The Communication Trust Conference October 2008 - Developing a workforce to support speech, language and communication for all children
We held our second conference at the CBI Conference Centre, London on Friday 10th October.
The conference was a brilliant success and provided an opportunity to explore the issue of workforce development in the context of speech, language and communication (SLC) for primary aged children (including the transition into primary school).
Delegates heard an update from John Bercow about his review and listened to keynote speakers from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), and the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA).
Delegates also heard an update on the Speech, Language and Communication Framework (SLCF), a competency based framework to support managers and practitioners to assess and plan professional development in the context of SLC.
Other organisations speaking at the conference included:
- BT Better World
- I CAN
- Communication Matters
- Signalong
- SMIRA
Click here to view the programme of the day and to download the presentations
Previous Conferences
This Communication Trust[ii] conference in March 2008, was a huge success. We would like to thank all the speakers for their wonderful support. Please see below for the speaker's presentations.
Download speakers presentations (4.3mb PDF)
Watch the keynote speech by John Bercow MP here.
[ii] The Communication Trust – has been founded by I CAN, the children’s communication charity, Afasic, CDC (Council for Disabled Children) and the BT Better World Campaign. The Trust’s work has been supported by funding from Department for Children’s Schools and families (DCSF)