Quote from Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, RCSLT. “We welcome the UK Government’s ambition to make schools more inclusive by design, and inclusion bases in secondary schools can play an important role. However, physical spaces alone are not enough. Schools need access to more speech and language therapists – working not only within inclusion bases, but across the whole school. “To make this a reality, the Government’s workforce plan must ensure there are enough speech and language therapists, with the skills and experience to support inclusive practice in schools. This must be matched with sustainable funding so services can provide early intervention, provide preventative support, and address the workload pressures which are having such a negative impact on staff wellbeing and retention. “We urge the Government to address these critical issues in the forthcoming Schools White Paper.”
📰 RCSLT responds to the UK Govt's plan to make schools more inclusive by design.
✅ We welcome the ambition.
❌ Physical spaces alone are not enough.
🚨 Schools need access to more speech and language therapists, working across the whole school.
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