Communicating the Curriculum - spread the word toolkit

Communicating the Curriculum is a practical new resource from The Communication Trust that supports primary schools to define and monitor progression within the National Curriculum Programme of Study for Spoken Language for Years 1-6. The resource supports schools in the context of the 2014 primary National Curriculum for England in which the levels system was removed.

We know there is a real appetite for this resource in primary schools and this toolkit supports you to spread the word about it with your school contacts. If you would like any copy for a specific publication or marketing route please contact Jo Bolton and we'll be happy to provide something for you - jbolton@thecommunicationtrust.org.uk

The main audiences for the resource are;

Primary school teachers Primary school TAs Primary school SENCOs

Primary school leaders Primary school advisory teachers

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This one pager outlines in an easy to hand out document further information about Communicating the Curriculum and how to access it – here

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Communicating the Curriculum is a practical resource from The Communication Trust which helps primary schools to define and monitor children’s progress in spoken language. The resource supports schools in the context of the 2014 primary National Curriculum for England in which the levels system was removed.

Communicating the Curriculum not only helps to show schools how the 12 Spoken Language Programme of Study Statements can be broken down in relation to the typical stages of language development, but also how they can use this to identify a pupil's progression. This will of course help schools to spot pupils who might be struggling with their spoken language and signposts to next steps and support for these pupils.

Please click here to register and access this resource

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Communicating the Curriculum is a practical resource from The Communication Trust that supports primary schools to define and monitor progression within the National Curriculum Programme of Study for Spoken Language for Years 1-6. Please click here to register and access this resource.

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Communicating the Curriculum is a practical resource from The Communication Trust that supports primary schools to define and monitor progression within the National Curriculum Programme of Study for Spoken Language for Years 1-6. The resource supports schools in the context of the 2014 primary National Curriculum for England in which the levels system was removed.

Communicating the Curriculum not only helps to show schools how the programme of study statements can be broken down in relation to the typical stages of language development, but also how they can use this to identify a pupil's progression with their spoken language skills and spot those who may be struggling and signposts to next steps and support for these pupils.

The resource is available to download and includes posters outlining age related expectations around the 12 statements that make up the spoken language programme of study for each year group as well as template summary tables to help teachers track the progression of individual pupils and whole classes against the programme of study.

Please click here to register and access this resource.

If you have any questions or would like any further information about the resource please contact Jo Bolton, Programme Manager at The Communication Trust- jbolton@thecommunicationtrust.org.uk

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Communicating the Curriculum is a practical new resource from The Communication Trust. It supports primary schools to define and monitor progression within the National Curriculum Programme of Study for Spoken Language for Years 1-6. Please click here to register and access this resource

Do you work in a primary school and want support to define and monitor pupils’ progress in spoken language? Communicating the Curriculum, a new resource from The Communication Trust is here to help. Register to access it here www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk/communicatingthecurriculum

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Press Release – For Immediate Release (18th January 2016)

Support for schools with monitoring pupil progress in the National Curriculum from The Communication Trust

Primary school teachers in the UK will now have access to much needed support to define and monitor pupils’ progress in meeting the spoken language expectations of the National Curriculum with the launch of a new resource, Communicating the Curriculum.

The resource launched today (18.01.16) by The Communication Trust, a coalition of over 50 not-for-profit organisations with expertise in speech, language and communication, will help primary schools to define and monitor progression in spoken language within the National Curriculum.

Communicating the Curriculum shows how the 12 statements which make up the Spoken Language Programme of Study can be broken down in relation to the typical stages of language development for each primary year group. Written by specialist teachers and speech and language therapists, Communicating the Curriculum supports schools to understand where language development relates to the National Curriculum, and also how they can use this to identify a pupil's progression with their spoken language skills, therefore helping them to spot pupils who may be struggling with these skills.

Octavia Holland, Director of The Communication Trust, says:

“The removal of the levels system and the requirements of the 2014 Programme of Study for spoken language has been challenging for some teachers. That’s why we’ve developed Communicating the Curriculum. It is a practical resource, with the crucial information busy school staff need to really get to grips with monitoring progression in children’s spoken language skills in the context of the National Curriculum. This is essential to ensure pupils who might have additional speech, language and communication needs are identified early and also to support all pupils in developing these crucial skills.”

Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) are the most prevalent reported special education need in primary schools in England, but are also often significantly under-identified. Monitoring progression in spoken language in school is an essential part of the identification and ongoing support process for children with SLCN, as well as being central to supporting the development of all children’s spoken language and wider literacy skills.

The Communication Trust is committed to supporting schools to better understand typical language development and SLCN to ensure they are able to respond to the needs of all their pupils.

Communicating the Curriculum is available to download from The Communication Trust website www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk/communicatingthecurriculum

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For Further Information

For further information, or to interview representatives from The Communication Trust, please contact Jo Bolton, Programme Manager, jbolton@thecommunicationtrust.org.uk, 0207 843 2526

Notes to Editors

The Communication Trust is a coalition of over 50 not-for-profit organisations. Working together we support everyone who works with children and young people in England to support their speech, language and communication.

The Trust’s mission is to ensure that every child and young person is supported to communicate to the very best of their ability.

The Trust works towards its mission by working in partnership to build, skills, knowledge and confidence in the children’s workforce, based on a foundation of good practice, robust evidence and effective policy and legislation.

For more information about the Trust visit www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk or follow us on Twitter @Comm_nTrust