Please see details about our Primary to Secondary Transition Course, Volunteer opportunities for these courses and our getting ready for secondary school online national course. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Hannah’s EHCP changed her life. Now she’s worried others will miss out. Following reports EHCPs may be limited in new Government plans, Hannah is calling on Keir Starmer to stop this from happening. Join Hannah and Disabled Children's Partnership’s fight to save EHCPs. bit.ly/PMEHCP

To apply, please prepare a CV and a 1-2 page covering letter explaining: 1.) Why you are interested in joining the Engage with DLD team, and 2.) What you will bring to the project. Please send your CV and your covering letter to [email protected]. #DevLangDis

🌟We're getting ready to host the final DLD workshop tomorrow shaping future research priorities for DLD. The event will include people with lived experience of DLD, their families, SLTs and other professionals. More updates to follow.

.Ofsted has released information for schools on how it will inspect the impact that AI use has on teaching and learning. Here’s what teachers need to know… tes.com/magazine/news/…

📣Out today: the latest edition of my monthly newsletter, Early Years Evidence in Action - 7 bite-sized reads to help you keep up with research in early years. 💡𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵'𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: • more than 50% of young children use live streaming apps and social

Whether you're a teacher, parent, or just curious about DLD— go explore 👉 dldandme.org

Is Labour about to target special needs education? theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Nearly a quarter of foster places in England provided by private equity-backed firms theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

Labour vows to protect Sure Start-type system from any future Reform assault theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

Pleased to have been part of the panel, who met regularly to thrash out this document. We discussed each area and thought deeply about the writing process. It will be republished, which is good. What we will be left is an evidence informed go to read, for all practitioners!

‼️ESSENTIAL READING - The Department for Education has today published the updated Early Years Foundation Stage #EYFS statutory framework which comes into effect on 1 September. Link below:⬇️ gov.uk/government/pub… #EarlyYears #Primary #SchoolLeaders #Edutwitter

Final call to school leaders or policymakers wondering how can we reform SEND to work for the two million children with speech and language challenges! Join us in tomorrow's webinar to learn what change is needed to help these children thrive: speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-and-…

Renowned disability & inclusion expert and founder of #Disability History Month, Richard Rieser OBE, traces the recent history of inclusive education, how it can be made to work, and asks if this Labour government can make a positive difference: specialneedsjungle.com/disability-his…

ICYMI: Ofsted announced it will carry out a reduced number of school inspections when its new framework is launched in November, as the watchdog seeks to address sector concerns tes.com/magazine/news/…

Nearly 75% of teachers know very little or nothing at all about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). With #2in30 children affected by DLD, it's vital that they're identified, supported and understood. Join our webinar for educators ahead of #DLDDay👇 bit.ly/4gvUvoF

DLD stands for Developmental Language Disorder, it affects 1 in 14 people. DLD day is 17th Oct. What will you be doing to promote DLD? Afasic has organised a walk to raise awareness of DLD & raise funds. Support DLD day & make a difference afasic.org.uk #radld #DLDday

Our Director of Policy and Evidence, Louisa Reeves, features as a guest in the newest episode of the TTS Resources podcast! Listen to learn about the importance of speech, language and communication skills in the early years. 🎙️ >> tts-group.co.uk/early-years/tt…

Happy Friday E-DLD followers! Today’s post is a reminder that it’s only a week to go until DLD awareness day 2025. Make sure to check back every day next week to get involved in raising awareness for DLD! #DevLangDis #DLD #DLDday #youcantseeDLD #DLDawareness

You Can’t See DLD Could it be language? Dr Susan Ebbels and the team at Moor House Research and Training Institute have created resources and workshops to build educators’ understanding of DLD. Their check list, Could it be language? is an excellent free resource which alerts us