SonicTheHaggis Peter Gillibrand TCS London Marathon He’s the youngest, not the first and as such has been awarded the Guinness Record. I believe Chris did run the London Marathon and Lloyd inherited the iconic 321 from him. He’s raising money for Stepping Stones DS .

Are you a #teacher in a school in the UK? We want to hear about your confidence in supporting #literacy skills in your classroom. What approaches do you use and why? Complete this 15 minute survey to share your views
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Announcing the 2024 #DownSyndrome Research Forum. Find out more: go.dselink.net/gyza

Job Alert: We are recruiting a number of temporary Early Language Assessors (RAs) to administer language assessments to 2-3 year olds at nurseries/school settings across London areas in June/July 2024; apply by 2nd May via durham.taleo.net/careersection/…

The EEF are looking to commission some time of speech and language therapists. Please see below for the chance to work with great colleagues and complete interesting work...

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Happy World Down Syndrome Day! We are delighted to announce the launch of our new guidance with syndrome specific points for speech and language therapists working with people with Down Syndrome. ds-cen.co.uk/_files/ugd/e69…
#WDSD2024 #WorldDownSyndromeDay2024 #DSCEN #RCSLT

Negative assumptions about people with Down syndrome can lead us to treat them in such a way that these assumptions become reality. Having positive assumptions about people with Down syndrome will give them more opportunities in their schools, workplaces & relationships.

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This workshop is part of our IASLT Research SIG and we are really privileged to have such an amazing line up of speakers - hope to see lots of clinicians there - thank you Rena Lyons Dr AL Gallagher Clare Carroll SLT Lindy McAllister Mary P. O'Malley

Please consider signing this important petition - we need more funding in SLT across all areas CSDR Network Petition: Increase investment in Speech and Language Therapy. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6579…

This one is for the older children! We are looking for 7 to 11 year olds to complete a short online survey with their parents or caregivers about reading 📚 You can begin the survey here: qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/.../SV...
or scan the QR code below!

Are you a caregiver of a child/children aged 7-11 years? Please consider helping UoM ChildStudyCentre find out about your reading experience in this short online survey.

2/2 If anyone has school contacts (Principals, teachers) in Kent, Leeds or Newcastle (or close by these areas) we would really appreciate help!! We need only 2 days in each school, we are offering training Professor Cristina McKean Dorothy Bishop please retweet

Our centre of excellence in research «CREATE» is recruting a postdoc and a PhD. If you are interested in child development and interventions in maths, reading or language you might be the one of the persons we are looking for! Please share 😊 uv.uio.no/om/ledige-stil…

new important research project here 👀⬇️

Please support our project exploring the relationships between language and emotional abilities! We’re seeking families of children aged 6-17 years, including those with children with speech, language and communication needs.

Excited to be launching our new study - many thanks to the EEF for funding us! We're looking for 130 early years settings to help us evaluate the impact of Talking Time: it's all about having great quality conversations with children and enhancing language-supporting practice.

Fantastic news!! Congratulations (and absolutely agree - long overdue!)

This sounds like an excellent opportunity for SLTs to get involved in (paid!) research

Please share:
I am conducting research involving children with Down’s syndrome living in Scotland (aged 5-15) who use voice output communication aids. To find out more, please contact me by email: [email protected] #AAC