Now You’re Talking
Support and Help
How It Works
WellComm Pathway
There are a range of practitioners and professionals to advise and support you as children move through the WellComm pathway.
Who Can Offer Support?
Get WellComm support, advice and guidance with a district-based Language Champion
Language Champions are district-based Practitioners and Early Years Consultants who have undertaken additional Communication and Language development training, either ELKAN or Leading and Improving Vocabulary, Early Reading and Language in Early Years (LIVERLEY) programme.
Language champions support early years providers by:
Offering advice regarding developing your communication-friendly environment.
Signpost you to training and support tools.
Provide support relating to amber and red WellComm screening outcomes and interventions.
Access specialist advice from SEND speech and language therapist teams if required.
Attend the EY District Network meetings that take place each term to share effective practices to promote communication and language with other practitioners and settings in your district
DLP
Developing Local Provision (DLP)
Get advice and support from the Developing Local Provision project.
If you are unsure which district you live or work in, head over to our Find Your District page. Once you know your district, go to your District DLP page and find the contact us button.
Speech and Language Therapy
The Speech and Language Therapy service provide evidence-based specialist support to children (age 0-19) with specific speech, language and communication difficulties and those with difficulties swallowing, eating and drinking.
Area SENCO Team
The Area SENCO team provides advice, support and training for PVI sector settings.
You can find various videos designed to help you apply strategies to support your child's communication needs on Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust SALT page.
