The Children’s Speech and Language Therapy service in Luton and Bedfordshire provide training opportunities for ALL children of ALL ages. Training opportunities are varied and provide staff working in Early Years, Primary and Secondary the skills to work with children at a Universal, Targeted and Specialist level. We are passionate about upskilling the workforce to support ALL children with their Speech, Language and Communication skills. In addition, many of our workshops are available for parents/carers to attend.
Introductory Workshops
- An Introduction to supporting Speech, Language and Communication e-learning
- CATHS Pre-Verbal Communicators: A workshop for staff and parents
- CATHS Early Language Users: A workshop for staff and parents
- Supporting children’s Speech, Language and Communication skills
- Talking Takes Off Takeaway Workshops – training available in Luton
- Speech, Language and Communication Toolkit for Early Years
- Speech, Language and Communication Toolkit for Schools
- Helping Children With Unclear Speech: A Workshop for Parents
Targeted Workshops
- Chatter Tots / Little Talkers Group for Families
- Lift Off to Language for 2 year olds
- Lift Off to Language for 3-5 year olds
- Lift Off to Language for Key Stage 1
- The Blanks Model
- Speech Sounds: A Workshop for Staff
- Understanding and Using Vocabulary
- Storytelling and Narrative Skills
- Supporting Social Communication in School-Aged Children and Young People
- Talking Takes Off: enhanced training for Early Years staff
Communication Champion Training
- 0-19 and Children’s Centres (Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire only)
- Early Help and Social Care staff (Central Bedfordshire only)
- Early Years Settings (Central Bedfordshire only
- Schools in Bedford Borough Council - Communication Champions
- Schools in Central Bedfordshire Council – Elklan
- Schools in Luton Borough Council – Elklan
Communication Friendly Award
- Early Years (More information coming soon)
- School age Bedford Borough
- School age Central Bedfordshire
- School age Luton (More information coming soon)
Contact details
Email: ccs.beds.childrens.slt.training@nhs.net
Telephone: 07929 769133 (please note change in phone number)