Education and Skills

Speech & Language Therapy Team:

 

The Aims of the Service

  1. To support children with severe specific language and/or severe speech impairment at their local primary school.
  2. To provide high quality training to schools on speech, language and communication needs.
  3. fulfil its statutory duties under the Education Act 1996.

Accessing Service

The Service is accessed by an open referral system.

 

Community Speech & Language Therapy Service

Referrals are transferred following involvement at Community Clinic of the Area Health Authority.

 

Schools

Following discussions with the parents and intervention by an Educational Psychologist, the school will refer to the Speech & Language Therapy Service Manager who is based at Llandough Hospital.

 

Parents/Other Professionals Agencies

Can refer directly to the Speech & Language Therapy Service Manager at Llandough Hospital, which may require further collaboration between all parties i.e. Service/ Parent/ Headteacher/SENCO.

 

Contact telephone number Home Page:

Vale of Glamorgan Council, Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry CF63 4RU, Tel: (01446) 700111