Afasic has funding to run transition courses this summer for year 6 children who have speech, language and communication needs who will be moving into year 7 and we are looking for secondary schools and SALT teams to take part. The courses increase pupils’ confidence and skills and really help make a difference! Please see…
Afasic has a number of guaranteed places for the Prudential Ride London – 100 mile event on Sunday 4th August 2019. This iconic cycle ride starts in the Olympic Park in Stratford and finishes on the Mall, with 100 miles of cycling through London and the Surrey countryside on closed roads in between. We are…
Speaking up for your child – are you being heard? Afasic is delighted to announce that we will be running a free workshop for parents on 13th February in Essex from 10am to 2.30 pm, at Edwards Hall Primary School, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5AQ. Lunch will be provided. The facilitator Steve Percival has many years’ experience…
There is still time to enter for the 2019 Shine a Light awards, the closing date is Wednesday 9th January 2019 at 23.59. There are several categories including Communication Champion or Child / Young Person of the Year. The ceremony takes place on Thursday 21st March 2019. British comic actress and writer, Sally Philips is hosting…
Can you help? Researchers at the University of Oxford are looking for children aged 10-15 who have difficulties with language to take part in their study into how brains work. This would involve having an MRI scan and also undertaking some behavioural tests, taking about half a day altogether. For more information about what is…
Afasic and our expert SALT partners had a busy summer 2018, running 14 of our unique ‘Secondary Starter’ transition courses for Year 6 children who have persistent speech, language and communication difficulties. Each tailored group included interactive games to help make friends, team work in a secondary school atmosphere and fun practical opportunities to practice…
It was a perfect day for a bike ride when this year’s Afasic charity ride visited the picturesque Essex countryside, starting and finishing in the village of Rayne and visiting many ‘Greats’ and ‘Littles’ along the way. It was a 50 mile route, to mark our 50th Anniversary, the country roads were gently undulating, with…
Stand is pleased to offer a Conference that demonstrates the importance of language development in early childhood. The Conference, which is led by Key speakers from across Wales, shows how developing language skills is of absolute importance for young children’s success later in life both as social beings and in pursuing an education. The Conference…