Who are we?

Our team consists of Speech and Language Therapists, Speech and Language Therapy Technical Instructors (SLT TIs) and a team of administrators.

SLT TIs support Speech and Language Therapists to deliver interventions, provide training and create resources.

We also have experienced Assistant Practitioners (APs) who work with our children and young people who are known to Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy.

What do we do?

In Oxfordshire, we work with children and young people from 0 to 19 years in community clinics, homes, early years settings and schools. Our goal is to empower families and those in education settings to support children’s progress in their daily lives.

We provide advice and support for a range of difficulties and differences through our clinical pathways:

• Language
• Speech sounds
• Emerging communication
• Stammering
• Deafness
• Eating, drinking and swallowing

We work as part of the Children’s Integrated Therapy (CIT) service (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Dietitians) and alongside other professionals in Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford University Hospitals.

How to make a good referral

When completing the referral form, please include as much information about the child/young person’s current speech, language and/or swallowing challenges.

Essential referral criteria:

• The referral is made by a professional e.g., education setting/GP
• The child/young person is aged between 0 and 19 years
• The child/young person has an Oxfordshire GP or an Oxfordshire Education Health Care Plan (EHCP)
• The child/young person’s speech, language, communication and/or swallowing difficulty or difference is impacting their daily life
• Teaching staff and the child’s key worker have supported the child/young person with strategies from the SEND Ordinarily available toolkit
• Completing all relevant referral paperwork for the child/young person according to their age and needs: Make a referral – Children’s Integrated Therapies
• Parental/carer consent

With this detailed information we can identify the most appropriate clinical pathway for the child/young person’s current primary need.