Speech and language therapy

Recorded webinars

• Attention and auditory memory
• Joint attention through play

Resources (guides)

• Attention and listening

Resources (guides)

• Bilingualism
• Conversation and interaction – what to expect at each age milestone
• Learning and developing storytelling skills and why it’s important

Recorded webinars

• Developing communication and interaction through play
• Joint attention through play

Recorded webinars

• How to support a child who can’t speak in some situations
• Selective mutism training for all ages

Resources (guides)

• Selective / situational mutism – settings handout
• Treatment of selective/situational mutism for children living in and attending mainstream settings in Buckinghamshire

Resources (guides)

• How children develop speech and sound awareness skills

Recorded webinars

• Stammering – advice for parents/carers and early years educators

Recorded webinars

• Spoken narratives – supporting children’s development of narrative skills
• Understanding different types of questions
• Understanding social language skills in daily interactions (pragmatic language)

Resources (guides)

• 10 top tips for early language development
• 10 top tips for talking – how to support your child at home
• Building sentences – what to expect at each age milestone
• Learning and developing storytelling skills and why it’s important
• Understanding spoken language

Families and staff from early years settings can call our advice line on 01296 838000.

We’ll help you to incorporate speech and language targets into everyday activities at home and nursery.

If you’re a member of staff with pupils in reception and Key Stage 1

All Buckinghamshire schools have access to Language Link and Speech Link packages. You can use the screening assessments to identify speech and language needs.

Use these tools before requesting a school advice clinic appointment.

I’m concerned about someone with language skill problems

Get advice through a school advice clinic appointment.

Request an advice clinic appointment by completing our form School advice clinic request form.

I’m concerned about someone with speech sound problems

Step 1

Complete the appropriate speech link assessments and packages

Step 2

If you have ongoing concerns, complete the  School advice clinic request form for a school advice clinic appointment. During the appointment we’ll discuss next steps.

If we already know about your child or young person  and they’re having therapy, email bht.speech@nhs.net.

If you have concerns around stammering and your child or young person is aware of their stammer, refer them directly to the stammering team.

Complete a shortened referral form and send this via email to bht.stammering@nhs.net.

If your child or young person has been discharged but you think they need further support or advice, email bht.stammering@nhs.net.  

You can also access our resources on stammering (see above) for ideas and strategies on how to support your child or young person.

Step 1

Watch the selective mutism recorded webinar and complete handout 8a and handout 8b. We can only review your referral after you have completed step 1.

Step 2

Complete the referral form and email it to bht.selectivemutism@nhs.net.

Step 3

After your child or young person completes the selective mutism programme but still needs further support or advice, email bht.selectivemutism@nhs.net.

For parents

We offer 30-minute online or telephone sessions with one of our therapists to:

• discuss your concerns
• get information around development and support
• advice and next steps tailored to your child’s needs.

Please do not include your child in this session.

Call 01296 838000 or email buc-tr.cyptherapies@nhs.net for an appointment.

For settings, pre-schools and nurseries

For staff wanting to discuss a specific child

We offer 30-minute online sessions with one of our therapists to:

• discuss your concerns
• get information around development and support
• advice and next steps tailored to the child’s needs.

Our therapist will explain how to write the advice directly into the child’s SEND support plan. Where possible, we highly recommend that parents and staff from the preschool or nursery setting join the same virtual call to share information.

We’ll send an email for the same meeting to anyone wanting to attend.

Parental consent

If you want to discuss a specific child without parents present, you must get consent from the parents prior to the session.

Universal strategy advice

If you’re a staff member and want to discuss child-specific or universal strategies to implement within your setting complete our early years advice session form

Email the form to us at Buc-tr.cyptherapies@nhs.net with the title ‘SALT Early Years Advice Session’ in the subject of your email.

Who can attend?

Education staff who support children and young people from reception upwards. We strongly encourage parent/carer(s) to attend to ensure collaborative working.

When a child or young person’s in an educational setting, it’s compulsory for a member of education staff to attend the appointment, alongside parent/carer(s) if they’re joining too.

Parents/carer(s) who support a child or young person who is electively home educated can access the school advice clinic.

How long does an appointment last?

Approximately 30 minutes per child or young person. The appointments take place online via Microsoft Teams.

How do I get an appointment?

Complete the formSchool advice clinic request form, including as much information as possible.

Step 1

If your child’s in reception or KS1, you must include their pupil ID from Speech Link (a 7 digit number). It will allow the Speech and Language Therapist to analyse any previous assessments.

Indicate on the form if your child or young person can’t access these or is electively home educated so we can still offer you an appointment. You’ll find prompts on the request form to support you in providing relevant information.

Step 2

Email the completed form to buc-tr.cyptherapies@nhs.net with ‘SLT School Advice Clinic appointment’ in the subject line of your email.

You can state time preferences and we’ll try to accommodate these requests. Once received our team will review it and send a Microsoft Teams appointment to you.

Contact buc-tr.cyptherapies@nhs.net to cancel an appointment.

This includes children and young people who need:

• support for eating, drinking and swallowing (will need a medical referral from the GP or consultant)
• a safe hospital discharge where there’s known developmental risk to communication.

It also applies to children and young people with communication needs within a complex medical profile. This includes:

• identified syndromes
• epilepsy
• neurological conditions
• degenerative conditions
• traumatic brain injury.

 Download and complete our referral form