"The quality Secondary Talk resources not only focuses upon those who have the poorer communication skills but also challenges those who are considered the more able...thanks to all involved, it’s been fun."

A. Davies, Deputy Head, St Boniface’s College, Plymouth

Secondary Talk

Secondary Talk is an evidence-based practical programme to help schools support their young people to develop essential communication skills. It has been shown to improve both behaviour and engagement in learning.

Secondary Talk supports schools to develop communication approaches responding to their own priorities, unlike top-down school improvement initiatives. So whether your school has identified issues with behaviour, engagement in learning or attainment amongst its vulnerable groups, Secondary Talk can provide flexible, practical solutions.

How Secondary Talk works

Secondary Talk is delivered by experienced specialist I CAN consultants and it includes a combination of practical resources and short training modules together with tailored consultancy. Together these help change and embed communication supportive practice in a focused, step by step way.

That's why we've created Secondary Talk, an evidence-based practical programme to help schools support their young people to develop essential communication skills. It has been shown to improve both behaviour and engagement in learning.

Next Steps

To find out how Secondary Talk could work in your school, contact I CAN today 020 7843 2515 or secondarytalk@ican.org.uk

Principal Tony Morisson introduces Secondary Talk at Park Hall Academy. Click here for more videos from Park Hall Academy showing Secondary Talk in action.

Now available – Licensed Tutor training:

Secondary Talk - Licensed Tutor training: a two-day training course enabling specialist support staff such as Speech and Language Therapists or Advisory Teachers to deliver Secondary Talk under licence to secondary schools.

Click here for more information or to book on a course.

In the pipeline – other flexible packages for you coming in 2012

Secondary Talk - Champion: Developing the skills of a lead school to share innovation and good practice to a small cluster of schools under licence.

More Information
- - Secondary Talk brochure (pdf)
  - What, why, how and Ofsted (pdf)
  - Training Advisors and Validation (pdf)
  - Evidence Trials and Examples (pdf)
  - Benefits and Pricing (pdf)
  - Resource Order Form (doc)
  - Simon's Story (pdf)
  - Practice example 1 (pdf)
  - Practice example 2 (pdf)
Secondary Talk Evidence
- - University of Sheffield Secondary Talk evidence report (pdf)