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Hundreds of thousands of young people with speech and language challenges, like Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), are being locked out of opportunities to work. Internships for SEND students could change this – but only if the missing million can access them. https://bit.ly/4gja4jY

The jobs SEND school-leavers could be offered to keep them off benefits

SEND pupils could be offered more opportunities in hospitality, healthcare and construction industries

inews.co.uk

Any pathways into work for young people with SEND must include the 1.3 million children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder. Why aren't the Missing million with DLD even mentioned?

Turbocharge special needs internships to help tackle UK youth jobs crisis, says Milburn

Exclusive: Government review led by former minister to recommend huge expansion of onsite schemes for those who need support

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🔍Spotting children who struggle with talking and understanding words and getting them the help they need early must be part of preventing children going down the route to unemployment. https://bit.ly/4wh4rIS

Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment

Exclusive: Neet crisis review to call for teachers to be asked to spot those at risk of leaving education jobless at 16

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A new Government marks a fresh start, but it won't mean much if the 1.3M children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) continue to be ignored in SEND reform. Email @andyburnham.bsky.social and @lucympowell.bsky.social and demand an apology. 📩 https://bit.ly/4fb6r07

The pathways into work outlined by Andy Burnham today must include a focus on speech and language skills. Employers say communication skills are crucial for entry-level jobs, yet a record number of young people are struggling to talk and understand words. Read the full announcement here⬇️

Schools to offer technical subjects to pupils from age 14, Burnham says

The government wants pupils to take courses like AI and manufacturing which are linked to local jobs.

bbc.co.uk

Abraz is just one of the 1.3 million children and young people who have been failed by the system. We can’t let another generation lose out on vital support. 📩 Email the Prime Minister and Education Secretary today. Demand an apology and help find the missing million: https://bit.ly/4fb6r07

This is great news! Adaptive teaching is a step towards making education more inclusive. We really hope that this will include training to support children with speech and language challenges too, seeing as a third of children with SEND struggle to talk and understand words! https://bit.ly/4yypkS9

Key teacher training funding now conditional on SEND content

The intensive training and practice grant will only be given to training providers that tailor their content to supporting pupils with SEND and adaptive teaching

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Georgia Gould keeps her role as schools minister!👏 We still have a way to go with SEND reform, but continuity is important and we look forward to continuing that work with @georgiagould.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4pBbivd

Schools minister Georgia Gould stays on at DfE in reshuffle

London MP and key Starmer ally will remain a DfE minister, but with her exact role unconfirmed

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Our new prime minister needs to know that the 1.3 million children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) can’t be ignored again. Email @andyburnham.bsky.social to demand an apology and help him find the missing million: https://bit.ly/4fb6r07

“These children have been misunderstood, underdiagnosed and denied support for years."~ Jane Harris, CEO It’s time for a different approach. We’re calling on @andyburnham.bsky.social to include the 1.3 million children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in the changes to SEND education.

We want @andyburnham.bsky.social to apologise to the 1.3 million children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder who have been failed by the system. Will you email our new prime minister, today, asking him to apologise, and help him find the missing million? 📩 https://bit.ly/4fb6r07

Congratulations @lucympowell.bsky.social and @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social on your new roles in Government!👏 We look forward to working with you to prioritise support for the 1 in 5 children with speech and language challenges. https://bit.ly/4ysyQ9D

Lucy Powell appointed as education secretary

Labour's deputy leader replaces Bridget Phillipson at the Department for Education

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Lately, we’ve been asking the Government to include children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder in their SEND reforms. 📢But the missing million with DLD still risk being ignored! Email our new prime minister today, asking him to apologise, and help him find the missing million.📩

Our new Prime Minister must apologise to the 1.3 million children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) who have been neglected by successive governments and absent from political debate.

The Young People's Committee event was amazing! 💫 Thank you to @thurrockjen.bsky.social for chairing, @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social, @helenhayes.bsky.social and @saqibbhattimp.bsky.social for joining the panel, and to the young advocates and the Speech, Language and Communication Alliance.

Today at parliament some real work happened too. Children and young people with SLCN got to ask MPs questions. Several started with 'I have DLD'. Advocating for themselves. Compared to where we were a few years ago this is incredible. They are the future! #DevLangDis

📢 Calling all early childcare professionals! Our new training webinar, Talking with babies, launches on 30th June. Sign up now for the chance to attend this webinar for just £5. Designed for childcare professionals who work with babies aged 0 to 12 months. Book your place >> https://bit.ly/43JVBaY

"We at Speech and Language UK see these children every day – and too often, even those of us working closely with them don’t truly understand what it feels like to live in a world where you struggle to be understood.” ~ Carol Payne, Deputy CEO Read the full article here>>https://bit.ly/4ej3IBl

Charity launches 24 hours silence challenge in solidarity with the 2 million children who struggle talking - Nursery World

Individuals and workplaces across the country are being challenged to stay silent for 24 hours in solidarity with the 2 million children in the UK with speec...

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We’re taking on The Big Silence today with many others across the nation! 🤫🌟 If you’re up for the challenge, it’s not too late to join us! Click here to read why your support is needed and sign up using the link our comments>>https://bit.ly/3SPr5Kf

Speech and Language UK launches The Big Silence for the two million children with speech and language challenges

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We're delighted to be supporting the Department for Education's expanded Early Years Stronger Practice Hub programme! We'll be providing training to 36 Early Language Leads across England to help make sure evidence-based early language support reaches more early years settings and more children.🌟

@ednews.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries | DfE

Congratulations @mikeys-wish.bsky.social on your MBE!🏅 It's great to see speech and language therapy recognised, which will help the two million children struggling to talk and understand words get the support they deserve!

Mikey’s Wish Foundation@mikeys-wish.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are incredibly proud to announce that our founder, Mikey Akers, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to Special Educational Needs.

Two children in every UK classroom have Developmental Language Disorder. Yet most people have never heard of it. We’re proud to launch #VoicesForDLD, a movement making sure people with DLD are understood, supported and heard. Join us and demand change > speechandlanguage.org.uk/get-involved...

Two children in every UK classroom have Developmental Language Disorder. Yet most people have never heard of it. We’re proud to launch #VoicesForDLD, a movement making sure people with DLD are understood, supported and heard. Join us and demand change > https://bit.ly/3RZtNfV

"This is a really important and welcome step towards making mainstream schools more inclusive... However, without enough speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and specialist teachers, these ambitions risk falling short." Read our response to the Experts at Hand announcement >>

Speech and Language UK responds to Department for Education’s new Experts at Hand service

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Schools Week@schoolsweek.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A scheme aimed at providing more external support for pupils with SEND in mainstream schools should see “time limited” support from experts, new government guidance has said https://schoolsweek.co.uk/experts-at-hand-send-support-should-be-time-limited-says-guidance/

🙌🙌🙌 This is so promising! We've been campaigning really hard for speech and language support – especially support for Developmental Language Disorder – to be at the heart of SEND reforms, and it's great to see Professor Courtenay Norbury join the expert panel that will plan these changes.

Local areas prepare new Experts at Hand teams

Local areas to begin increasing access to speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and educational psychologists from September 2026

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Communication skills are essential for learning, confidence and employability. Support for speech and language challenges must be central to the Government's plans to combat the NEET crisis and prevent young people being locked out of future opportunities. Our full response👉 bit.ly/4dBg6w3

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 4mo ago

UK risks ‘lost generation’ without more jobs for young people ft.trib.al/22GMgCj

“We have a system that is failing our children, but any replacement must deliver positive outcomes, not just headlines.” MP Gideon Amos urges the Government to go beyond inclusion on paper in their overhaul of SEND. Demand action from your local MP here!📩 https://bit.ly/4cwvHLP

Email your MP and help them find the missing million

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Developed by people with DLD and their families and launched in 2023, the UK's vision for DLD continues to guide the collaborative work conducted by NAPLIC together with @afasic.bsky.social, @speechandlanguk.bsky.social & Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists #DevLangDis

'Scarlett is in year five at school now and she has never had any support for her selective mutism' No child struggling to talk and understand words should wait months or years for help. Specialist support must be accessible to all children who need it. Full article⬇️

Sussex parents of children with selective mutism want more support

Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder which stops a person being able to speak in some situations.

bbc.co.uk