Episode 20 | Speech and Language across the curriculum with Louisa Reeves

In this episode, Dr Shaddai Tembo and Louisa Reeves discuss how speech and language skills are used across each curriculum area. They discuss when planning a curriculum, how important it is for teachers to consider their cohort's abilities to ensure that every child is supported.

Louisa talks about the role senior leaders have in creating a communication-focused school culture and how staff are supported with the skills and tools to support the children in the classroom. There is also reference to how educators can advocate for change on the Speech and Language UK website.

Practitioners may be interested to learn more about navigating external pressures in education and learning more about the policy and political landscape surrounding language and communication. Louisa gives her views on feeling hopeful for the future, how fast she feels progress is being made and hopes that ministers listen to the charity sector and to families.

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