Our Education Officer Cherry Hughes is currently working on a resource for parents to give detailed guidance on getting the best support for their child during preschool and school years.

It is due to launch in time for the new school year starting September 2011, coinciding with the 2011 National Year of Speech, Language and Communication. There is currently nothing available to parents that brings all the information that they may need together in easily accessible form.

The resource will be wide-ranging and comprehensive so that parents will have the information to work productively with the preschool, or school staff, and if necessary challenge their decisions. Topics covered for example will include admissions policies, the complexities of the curriculum and examinations system, and policies on special educational needs, teasing and bullying.

There will be sections to be used by people other than the parents and the child, such as education staff involved with the child. The resource could also be used for training within the nursery/school.

Report updated: July 2011

Cherry Hughes can be contacted by phone on 01606-77374 or by email at ch@stammering.org.

Our Education Officer