West Midlands Speech & Language Therapy Service
‘Working in partnership with education and parents to empower children and young adults to reach their communication potential and lead enriched and fulfilled lives’
Speech & Language for HUB settings
We have a team of experienced, specialist staff that can support you to establish a hub or enhance an existing hub within your school.
Speech & Language for Primary School
1.9 million children are behind with their talking and understanding of words. That’s 1 in 5 children – which is the highest number ever recorded (Speech and Language UK, 2023).
Speech & Language for Secondary School
There are strong links between SLCN and SEMH. Up to 81% of children with emotional and behavioural challenges have communication disorders. These difficulties often go unrecognised (Hollo et al, 2014).
Speech & Language for Specialist Provision (0-25)
Speech, language and communication needs continue to be the most prevalent special educational need. Our specialist team support your staff in enabling a total communication approach, so our young students reach their full potential.
Speech, Language & Communication Needs
What is Speech & Language Therapy? Why might it be necessary? Who can benefit?
Who are WMSLT? How can we help?
West Midlands Speech & Language Therapy are a well-established team of qualified and highly experienced therapists providing a quality, bespoke service to our clients. We work with children and young people with communication difficulties from 0-25 years across numerous settings including nursery schools, children’s centres/clinics, mainstream primary and secondary schools as well as in specialist provision for young children and adults.
Meet the team
“If children with language delay do not get timely support, their difficulties will continue and can adversely affect academic and social relationships” (Sage 2005)
“Our Therapist’s professionalism and knowledge are excellent and she has been an asset to the school” (Class Teacher – Birmingham Primary School)
“The service is flexible, responsive and meets our needs in supporting children and staff - staff have been up skilled and have improved their capacity to support SLCN in class” (Birmingham Primary school SENDCo)
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