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SALT referral advice

The speech and language therapy team operates an open referral system, accepting referrals from parents, professionals and children and young people,

We offer an open referral system. This means that we accept referrals from parents, professionals and children and young people. Most of our referrals come from health visiting teams, schools and nurseries.

Children with rocks they have decorated to raise awareness of stammering and the need to be patient with people who have speech and language difficulties.
Children with rocks they have decorated raising awareness of stammering

To find out more about what children and young people should be doing at each age and stage, check out this useful information from Speech and Language UK.

What children should be doing at different ages and stages

You can also access a really useful progress checker by clicking the link below.

Childhood progress checker

We have a YouTube channel with over 150 videos ranging from general advice about encouraging language in early years to specific areas such as Alternative Augmentative Communication.

If you are concerned about a child or young person and are unsure whether to refer them, you can discuss this with a member of our team on 01642 944488 who will be happy to advise you.