Speech and Language Advice

Speech and Language Therapy support

What is the Birmingham Forward Steps (BFS) offer?

Early Years Workers offer advice and strategies to support parents and carers in relation to a child or young person's communication needs, this can be 1 to 1 or via groups that will be delivered in Family Hubs, for instance 'Little Talkers.'

The offer has been enhanced as a result of the funded Best Start in Life Home Learning Environment Offer for Family Hubs and includes access to:

• Easy Peasy app,
• REAL,
• 50 things to do before your child is 5,
• NSPCC Lets Talk Sing and Play.

 

 

BCHC Speech and Language Therapy Advice Line

You can contact the Speech and language Therapy Team for therapy advice, strategies and support for parents and carers, schools and other professionals in relation to a child's or young person's communication skills or eating, drinking and swallowing concerns. The phone line will be open Monday to Friday, from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.

The child or young person must be:

• Aged 0 to 18 years (up to 19, only if in full-time special school education)
• Registered with a Birmingham GP or attending a Birmingham School

0121 466 6231

 

• Supporting language development through play (video)
• Other Speech and Language Therapy Service videos
• Speech and Language Therapy Service: recommended websites

 

 

Resources

Wider speech and language support

Speech and Language UK	Speech and Language UK give families the confidence and skills to help their children if they're concerned about their child's speech and language development.
Tiny Talk	Tiny Talk develop your child's communication skills whilst you are having a great time together. Currently in the Birmingham area are the following teachers: TinyTalk South-West Birmingham North Worcestershire - covering B31, B30, B38 and B48 Julie Hetherington (TTN / TTBS / TTT) 07930 545 789 julieh@tinytalk.co.uk TinyTalk Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield - covering B24, B72, B73, B74, WS13, WS14 Lisa Mathias (TTN / TTBS / TTT) 07851 627 651 lisama@tinytalk.co.uk
National Literacy Trust: First Words Together	First Words Together helps parents support their babies' and toddlers' early communication and language development.
CBeebies	CBeebies: Parenting advice and information for speech and language Parenting
NHS: Best Start in Life	Learning to talk
ICAN	For at least 1.7 million children in the UK, learning to talk and understand words feels like an impossible hurdle. ICAN give children and young people the skills they need so they aren't left behind, waiting to be understood.