You may well be wondering how the impact of the coronavirus will affect your child’s SEN provision. Vicky Ford, the Minister responsible for SEND, has now released this letter in which she says the Government is committed to doing everything possible to support affected families. The letter refers mainly to children and young people with…
Over the coming weeks and months Afasic will be doing all we can to support parents and children affected by speech, language and communication needs during these difficult times. Our helpline is open as usual on 0300 666 9410 from 10.30am – 4.00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays and there are many free resources available on…
Here are 3 ways that you can saddle up and support Afasic during 2020: Saturday 20th June: We are organising a one day, 55 mile, ‘4 Counties’ ride through the pretty countryside of the Chiltern Hills. The start and finish will be at Tring railway station, which is readily accessible by train and car. Sunday…
Nottinghamshire County Council have announced plans to cut funding for Speech and Language Therapy by over 60%! NAPLIC have set up a petition to help stop the cuts. Anyone can sign it. Please help by adding your signature.
Afasic is collaborating with NAPLIC for their annual conference in Sheffield, which this year is focusing on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Traditionally the conference has been attended by professionals in the field, but this year the organisers are very keen for parents to attend and have set up a special rate, to make this more…
Many congratulations to Afasic London marathon runner Stuart Chalmers, who has just been voted Virgin Money Giving ‘Fundraising Hero of the Month’! They loved seeing all the effort he’d gone to for his fundraising and to see him sharing his ideas with others. He gets a free pair of trainers and Afasic gets an extra…
We are delighted to announce that our useful app has been overhauled and updated and can now be downloaded from the Apple Store or Google Play. The App has lots of information for parents about the legal system, practical tips on how to manage meetings, a glossary of terms, information on speech and language development,…
Afasic held a very special Christmas Concert on 5th December, helping all those attending to get into the festive spirit early. We were delighted that our Patron, HRH The Duchess of Gloucester was able to join us and although the three young adults leading the concert were extra nervous to be doing a ‘Royal Command…