Policies (speech and language difficulties)

Nationally, new legislation has been introduced for Special Educational Needs. Please refer to:

• Special educational needs and disability - Gov.UK - www.gov.uk
• SEN Reform in England | NDCS  www.ndcs.org.uk

In relation to Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN):

• For Cumbria County Council guidelines and policies relating to SLCN please refer to the County's SEN handbook.
• For national policies relating to SLCN it may be helpful to consider information provided by the Communication Trust-www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk
• For national policies relating to speech and language therapy services go to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists website www.rcslt.org