Great to be Birmingham City University with SLT at BCU Placements Team Melanie Packer (she/her)🇧🇧🇫🇷🇬🇧, Lesley Ann Docherty🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and Natacha Capener & local practice partners for this session on 'A vision for eating, drinking & swallowing placements' - exploring how we can best support students to meet RCSLT 💙 EDS competencies.

Love getting the team together for face to face meetings and huge thank you to the wonderful Vanessa SLT for our lovely treats and inspirational words SWB NHS Trust

This is so disappointing from Tempest Photography. Quote from parent Natalie Pinnell: "I can't understand how a human can think it's OK to effectively give people the choice to erase children from their class and their history." #Ableism #SEND bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

We are looking for an effective, creative, and inspirational Key Stage 3/4 classroom practitioner to join our school as a developer teacher. Are you interested? Apply here: ayr.app/l/LoLv

For our Neurodiversity Week last week, 2D looked at Attention Autism, read The Abilities in Me: Autism and created Neurodiversity artwork 🤩🫶 #autism #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek

It’s International Kangaroo Care Day. Skin to skin care is an invaluable part of your baby’s care that only you (their family) can provide. See our website tinyurl.com/2dabx6k7 #InternationalKangarooCareAwarenessDay #kangaroocare #miraclebabies #kangaroocuddle #NICU #nicubaby

So it was on (here’s the last 3 mins)- we need to #InvestInSLT across the lifespan. Mikey's Wish Foundation Gillian Rudd RCSLTpolicy Chris Kamara Georgia Wilson West Midlands Speech & Language Therapy SLT at BCU Once you’re watched please sign the petition… petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6579…

A very proud moment seeing my #WeResearch poster entry shortlisted for the SWB NHS Trust & The Dudley Group Engaging with our Communities category. Great recognition of the progress made with screening students for #SLCNs in Sandwell Community School secondary PRU 🙌☺️

Not only "Good" overall, but we achieved "Outstanding" in Personal Development & Behaviour and Attitudes! We're proud to foster a positive & supportive learning environment for all. Read more: highpoint.fet.ac/ofsted-success/ #OfstedGood

Last week, we discussed with mental health and speech and language experts what more we can do together to prevent and treat mental health problems. With 80% of children referred to mental health services having language difficulties, this is a really urgent problem. 1/2🧵

In this heat it’s important to remember that not everyone can verbalise their basic requirements or needs for maintaining comfort. Added this quick addition to the clinic room today for those just in case moments. #AACforall #SelectiveMutism #littlechanges

We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech & Language Therapist to join our team! This post is within our Autism assessment and diagnosis service. We cant wait to hear from you! swbh.nhs.uk/work-for-us/cu…

Our Stroke services are expanding and we have 2 new Band 6 specialist stroke rehab posts out to advert. Great inpatient rehab MDT with our integrated community stroke services team and general community team bases on the same site for closer team working😊 shorturl.at/Ohr99

October is AAC Awareness Month 🗣️ Speech and language therapists work with children and young people who have communication difficulties, and this often involves supporting children and the people around them in using AAC!

✨New research study✨ Are you: -an autistic SLT or autistic SLT student - or have you supported autistic SLT students as a placement educator? Please consider completing our questionnaire! More info below #MySLTDay #MyStudentSLTDay app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/experien…

Great to be at the #AAC CEN today! Interesting discussion about how we can ensure our AAC service is neurodiversity affirming this morning. #AACaware #cpd #mysltday

Our Speech & Language Therapists are at the Lyng Centre, West Bromwich, raising awareness of Developmental Language Disorder or #DLD for short. 🧁 come for a cake and a chat about how you can support your child with DLD 💜💛💜💛 #DLDday ⁦RADLDcampaign⁩

This week is Feeding Tube Awareness Week. The week promotes best practices, innovations, and understanding of the lived experiences of families and children reliant on tube feeding . It is celebrated across the globe.

💗 Happy Valentines Day! 💗 Valentine’s day in the NICU doesn’t have to feel ordinary. Why not mark the occasion by: 📝 Writing a heartfelt letter to your baby 💕 Decorating their space with love 📷 Capture your baby’s first valentine with a photo to cherish How will you be

Very privileged to be invited to parliament by Bliss Baby Charity to celebrate the Neonatal Care (Leave & Pay) Act which comes into effect on 6.04.25. Now onto the next thing as there is much much more to do! #FutureNeonatalServices