St Ambrose Catholic Primary - Useful information

Triple P Parenting Course

The Triple P Parenting course is open to anybody who is seeking support and guidance in parenting matters. Top tips, strategies and advice on a range of matters concerning your children.

If you are interested and would like to know more, please leave a message at the office or speak to Mrs Lucy Plowright, our family link worker.

Worcestershire County Council SEN Services

Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)

Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) is the term given to describe the extensive range of needs related to all aspects of communication - from understanding others to forming sounds, words and sentences to expressing ideas and emotions and using language socially.

Children with SLCN may:

Have difficulty in understanding information conveyed through spoken language
Have difficulty communicating their needs, wants, thoughts and ideas to other people
Not understand the basic concepts of communication and that they can impart information or impact on the behaviours of others
Find it hard to understand and/or use words in context
Use words incorrectly with inappropriate grammatical patterns
Have a reduced vocabulary
Find it hard to recall words and express ideas
Have speech and oral language skills significantly behind their peers
Have poor or unintelligible speech.