HOME ABOUT US PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS CURRENT STUDENTS CURRENT PARENTS NEWS & EVENTS CAREERS CONTACT SPEECH & LANGUAGE CENTRE ABOUT US GENERAL SPEECH & LANGUAGE CENTRE COVID UPDATE Following on from rising Covid rates the Government has asked that face masks be reintroduced in all secondary schools for students and staff in communal areas. This is a sensible way to help keep students, staff and our wider community safe from Covid this winter. Therefore, with immediate effect, we are requesting that all students (except those with a medical exemption) wear a face mask when travelling on school transport, in communal spaces and when queueing indoors for food. Please remember to continue to perform a lateral flow test twice weekly. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in keeping our local communities healthy and safe. CLOSE NOTICE ✕ We use cookies on our website to ensure that we give you the best experience. This includes cookies from third party social media websites, especially on pages where embedded content from social media can be found. Such third party cookies may track your use of our website. To continue with cookies, please click 'Accept' below. However, you can change your cookie settings at any time. ✔ Accept Our Centre is a provision for children and young people with a Statement of Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) whose primary needs lie in the area of speech, language and communication. Children and young people are allocated places in the Speech and Language Centre by the Local Authority Special Educational Needs Assessment service. The Centre is an integral part of The Cedars Academy with staff and pupils fully involved in the academic and social life of the school. Our philosophy is to provide an inclusive environment for the pupils so that they benefit from a range of learning opportunities and quality first teaching. All pupils are taught by subject specialists, who have received training in best practice, and provided with a carefully structured programme to meet his or her individual needs. This may include one to one work, small group work and the support of specialist staff. Our specialist staff provide a language-adapted curriculum with appropriate differentiation to aid learning. The team works collaboratively with teaching staff: training staff about speech, language and communication impairments, sharing information about pupils’ strengths and areas of need and providing strategies to enable pupils to access the curriculum. Our Speech and Language Therapists works collaboratively with staff to offer pupils appropriate support. There are weekly language groups led by the therapists and they are also involved with assessment, monitoring pupil progress, planning interventions for pupils and target setting. We have a suite of classrooms and work areas within the Centre to provide pupils with a stimulating and exciting work environment. We are keen for parents and carers to visit our Centre and meet with our staff. If you wish to visit the centre, please contact us and we will be happy to arrange a tour - telephone 0116 267 7107 CONTACT If you would like to find out more about the Centre please feel free to contact Luke Marvell Luke Marvell SENCO/SALCO 0116 267 7107 Luke.Marvell@thecedarsacademy.org.uk USEFUL LINKS Beehive Webmail Ofsted CONTACT US 0116 267 7107 schoolenquiries@thecedarsacademy.org.uk Wanlip Lane Birstall Leicester LE4 4GH © Lionheart Educational Trust 2021 - All Rights Reserved. Subject Access Requests Trust Policies Contact Us