Beth Morrant
Is THIS on your school improvement plan?
Does your school improvement plan include staff development & training in speech & language? It should.
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Beth Morrant
Oct 3, 20222 min read
How I'm helping schools (and how I can help yours too) 😇
I help schools by providing online training and CPD for school staff so that they can identify and support the SEN needs of their pupils.
Beth Morrant
Aug 15, 20221 min read
Do you CHUNK? 🤔
Have you heard of chunking? Do you chunk? It’s a strategy we can use to support children’s language processing and memory skills. Read more
Beth Morrant
May 18, 20224 min read
What do memory, processing and retention problems look like?
What do memory, processing and retention problems look like in a classroom? How do memory difficulties impact on learning?
How can we help?
Beth Morrant
Apr 7, 20223 min read
Top Strategies to Boost Children's Speech & Language Skills
Here are my top strategies to help you establish effective management of speech and language needs in your classroom or setting.
Beth Morrant
Mar 1, 20222 min read
The Data is Emerging
The data is starting to emerge around the impacts on children following the pandemic. Recently the Royal College of Speech and Language...
Beth Morrant
Jan 17, 20222 min read
Are you part of the 96 percent?
96% of schools were either "very concerned" or "quite concerned" by the speech & language development of children since the pandemic (EEF)
Beth Morrant
Jan 5, 20223 min read
Data collection tools
There are a range of resources and tools in the Speech and Language Garden that you can use to collect data, monitor progress and show...
Beth Morrant
Nov 9, 20213 min read
Little Speech Sounds can have BIG Impacts
Speech sound difficulties can have wider impacts on language development and learning.
Beth Morrant
Oct 18, 20212 min read
One Game, Multiple Ways
A quick and easy intervention activity for schools to use with children to support needs and catch up skills.
Beth Morrant
Jul 8, 20213 min read
Top Tips for School Transitions
The last few weeks of the summer term in school are full of excitement. Mostly because the countdown is REAL and many of us have only a...
Beth Morrant
Jul 1, 20212 min read
How schools can support SEN pupils to 'catch-up'
Speech & language is going to be a big focus for the 2021-22 academic year. Schools can find information on CPD training and cost savings.
Beth Morrant
Jun 17, 20212 min read
How to Screen a Whole Class or Year Group for Speech, Language and Communication Needs
I was talking to a lovely SENCo a couple of weeks ago and she asked me “Beth, do you have anything that we could use to screen a whole...
Beth Morrant
May 11, 20212 min read
No-Prep SEND staff meetings
You're scheduled to do the next staff meeting but didn't have time to prepare. Don't worry, just log in and press play.
Beth Morrant
Apr 19, 20213 min read
Why won’t they RETAIN anything?
Teachers can help children who struggle to retain things. CPD training for supporting difficulties with processing and memory in schools.
Beth Morrant
Mar 12, 20213 min read
5 Steps to SLCN success in your school
“there is a significant under-identification of SLCN in schools” The Communication Trust, 2018, Many schools do not have enough support...
Beth Morrant
Feb 22, 20213 min read
How to identify Speech, Language and Communication Needs in your school
I’ve been working as a Speech and Language Therapist in schools for well over a decade and there are lots of expectations for teachers...
Beth Morrant
Feb 10, 20214 min read
Stuttering and Worrying- What's the link?
For many stammers, there is a strong link between stammering and anxiety or worrying. Lots of studies have found that anxiety and mental...
Beth Morrant
Oct 13, 20204 min read
Online Speech and Language Training courses
26 reasons why it's a good idea for your setting
Beth Morrant
Aug 21, 20202 min read
Supporting their return after lockdown
Thinking about the children returning to school for the Autumn term (fingers crossed 🤞), here are some ideas for Teachers and Teaching...
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