HOME ABOUT US EDUCATION CARE HEALTH & THERAPY NEWS & VIDEOS CAREERS SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY Speech and language therapy is concerned with the management of disorders of speech, language, communication and swallowing in children and adults. Speech and language therapists (SALTs) are allied health professionals. They work closely with parents, carers and other professionals such as teachers, nurses, occupational therapists and doctors (Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, 2014). In line with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, at Underley Garden we: Support children and young people, teaching staff, parents and care workers with appropriate information and skills around speech, language and communication Enhance and adapt environments in respect of communication Skill the workforce to promote and develop speech, language and communication skills Provide appropriate intervention in the most appropriate context relative to need Speech and Language Therapists support a variety of targets, including: Developing joint attention and participation Extending attention Working on group attention Turn-taking skills Functional use of alternative and augmentative communication Developing single word vocabulary Increasing levels of receptive language Extending expressive use of language Developing functional contextual language Extending social communication skills Using visually supported language Extending sentence construction Developing use of grammar Meet the team Ashleigh Moses – Speech and Language Therapist • Works full time. • PgDip in Speech and Language Therapy and BA in English Language and Linguistics. • Has worked at Underley Garden since 2018. • PECS trained (November 2018). • Attended Makaton Foundation Workshop (September 2019). • Attended Talking Mats Foundation (November 2019). • Has completed post-graduate training in Sensory Integration Module 1, run by Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration (CLASI). Emma Brassington-Owens – Speech and Language Therapist BSc Psychology and Speech Pathology • Has worked at Underley Garden since 2014 • Works here three days a week; also has experience working in other mainstream and special schools • Presented at the ‘National Autism Show’ (2019) and the ‘Autism Learns: Intervention and Therapies Webinar Series’ (2020) • Attended training in the ‘Picture Exchange Communicate System’ (PECS) • Attended ‘Makaton for Professionals Foundation Workshop’ • Attended ‘Getting Started with Grid’ and ‘Doing more with Grid’ training days • Elkan Tutor; Communication Support for Children with Complex Needs, Total Training Package UNDERLEY GARDEN ASHLEIGH MOSES SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPIST Case Studies Young Person Case Study D Young Person Case Study Le Young Person Case Study Lu IMPORTANT DOWNLOADS School Prospectus Underley Garden Brochure School Ofsted Inspection Report – September 2019 School Ofsted Inspection Report – May 2021 Underley Garden Children’s Home Ofsted Inspection Report – May 2021 Holly Trees Brochure School Uniform Shop Academic Calendar 2020-2021 Academic Calendar 2021-2022 UG Term Dates 2021-2022 UG Term Dates 2022-2023 Children Home Statement of Purpose Leave Request Form Day Pupil Medication Form E Safety advice for parents and carers http://parentinfo.org/ INFORMATION UNDERLEY GARDEN SCHOOL IS PART OF OPTIONS AUTISM. Registered Office: Turnpike Gate House, Alcester Heath, Alcester, Warkwickshire B49 5JG Telephone: 08442 487187 Registered Number: 05019430 CEO: David Leatherbarrow Chair of Governors: Ann Henderson Head of Service: Chris Groom Privacy Policy SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS LinkedIn YouTube Twitter Facebook ACCREDITATIONS AND PARTNERS We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkPrivacy policy