Speech and Language

At Peters Hill Primary School, we pride ourselves on providing highly effective speech and language support to ensure every child can communicate with confidence. Central to this provision is our dedicated Speech and Language Assistant (Miss Baker), who works closely with pupils, class teachers and external speech and language therapists to deliver targeted interventions tailored to individual needs. Through regular, carefully planned sessions, our Speech and Language Assistant supports children in developing their vocabulary, articulation, and social communication skills, helping to remove barriers to learning and build confidence both in and out of the classroom. This commitment to early identification and consistent, high-quality support reflects our wider ambition for every child at Peters Hill to flourish, ensuring that strong communication skills underpin success across all areas of the curriculum.

SENCO

Mr S. Porter

Speech and Language Assistant

Miss L. Baker

Link Governors

Mrs R. Steedman

Mrs I. Gilhooley

At Peters Hill, our provision aims to ensure that:

Children are able to communicate their ideas and emotions effectively. They will be able to listen to, understand and respond to others appropriately.

Children with specific speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) are identified at the earliest opportunity.

Children with SLCN are supported appropriately through the graduated approach system; namely Universal, Targeted and Specialist provision.

Support

Children with language targets will follow one of the following schemes of work, depending on their age and area of need: WellComm, Get Talking, NELI and WordAware.

Children with speech production targets will follow a step-by-step process recommended by the Dudley NHS Speech and Language Service.

All of the strategies and resources are either recommended/ designed by Speech Therapists or are evidence-based. Children will be regularly reassessed throughout the academic year to ensure that they are making progress.

Where necessary, children will be referred to the Dudley NHS Speech and Language Service for specialist assessment and support. Parental permission will be gained before this takes place. Please refer to the SEND section on the school website for more information.

Further advice and information can be found on the Black Country Children’s Speech and Language Therapy website.