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Bercow: Ten Years On - Parents' Struggle for SLCN Support

Explore the challenges faced by parents in accessing speech, language, and communication support for children. Learn about key stats, facts, recommendations, and join the national campaign for change.

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Bercow: Ten Years On - Parents' Struggle for SLCN Support

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  1. Bercow: Ten Years On

  2. What’s changed?

  3. Evidence

  4. The voice of children and young people

  5. Parents and carers • 78% said information about SLCN was either not easily available or not available at all. • 42% said their child’s SLCN was noticed too late. • 73% said it was difficult to get help for their child. • 54% had to wait over six months to get the support they needed • 52% said their family’s experience of speech, language and communication support was poor. • 59% said services did not work well together

  6. Parents and carers “Her downward spiral into the friendless, socially isolated, dependent 17-year-old we have today has been heart-breaking to see.... What has been difficult? Not having R’s needs identified in primary school.” Parent, oral evidence session on low incidence, high need conditions

  7. Key stats and facts • 40% of survey respondents felt that commissioners’ understanding of speech, language and communication required significant improvement. • 95% felt that central Government’s contribution to raising standards and improving outcomes for children and young people with SLCN is either not clear or in need of strengthening.

  8. Five key themes

  9. Recommendations • Recommendations for Government and national bodies including: • Department for Education • Department of Health and Social Care • NHS England • Youth Justice Board • Ofsted • CQC • Specific, realistic and impactful

  10. Social media reaction #Bercow10 #10daysofBercow10 #Bercow10relay

  11. Parliamentary reaction

  12. The petition

  13. Government response

  14. Join the national campaign • Sign and share the petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/215643 - until 26 September 2018 • Use the hashtag #Bercow10 for any posts on social media (and #Bercow10relay for any posts with the speech bubble) • Write to your MP: https://www.bercow10yearson.com/influencers-slts/

  15. Think global, act local You could: • Audit your school or service against the features of effective practice. • Use the discussion starters in a team meeting. • Share information about local prevalence with people who make decisions about SLCN support. • Ask children and young people how they prefer to be supported. Resources to support local actions are available from www.bercow10yearson.com/supporting-change/

  16. Thank you! www.bercow10yearson.com #Bercow10

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