School Speech Therapy

Who are we?

We are a group of speech and language therapists (SLTs) who all work for Alex Kelly – a speech therapist who is recognised internationally for her work and her publications. Alex left the NHS after 23 years’ experience and 8 years’ of managing a SLT service. The SLTs work part time in schools around Hampshire and Dorset and some work part time at Speaking Space, a day service that we run for adults with autism or a learning disability.

All of our staff are HCPC registered and members of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and are CRB checked.

What type of schools do we work in?

We currently work in a variety of schools such as:

Mainstream primary and secondary schools
Schools for children with EBD
Special needs primary and secondary schools

We all have different areas of interest and skill, so we always try to give you the best speech therapist for your needs.

What can we provide?

An assessment of speech and language
A social skills assessment
On-going therapy or advice
Training staff to implement an SLT programme
Training staff in communication and social skills
Support to become a centre of excellence in social skills

We do NOT provide assessment or advice on swallowing difficulties or assessments for tribunal

We aim to provide you with a service that is tailor made to suit your needs whether that is assessing children’s speech and language needs or working within the classroom – we will listen to what you want and then agree what we can provide. If you already receive SLT from the NHS, we are able to supplement that and we have experience of working successfully alongside our NHS colleagues.

How do we ensure a quality service?

We pride ourselves on being able to offer you a high quality and reliable service and consistently receiving positive feedback. To ensure this:

We provide all of our SLTs with regular clinical supervision and we are all committed to ongoing CPD (continued professional development)
We constantly measure effectiveness in all the work we do through the use of SMART targets. The progress that the pupils have made will be presented to you in an end of year report.

What do our current schools think?

At the end of each academic year we meet with all of our schools to find out what is working well and what we can do differently for them. We also ask them to rate us and the feedback for 2016 is presented below:

And a few quotes…

“Chris is knowledgeable, approachable and professional”

“Staff are approachable and willing to fit in with the school’s needs well”

“Therapist has an adaptable nature and shows flexibility to respond to different needs of year groups”

How much will it cost?

This can vary depending on individual factors such as location, travel involved and the complexity of the school i.e. is a more experienced therapist required? As a general rule for schools in Hampshire we charge around £250 per day, £180 for a half day and £70 per hour. Please ring us if you would like to discuss your individual schools’ needs further.

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