Bercow: Ten Years On

As part of Bercow: Ten Years On, a review designed to examine support for children and young people with SLCN in England, I CAN and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) are asking children and young people with SLCN to share their views on the help and support they receive.

The Bercow: Ten Years On project team are inviting children and young people to contribute in the following ways:

• By completing a short online survey about the support received - surveys are available for those under 16 years of age and those over
• By downloading and completing a paper version of the survey. Once completed submissions should be sent to bercow10@ican.org.uk or in the post to Bercow: Ten Years On team.
• A sorting task activity is available to download for children and young people with SLCN who may not want or are unable to complete a survey online or on paper.
• By submitting a Vlog sharing thoughts on the help received for talking and understanding and what it means to have difficulties with talking and/or understanding to bercow10@ican.org.uk

There is a survey for practitioners to complete should they wish to submit their thoughts and experiences to the review. Details of how to access the survey are listed below.

Information and guidance documents are also available for children and young people with SLCN; parents and carers; and for schools and settings.

The survey is open now at the Bercow website

The closing deadline for contributions is 28 July 2017.

This inquiry, taking place ten years after the landmark 2008 Bercow Review led by John Bercow MP, is in response to concerns about the support for children and young people with SLCN amid major changes in the education and health system.

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