Services for schools & colleges
Why choose ClarkSLT?
School / college development
Regular reviews of SLT priorities for the school/ college, advice on types of intervention packages, and support to create a speech / language / communication development plan.
Develop provision and staff knowledge for identifying difficulties, and supporting access of the curriculum, literacy, social skills, and emotional well-being.
The right therapist
A therapist with the right skill mix and experience, registered with the appropriate professional bodies, holding an enhanced DBS check and professional indemnity insurance. Therapists have supervision and support from ClarkSLT and attend team CPD team sessions focused on the effectiveness of our services.
Customised
A tailored service, responsive to changes in your school's / college’s requirements. Packages for Tier 1, 2 and 3 levels including formal and informal training, and upskilling staff to deliver programmes with faded support.
Straightforward
A simple independent set up, where we organise your services. Usually there is one therapist allocated to a school, and the school's service is overseen and supported by ClarkSLT.
Effective and evidence based
Working with you to measure outcomes and the impact of services.
Training up staff for delivery of interventions to reach a wider group of students.
Advice and support drawing on our experience working within education and our knowledge of the research evidence.
Cost effective
School/ college contracting means only paying for provision that is received. The therapist works in line with statutory regulations and uses ClarkSLT systems for reporting. The school does not cover costs for therapist supervision, support or development and there are no sick pay, annual leave or maternity costs. Therapists use their own therapy materials and can advise schools on materials for wider use.
Tiers of support
A strategy for your school or college
We can help to identify the types of provision that best suit your school or college.
A simple strategy can be created with you including a focus on developing staff expertise.
Package options for schools
Buy in hours or days
Buy in SLT time to provide a flexible range of services
E.g. half a day, 1 day, 2 days.
We will support the school or college to select the most effective types of input (see the waves model below).
Specific therapy services
Contract a specific service, for example:
- An assessment or therapy for an individual student funded by an EHCP/ the school or parent
- A social skills intervention package for a group of students
Training
Choose one-off or a series of training sessions for staff .
We focus on transfer of knowledge and skills to the classroom. Our training is interactive and where possible, we use current student case studies from the school.
Introductory services
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Talks for SENCo groups
If you are interested in Becky attending or providing a talk to your SENCo network, please get in touch.
Becky can give an overview of communication difficulties including pragmatic & social communication difficulties, an update on terminology and diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), discussion about the relationship between DLD and Dyslexia, or insight into ways SLTs can support and priorities for intervention.
School training and talks
Contact us
about a training and talks for your school or college such as:
- Understanding and identifying speech, language and communication difficulties
- Language difficulties and impacts across the key stages
- Supporting understanding in the classroom
- Supporting vocabulary development
