‘Communication Friendly’ school status

    All training is informed by the evidence base, uses interactive teaching methods and includes applicable practical strategies.

The self-paced online short-courses and downloadable resources make it easy for you to:

  • Identify needs and challenges for children from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds

  • Boost staff skills with effective CPD

  • Enhance quality teaching

  • Enhance learning and boost catch-up

  • Deliver targeted and effective interventions

  • Support children with a range of needs

  • Meet Ofsted requirements

If you would like to know more about what is on offer, contact me to have a chat about the needs of your setting.

Elklan training

Elklan “are the national leaders in training education providers” (Elklan.co.uk) to provide high-quality learning opportunities for educators and support staff and also support in the achievement of the Communication Friendly Setting accreditation (a great way to impress Trust leaders and Ofsted!).

The Total Training Packs, ranging from early years to 16yrs are specifically designed to help practitioners including TAs understand the processes involved in developing speech and language and give practical strategies which can be applied in the classroom.

I BELIEVE EVERY SCHOOL NEEDS ELKLAN!!!!!!

To find out more visit www.elklan.co.uk or take a look at my blog

Parent support for early years

‘Talk to me’ online hub

I know that as new parent or parents with a child who is struggling to learn to communicate, you will be keen to do everything you possibly can to give your little one the very best opportunities. You need expert and trustworthy advice.

‘Talk to me’ is an ‘online hub’ of training, resources and activities that you access as part of a monthly subscription or ‘one-off’ fee. It is designed to be suitable for:

  • Families that are looking for fun activities that support their child’s communication development

  • Families whose children do not yet need Speech and Language Therapy but could do with that need a little extra help

  • Families involved in ongoing Speech and Language Therapy wanting some fun ideas to supplement their ongoing therapy

These resources are aimed at helping families to support infants and young children with the following early stages of speech, language and communication development:

  • Early infancy interaction

  • Attention and Listening

  • Vocabulary

  • Activities that will promote good speech

  • Activities to support understanding of language

  • Activities to support use of language

  • Early literacy skills

  • Social interaction (e.g. turn-taking, listening to each other, winning and losing)

It includes a growing range of training, activities and resources which will include:

  • Fun activities and games that the whole family can take part in with an overview of what the task is aiming to support, step by step instructions on how to play, top tips and even ideas on how to ‘take it further’

  • Videos and podcasts for parents talking through key concepts relating to speech, language and communication development during early years and demonstrating key tips for supporting children

  • An interactive community where parents can share ideas and meet online

Let me help you and your child get the best possible start!