Claire Buchanan

Senior Speech Pathologist moved from the UK to Sydney. Views my own.

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

@SLT_Francesca Good luck trying to cancel. I've been trying for a month to cancel my membership with no responses to emails and phone calls and phone messages and it's only because I've emigrated!

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

Any Aus speechies that could advise around the possibility of accessing NDIS support for a child with #DLD, and possible Dyspgrahia, especially with the new changes? #DevelopmentalLanguageDisorder

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

Excited to say we have moved as a family to Sydney, Australia. I am now working as Senior Speechie in a multidisciplinary practice! Excited for the new challenge!

[Helen Spicer-Cain @HelenJ83]

Researchers at City University are looking for SLTs who work with autistic children aged 9-15yrs to visit an online virtual space and provide some feedback. The session takes 1hr and participants receive a £25 voucher. Click here for more info:

https://t.co/tgEqsVra0k

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

Surely this top headline is not a surprise to anyone working in education? “Teaching assistants routinely cover lessons in England and Wales, survey finds” @theguardian https://t.co/sQo3k9ffKr

[Speech and Language UK @SpeechAndLangUK]

The latest figures by @educationgovuk on suspensions & exclusions show that SEND children are the most affected, many will have speech & language challenges. But with support, they would likely stay in school. We believe that all children should be given the support they need.🧵

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

@StephFBurgess Ah even if they’re paying? It’s a 14yo. My mum works for an Ed psych who was asking and said she’d just had exercises in the past. Unsure which NHS service they’d accessed.

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

Looking for a stammering therapist working privately preferably working in the social model in the south west (Somerset/West Dorset) - let me know if you can help or know of anyone!

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

@CenSouth

[Speech and Language UK @SpeechAndLangUK]

Want to know if dummy usage affects children's speech development?

Our new myth-busting page for parents and carers offers advice on the ways that children can use dummies, while prioritising the skills they need to face the future with confidence:
https://t.co/afjV4YHnDA

[Speech and Language UK @SpeechAndLangUK]

Calling all teachers!🍏

#NoPensDay is back and bigger than ever! Sign up now to get your free Classroom Pack, and buckle up for a fun-filled day without writing➡️ https://t.co/p3wF7mrGU2

Plus, check out the link below for CPD opportunities hosted by our friends at nasen👇

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

@maxfontanareval @Samfr @rcolvile This is not the whole picture. You need better speech and language development support otherwise it will still continue to widen the gap for those disadvantaged.

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

… that speech and language skills underpin academic achievement and without adequate support for the declining workforce, training for staff, funding for early years this plan will just widen the gap for the most disadvantaged

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

@Keir_Starmer @bphillipsonMP I have concerns about your plans for focusing on oracy. 1) There needs to be adequate input into speech and language development. Young people are not able to develop these skills without adequate foundational speech and language skills. We know…

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

@RCSLTpolicy @RCSLT @_ASLTIP @DHSCgovuk @educationgovuk @NHSEngland @marniecrew

[Spectrum Gaming @Spectrum0Gaming]

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[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

@ReachoutASC @SENDBradford Modelling your own feelings in a similar situation, so you’re giving them the emotional vocabulary but not imposing the feelings.

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

@SteveHermon @GillianRudd Doesn't look like there's any serious investment other than using set interventions and training for education staff (ongoing reference to the successes of the Nuffield programme) and consideration of building the workforce through the existing initiatives of the DfH

[Claire Buchanan @SLPClaireB]

@anna_westaway @KateSLT Not mitigable gestalts but the Nick Sharratt new nursery rhymes books would be good for the musical aspect (Car Car Truck Jeep, Whales on the bus etc.)