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This information is for parents and carers of young people in Year 6 who are transferring to a mainstream secondary school or integrated resource and have a Speech, Language and Communication Need (SLCN).
Your child is known to the Sheffield mainstream schools speech and language therapy service and will be transferring to Year 7 in September. The speech and language therapist who was involved with your child at primary school will transfer them to a new speech and language therapist in the mainstream secondary schools team.
This page will help give you information about,
As with primary aged children, the role of the speech and language therapist is to work in partnership with parents, teachers and other professionals to help children and young people in secondary school to develop their communication skills to the best of their ability, and reach their potential both educationally and socially.
Depending on what is recommended within their EHCP, we may do any of the following:
We usually see young people in mainstream secondary schools including private schools and integrated resources.
Some young people are seen in clinic if there is a preference that they are not seen in school or require a block of intervention to work on speech sounds and they and their carers are the agent of change. We still try to liaise with school to support these young people at school as well.
Your child may have ongoing Speech, Language and Communication Needs but there is no need for ongoing monitoring by the speech and language therapist at the time of the assessment. This means they may be discharged. This does not mean that they cannot be seen again by the service. You can re-refer by contacting the service directly, speaking with your GP or with the SENCo at school.
We have a range of advice sheets available for you on the resource library (click link below)
For more information about the mainstream secondary speech and language therapy service please email Sasha Davies or call Flockton House on 0114 226 2333.
Please note: this is a generic information sheet relating to care at Sheffield Children’s NHS FT. These details may not reflect treatment at other hospitals. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your healthcare professionals’ instructions. If this resource relates to medicines, please read it alongside the medicine manufacturer’s patient information leaflet. If this information has been translated into another language from English, efforts have been made to maintain accuracy, but there may still be some translation errors. If you are unsure about any of the guidance in this resource or have specific questions about how it relates to your child, always ask your healthcare professional for further advice.
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