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WellComm

The Birmingham Early Years Speech, Language and Communication (SLC)–WellComm Project supports a consistent universal approach to assessing and supporting children’s speech, language and communication needs.

 

How It Works

The Early Years SLC–WellComm Project will deliver the following for Birmingham-based early years providers:

  • Ongoing support from district-based Speech, Language and Communication champions from the maintained nursery schools and the early years consultant team.

  • Training to support the universal use of the WellComm toolkit for all children across the ten districts of Birmingham.

  • A funded WellComm Toolkit for private, voluntary and independent providers, including childminders who are registered to provide early education entitlement places in Birmingham.

  • A funded WellComm toolkit for schools with early years provision who do not currently have access to a WellComm toolkit.

  • Ongoing network activities to strengthen provider and multiagency support for children with speech, language and communication needs.

How do I request a fully funded WellComm Toolkit?

Birmingham City Council will fully fund one WellComm Toolkit for all schools, nurseries, pre-schools, and childminders registered to offer Early Education Entitlement (EEE) places.  

Please email the EY Duty team (EYDuty@birmingham.gov.uk) for details on how to obtain your Toolkit. The team will also support providers that are not EEE registered.

Early Years settings need to attend an Introduction to WellComm Workshop. During the workshop, you will be provided with instructions on how to receive your Toolkit.

 

How do I request support?

If you would like to request support, please see our Advice and Support page.

 

WellComm Pathway

Please see the guide below to advise you as children move through the WellComm pathway, and for information on who to contact at each stage.

You can also download these pathways as a PDF.

 

Please return your WellComm screening data to the local authority. You can use the WellComm tracker form to record and collate your information.

 
 

Our Approach

GL Assessment training videos

These resources from GL ASsessment will help you share how to use WellComm across your team.

 
 

WellComm Workshops

All practitioners in Birmingham are eligible to attend a WellComm workshop.

These sessions are intended to enable practitioners to use the WellComm Toolkit within their setting to support the
accurate assessment and interventions for children with speech, language, and communication needs.

 

Newsletters

You can find links to the latest Speech Language and Communication (SLC) WellComm Newsletters below.