| 13.05.2013 | Trailblazing Whole School Speech and Language Initiative Improves Pupil Outcomes at Primary
Children’s communication charity calls for A Chance to Talk model of commissioning speech and language support to be replicated across primary schools nationwide. |
| 25.03.2013 | I CAN submission to the DfE consultation on Early Education and Childcare Staff Deployment
Response to the Department for Education's consultation on Early Education and Childcare Staff Deployment from I CAN, the children's communication charity. |
| 22.03.2013 | I CAN launches third phase of its Million Lost Voices Appeal at reception to mark 125 years of helping vulnerable children
Children's communication charity I CAN, has launched the third and final phase of its ambitious Million Lost Voices Appeal at a reception at Fortnum and Mason’s Diamond Jubilee Salon. The event also marked the start of I CAN’s 125th Anniversary celebrations. |
| 29.01.2013 | I CAN’s Response to government announcements on early education and childcare
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, welcomes the Minister’s comments on the need to professionalise the early years workforce through raising the entry level requirements for new staff and overhauling childcare qualifications. |
| 27.12.2012 | I CAN Responds to Launch of Better Communication Research Programme
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, today (27th December 2012) welcomed the publication by the Department for Education (DfE) of the Better Communication Research Programme (BCRP) report. This research is the most comprehensive research programme on children’s Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) ever undertaken in England. |
| 19.12.2012 | I CAN’s response to Education Select Committee publication of report of pre-legislative scrutiny of SEN (special educational needs)
The children’s communication charity, I CAN, welcomes the publication today of the Education Select Committee’s report on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft SEN clauses of the Children and Families bill. |
| 18.12.2012 | Students with communication difficulties speak to All Party Parliamentary Group for Children (APPGC) at House of Lords on 17 December 2012
Two students from I CAN’s Dawn House School in Mansfield spoke to the prestigious All Party Parliamentary Group for Children yesterday (Monday 17th December) as part of their inquiry on the question Are children and young people getting the opportunities they want?. Dawn House is a specialist school for children and young people from 5 to 19 years with severe and complex speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) including Asperger’s Syndrome. |
| 30.11.2012 | Choir of Children With Communication Difficulties to Share Stage with Royal Wedding Musicians on 13 December 2012
Local children with communication difficulties are looking forward to a Christmas concert with a difference in Ottershaw on Thursday 13 December 2012. They will share the stage with members of the London Chamber Orchestra (LCO) at a special concert in aid of I CAN’s Meath School. |
| 28.11.2012 | Children’s Minister celebrates first ‘birthday’ of vital programme to boost children’s communication skills – the Early Language Development Programme
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Children and Families), Edward Timpson MP visited Stonegrove Children’s Centre in Edgware, Barnet, on Tuesday 27 November 2012 to celebrate the progress made by children and their families, thanks to the first year of the Early Language Development Programme. |
| 26.11.2012 | I CAN SHOWCASE FLAGSHIP COMMUNICATION PROGRAMMES AT THE ACADEMIES SHOW
Leading communication charity focuses on improving communication skills in academy pupils aged 4-16 across the UK with Secondary Talk and Talk Boost.
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, is profiling its flagship Secondary Talk programme and Talk Boost primary intervention for language delayed children at The Academies Show on 28th November - offering exclusive speech, language and communication bursaries and consultancy offers for academies across the UK.
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| 23.11.2012 | Secondary Talk School Triumphs at Shine a Light Awards
An I CAN Secondary Talk school, Peacehaven Community School in East Sussex, has this week been awarded the Secondary School of the Year award at the prestigious Shine a Light 2012 Awards in honour of the school’s practices supporting young people’s speech, language and communication. |
| 22.11.2012 | I CAN’s Dawn House School Highly Commended at National Awards
I CAN’s Dawn House School in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire has been highly commended at the Shine a Light Awards 2012 last night (Wednesday 21st November) for supporting young people’s communication. |
| 20.11.2012 | Top Five Party Pursuits Reveal Kids Are Getting Back To Basics
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, today unveils the top five children’s party activities from a survey of 1500 UK parents of under-5s. It’s a list full of fun pursuits that build communication and social skills and encourage interaction with other kids: |
| 27.09.2012 | I CAN welcomes AAC inclusion in Clinical Advisory Group’s recommendations for specialised services
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, along with colleagues from across the children’s communication sector, welcomes the Government’s decision to accept the recommendations of the Clinical Advisory Group for Prescribed Services – which includes that the commissioning of services for children requiring specialised Augmented and Alternative Communication services and equipment become a core responsibility of the NHS Commissioning Board from April 2013. |
| 17.09.2012 | Humf joins children’s communication charity I CAN to launch Chatterbox Challenge 2013!
Children’s communication charity I CAN is proud to announce that it is partnering with loveable children’s brand Humf, from the hit Nick Jr. TV show, with continued support from long-term sponsor Openreach to make the 2013 Chatterbox Challenge even bigger than ever. |
| 03.09.2012 | I CAN Response to Publication of Special Educational Needs Clauses in the Children and Families Bill
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, welcomes the publication of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) clauses of the Children and Families Bill today (Monday 3rd September). |
| 17.07.2012 | Dawn House School students art work exhibited in the National Mall Galleries, London
Last week, two Year 11 students from Dawn House School had their work chosen to display in The Mall Galleries, London as part of the 10th Annual National Students Art Exhibition. The special school run by I CAN is for children aged 5 to 19 years with severe and complex speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). |
| 09.07.2012 | Gravesham schools celebrate improvements in pupils’ communication through A Chance to Talk
On 4 July, staff from eight Gravesham primary schools gathered at Raynehurst Primary School to celebrate their involvement in A Chance to Talk, a two year project that improves the speech, language and communication skills of all pupils and provides targeted support for those who need additional help. |
| 06.07.2012 | Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) grant to help improve children’s language skills with Nuffield Language 4 Learning
I CAN, the children's communication charity, UCL (University College London) and the University of Sheffield have been awarded a £737,000 grant by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) in its latest funding round. The grant will enable UCL and the University of Sheffield to test and evaluate Nuffield early language intervention (Nuffield L4L), a new programme to improve children's oral language skills in nursery and Reception year classes. |
| 06.07.2012 | Rt Hon Michael Gove MP visits I CAN’s Meath School
Today (Friday 6th July) Education Secretary Michael Gove MP visited I CAN’s Meath School in Ottershaw, Surrey to meet with pupils, parents and staff. |
| 12.06.2012 | UK Dads are a nation of ‘Old Men’
A new poll this week found that the UK’s favourite nicknames for dads include ‘Old Man’, ‘Pop’ and the ‘Old Fella’. The top ten league-table was compiled by the charity initiative, Adopt a Word, which asked 1000 Brits to share their affectionate nicknames for their fathers. |
| 01.06.2012 | Internet a Vital Resource for Early SLCN Identification
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, are advising parents to seek resources to better understand children’s special educational needs (SEN) following the Department for Education Support and Aspiration: a new approach to special educational needs and disability - progress and next steps report. |
| 21.05.2012 | Japanese Olympic Marathon runners join 100-strong I CAN team in Bupa London 10,000
Japanese Olympic Marathon runners, including Miss Yoshimi Ozaki, Miss Risa Shigetomo, Mr.Arata Fujiwara and Mr.Kentaro Nakamoto are joining a team of 100 runners competing in the BUPA London 10,000 on Sunday 27th May for I CAN, the children’s communication charity. |
| 15.05.2012 | I CAN Response to Government’s report Support and aspiration: A new approach to special educational needs and disability – progress and next steps
The children’s communication charity, I CAN, welcome the publication today of the Government’s report Support and aspiration: A new approach to special educational needs and disability – progress and next steps. |
| 02.05.2012 | I CAN response to media portrayal of Roy Hodgson
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, today expressed disappointment in the media’s portrayal of Roy Hodgson, new England Football Manager. His minor speech production difficulty, in saying ‘w’ instead of ‘r’ has formed the basis of many puns in newspaper headlines. |
| 01.05.2012 | Staff and pupils at Dawn House School welcome Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council
On 17th April, staff and pupils at I CAN’s Dawn House School in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire welcomed Councillor Keith Walker, Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council and his Consort, Mrs. Inga Walker to receive a tour of the school. The special school run by I CAN is for children aged 5 to 19 years with severe and complex speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). |
| 29.03.2012 | Talk Boost intervention for language-delayed children launched at Cracking Communication Conference
Talk Boost, a new targeted and evidence-based intervention supporting language-delayed children in Reception and Key Stage 1 to make significant progress with their communication skills, was launched yesterday (Wednesday 28th March) at Cracking Communication Conference. Cracking Communication, hosted by The Communication Trust, was attended by over 100 school leaders and curriculum coordinators on how to meet the communication elements on the new Ofsted and National Curriculum frameworks. |
| 28.03.2012 | I CAN welcomes the new Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, welcomes the publication of the new Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS) announced yesterday (27 March 2012). The new framework places communication and language at the heart of the early years curriculum, cementing the important role that speech, language and communication plays in children’s development. |
| 26.03.2012 | Meath School parent honoured for charity work being chosen as London 2012 torchbearer
Meath School parent honoured for charity work being chosen as London 2012 torchbearer. |
| 12.03.2012 | Bladud The Pig said 'I CAN' run the Bath Half Marathon
Bladud the Pig, Bath City FC’s loved and respected club mascot, ran Sunday’s Bath Half Marathon in an impressive 3 hours 41 minutes and 19 seconds for children’s communication charity, I CAN. |
| 05.03.2012 | Children asked to stay silent in school
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, are calling on primary schools across the UK to get involved in a fun and engaging Sponsored Silence. |
| 28.02.2012 | Meath School children get ready set go for the first ever Communication Triathlon
Meath School children get ready, set, go! for the first ever Communication Triathlon |
| 06.02.2012 | 1000th school to register for the Communication Triathlon chosen to receive visit from Paralympian
1000th school to register for the Communication Triathlon chosen to receive visit from London 2012 Paralympian |
| 30.01.2012 | Business leaders and former Communication Champion join the board of children’s communication charity
Three outstanding individuals - Jean Gross CBE, Christopher Holder and Henry Grafton-Grattan - have joined I CAN’s Council of Trustees, the children’s communication charity announced today. |
| 16.01.2012 | I CAN responds to the findings of Jean Gross CBE, the Communication Champion whose report is published today
“Despite progress, still too many gaps in support for 10% of children with communication difficulties”
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, today expressed concern that there are still many gaps in the support available for more than a million children across the UK with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), despite recent advances. |
| 03.01.2012 | Recession pressure means parents can’t prioritise time with children
Charity warns of a generation at risk, as 72% of Brits take on more work to make ends meet |
| 31.12.2011 | I CAN Welcomes Honour for Champion of Children’s Speech, Language and Communication
I CAN is delighted that Jean Gross, the Communication Champion, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s honour’s list. Jean Gross was appointed as the Communication Champion in 2009 following the Bercow review of children’s speech, language and communication. |
| 20.12.2011 | I CAN welcomes the report of the Expert Panel on the National Curriculum
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, welcomes the report of the Expert Panel on the National Curriculum. This states clearly that oral language skills should be a strong feature of any new National Curriculum because of the links between language and attainment. |
| 13.12.2011 | Choir of children with communication difficulties shared stage with Royal Wedding musicians
Local children with communication difficulties shared the stage at a Christmas concert with a difference in Ottershaw on Tuesday 13 December 2011. The London Chamber Orchestra (LCO) performed a Christmas Concert at Christ Church, to raise funds for I CAN's Meath School. |
| 09.12.2011 | I CAN expresses concerns about Phonics Screening Check
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, has expressed its concern over the suitability of the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check for the 1.2 million children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). The results from the first round of screening have today been published by the Department for Education. |
| 07.12.2011 | Choir of Children with Communication Difficulties to Share Stage with Royal Wedding Musicians
Local children with communication difficulties are looking forward to a Christmas concert with a difference in Ottershaw on Tuesday 13 December 2011. They will share the stage with members of the London Chamber Orchestra (LCO), who performed at the Royal Wedding in April, at a special concert in aid of I CAN’s Meath School. |
| 29.11.2011 | Example gives an Exclusive interview to Raising Your Game’s Javid (16)
Leading singer and rapper Example gave an exclusive interview to a young people with from Mencap’s Raising Your Game project on Saturday November 26 at Mencap’s Little Noise Sessions. |
| 24.11.2011 | I CAN'S DAWN HOUSE SCHOOL CELEBRATING FOLLOWING SHINE A LIGHT AWARDS
I CAN, the children’s communication charity and staff and students from I CAN’s Dawn House School in Mansfield are celebrating today, as the School was highly commended in the Shine a Light national campaign awards last night, in the Communication Friendly Award - Secondary Schools and Colleges Category. The special school run by I CAN is for children aged 5 to 19 years with severe and complex speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). |
| 18.11.2011 | Get ready, set, row! Children encouraged to chatter for charity sing-a-long
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, are launching their annual Chatterbox Challenge and calling for all UK nurseries, childminding groups, pre-schools and children’s groups to register and get involved in 2012! Chatterbox Challenge is a firm favourite in the calendar, and to get children ready for Summer 2012, this year’s theme is ‘Kids in Motion: Get active and make chatter matter’. |
| 08.11.2011 | New investment in early language development to improve the life chances of the UK’s most disadvantaged “under 5s”
Children under 5 at risk of language delay will benefit from a new initiative involving children’s communication charity, I CAN. Impetus Trust, the UK pioneer of venture philanthropy, and leading education charity The Sutton Trust, announced today that I CAN is one of the first three organisations in which they have chosen to invest as part of their joint Early Years Initiative. |
| 04.11.2011 | I CAN leads new consortium to boost children’s language skills
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, is delighted to be heading up the new Department for Education (DfE) funded Early Language Development Programme (ELDP) together with a strong consortium of partners: Action for Children, The Children’s Society, The Pre-School Learning Alliance, Elklan CIC and The Office for Public Sector Management. |
| 03.11.2011 | Local primary wins visit from London 2012 hopeful with the Communication Triathlon
Children and staff from Percy Hedley School in Newcastle are getting ready for a visit from Liz Johnson, 100m Breaststroke gold medal winner at the 2008 Paralympic Games. The school were entered into a competition for taking part in the Communication Triathlon to win a visit from a London 2012 hopeful and Percy Hedley is one of two schools nationwide to receive this prize. |
| 02.11.2011 | Local primary wins visit from London 2012 hopeful with the Communication Triathlon
Children and staff from St James’s Primary in Paisley are getting ready for a visit from Liz Johnson, 100m Breaststroke gold medal winner at the 2008 Paralympic Games. The school were entered into a competition for taking part in the Communication Triathlon and win a visit from a London 2012 hopeful and St James’s Primary is one of two schools nationwide to receive this prize. |
| 17.10.2011 | Raising Your Game Wins a 2011 Young Partners Award
Raising Your Game has won a Young Partners Award 2011 in the National Category. |
| 12.10.2011 | Local primary schools encourage talking in class for No Pens Day Wednesday
Students and staff from I CAN’s Meath School in Ottershaw, Darley Dene Infant School, The Grange Community Infant School and Sayes Court School in Addlestone will be putting down their pens on 19th October. |
| 01.10.2011 | Primary schools across the UK are urged to register for the Communication Triathlon today!
With 300 days to go until the start of the Olympic Games, primary schools across the UK are being encouraged this month to register for the Communication Triathlon and join thousands of children and staff across the country who have already ‘exercised’ their speaking and listening skills. |
| 30.09.2011 | I CAN's response to the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS)
I CAN welcomes the opportunity to respond to the consultation for the revised Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS). We are pleased to see many of the recommendations from the Tickell review taken forwards in this framework, in particular the continued focus on children’s speech, language and communication in the early years and the crucial role it plays in children’s development. |
| 30.09.2011 | Project Helps Turn Around the Lives Of Young People at Risk of Offending in Leeds
Learning disability charity Mencap is launching the next phase in its ground-breaking project called Raising Your Game, at an event to be held at the Marriott Hotel, Leeds on Friday 25th November 2011, 10 am till 1pm. The event will be an opportunity to hear how Raising Your Game can benefit organisations that work with young people. |
| 30.09.2011 | Raising your game nominated for a 2011 young partners award
The prestigious award ceremony from the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) is approaching fast and Raising Your Game could be the winners on Saturday 15 October 2011. |
| 21.09.2011 | I CAN’s Dawn House School encourages talking in class for No Pens Day Wednesday
Students and staff from Dawn House School in Rainworth will be thinking about how they talk and listen to others by putting down their pens on Wednesday 28th September and getting involved in No Pens Day Wednesday, a brand new initiative from the Hello campaign (the national year of communication). |
| 05.09.2011 | Twenty Twelve star runs for children’s communication charity in adidas Women’s 5K Challenge
Twenty Twelve star runs for children’s communication charity in adidas Women’s 5K Challenge |
| 21.07.2011 | Chattering Children set a new record for Charity I CAN!
Thousands of children and adults are celebrating the news this week that they have helped to break a record as part of I CAN’s Chatterbox Challenge. I CAN, the children’s communication charity, has received official confirmation that thanks to everyone across the UK who took part, it now holds the Guinness World RecordTM for the ‘Largest game of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in multiple venues’. |
| 18.07.2011 | I CAN's response to Families in the Foundation Years and Supporting Families in the Foundation Years
I CAN welcomes the strong endorsement of the importance of child development in general, and early language development in particular, in the Supporting Families in the Foundation Years document. I CAN also welcomes the renewal of the Early Support Programme to offer support for families with disabled children. |
| 15.07.2011 | Dawn House School students tour Olympic Park with the Communication Triathlon
Eight students and two staff members from Dawn House School in Rainworth, Mansfield, were treated to an exciting tour of the Olympic Park recently. Dawn House is a special school run by I CAN, the children’s communication charity, for children aged 5 to 19 years with severe and complex speech, language and communication needs. |
| 12.07.2011 | I CAN's Dawn House School praised by Ofsted
I CAN’s Dawn House School has recently retained their ‘good’ rating in their Ofsted report and an ‘outstanding’ review in their boarding provision. The special school is run by I CAN, the children’s communication charity, for children aged 5 to 19 years with severe and complex speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). |
| 06.07.2011 | Response to revised EYFS
I CAN welcomes the news that the Government is set to accept many of Dame Clare Tickell’s recommendations in her review of the Early Years Foundation Stage. We are particularly pleased by the Government’s plans to introduce a check for 2-3 year olds to assess development including communication and language levels. |
| 04.07.2011 | SLI Handbook is officially launched by I CAN and Afasic
Comprehensive handbook on Specific Language Impairment (SLI) officially launched for parents and families across the UK. |
| 01.07.2011 | I CAN's response to the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Green Paper
I CAN welcomes much of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Green Paper and its vision to improve outcomes for children and young people who are disabled or have SEN and minimise the adversarial nature of the current system for families. |
| 28.06.2011 | One in ten young people lack language and communication skills needed for adulthood, warns new report
Urgent need for skills and support in secondary schools, says children’s communication charity. |
| 22.06.2011 | Lost for Words, Lost for Life
Conference highlights persistent gaps in services for young people with speech, language and communication difficulties. |
| 16.06.2011 | “The Fonz” comes to I CAN’s Meath School for popular Schools Tour
I CAN, the children’s communication charity’s Meath School in Ottershaw, Surrey has been chosen as one of the schools on the My Way! UK Schools Tour, with Henry Winkler OBE. |
| 15.06.2011 | Lost for Words, Lost for Life
Conference on speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in older children and young people highlights gap in services. |
| 31.05.2011 | I CAN urges families to keep chattering during National Family Week
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, are encouraging families to keep on chattering during National Family Week to help develop children’s speaking and listening skills. |
| 16.05.2011 | I CAN launches new programme to improve the lives of young people in secondary schools across Plymouth
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, have launched Secondary Talk in Plymouth today, a new educational programme to help improve the academic achievements and behaviour of young people in secondary schools. |
| 11.05.2011 | I CAN’s Meath School rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted
I CAN’s Meath School in Ottershaw, Surrey has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ for the second time by Ofsted. The special school is run by I CAN, the national children’s communication charity, for children aged 4 to 11 years with severe and complex speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). |
| 30.03.2011 | I CAN responds to Dame Clare Tickell’s Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) review
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, welcomes Dame Clare Tickell’s review into the Early Years Foundation Stage and the review’s focus on language and communication development. I CAN knows that improving children’s communication in the early years improves their educational attainment, their ability to make friends and achieve their full potential. |
| 23.03.2011 | Manchester Makes Chatter Matter
Children’s communication charity I CAN are working with NHS Manchester and Manchester children’s centres to help improve local children’s communication skills. |
| 25.02.2011 | Parents continue to put their children first despite financial pressures
Over 77% of parents in the UK would reduce their spending on clothes and nights out rather than their children’s activities, including toys and birthday parties, according to a new survey published today to mark the tenth anniversary of Chatterbox Challenge, an annual mass sing-along activity for children aged 0-5, run by I CAN, the national children’s communication charity. |
| 23.02.2011 | Join I CAN singing ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ at Nottingham’s Victoria Centre
I CAN, the children’s communication charity are coming to Victoria Centre, Nottingham, to sing ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ into the record books! |
| 11.02.2011 | I CAN sings Hello to the forthcoming Chatterbox Challenge event!
I CAN, the children’s communication charity, is gearing up for the exciting 2011 Chatterbox Challenge and calling on as many people as possible to register for our Guinness World Record. |
| 03.02.2011 | I CAN response to Education Select Committee Report
Virginia Beardshaw, Chief Executive of communication charity I CAN, comments. |
| 31.01.2011 | Communication myths put 1.2 million children’s futures at risk.
Communication myths put 1.2 million children’s futures at risk warns children’s communication charity I CAN. |
| 27.01.2011 | Hull helps I CAN Make Chatter Matter!
Children’s communication charity I CAN are working with Hull City Council, NHS Hull and kids to help improve local children’s communication skills. |
| 19.01.2011 | I CAN responds to Graham Allen’s Early Intervention Report
As the children’s communication charity, I CAN welcomes Graham Allen’s focus on speech and language as part of early intervention. I CAN believes that improving communication is key to achieving the report’s recommendations and should be at the heart of implementation. |
| 02.12.2010 | Gruff-tacular Chatterbox Challenge launches today and celebrates its 10th Anniversary Year
I CAN, the national children’s communication charity, are launching their 10th Annual Chatterbox Challenge and are calling on all children, families, nursery staff and early years workers to register and get involved. |
| 24.02.2010 | Make Chatter Matter pioneers I CAN celebrate The Communication Trust success
Children’s communication charity I CAN, has today warmly welcomed the announcement that The Communication Trust; a 38 strong consortium of third sector, private and voluntary organisations, will be managing and delivering a nation wide campaign focusing on the importance of children’s communication skills. |