13 years post qualification and Joy's love for enabling communication is as strong as ever. She believes too many children start school with speech, language and communication skills that aren't good enough to enable learning and the development of friendships.

Communication is crucial and early intervention and assessment is essential to support children, families and education providers in meeting the Speech, Language and Communication Needs of our children. Joy strives to train and inspire staff in schools to feel confident to work with the increasing number of children in their classes with needs in a fun, engaging manner.

CandLE is a UK wide organisation which offers assessments, training and advice in AAC particularly around it's use in the curriculum and increasingly in adult services.
We can provide multi disciplinary assessments and run a three day training course called "Communication and Learning for All" which was written in collaboration with Bolton University.

info@candleaac.com

Ladywood Outreach Service is a service for pupils age 2-19 with cognition and learning needs, speech, language and communication needs, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Specific Learning Difficulties. We are part of the wider organisation that is Woodbridge Trust and are located in Little Lever near Bolton. We work alongside our mainstream colleagues in all settings in Bolton, supporting learners with additional needs and enabling them to access the curriculum and participate in the wider school life. We also support pupils directly with a variety of interventions including group activities, 1:1 support and facilitating screening tests when appropriate.

One element of our support includes discussing with schools and settings how to make the classroom more inclusive and accessible to learners not only physically with the environment but also through differentiated activities through the graduated response.

Traded offer

In addition to the above core offer and LA work, Ladywood Outreach will offer schools, settings and partner agencies the opportunity to purchase additional support including the following:

• Training on the use of visuals to support pupils, utilising Widgit Software
• Support to meet the SpLD need (dyslexia, dyscalculia) including dyslexia diagnosis
• Irlen Screening and advice for meeting this particular need
• Interventions to meet a range of needs on the PLASC areas in the COP as requested by school, with the aim being to train a school based TA to facilitate such work in the future
• Training that is bespoke to the settings needs
• Support to gain a range of accreditations for example Dyslexia Friendly Schools Status
• Support for new SENCOs, both direct support and facilitating school to school support with an experienced SENCO
• Facilitation of person centered approaches
• Support for schools out of Bolton local authority.

marsdenc@ladywood.bolton.sch.uk

sutherlandt@ladywood.bolton.sch.uk

Karen is the Founder and Principal Trainer for Linrow Education.

AT therapy are an expert team of speech and language therapists who assess, diagnose, and provide therapy for people with speech, language, and communication and/or swallowing problems to help them communicate to the best of their ability. AT Therapy offer a wide range of services to meet needs, including:

• face-to-face sessions at your home, school, or workplace
• dedicated personal therapy plans
• online e-therapy support
• teletherapy
• training and resources

In addition they have specialist expertise in the field of Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) and Assistive Technology (AT).