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Additional information for educational settings
- Professionals and Clinicians
- Speech, language and communication
We offer information, advice and training to professionals in early years settings, primary and secondary schools.
We also recommend reading our information and advice on individual topics.
Explore the topics on this page:
Communication friendly environments
Communication friendly environments encourage the development of good communication skills for all. They also create a more inclusive environment for those who need additional support.
We have created this short video for schools and settings to support you in ensuring you provide a communication friendly environment for your children and young people.
You may find these tools helpful in identifying how you can make your school or setting more communication friendly:
Early years settings
Early years toolkit
The early years toolkit has been designed to be used in order to identify a child’s Speech, Language and Communication needs, set appropriate targets and to review
and adapt these targets using an ‘assess plan do review’ approach.
Training and workshops
Professionals can learn more about the early years toolkit by attending our workshop. Find out more about our early years communication and language toolkit workshop.
Early years screening tool downloads
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Primary schools
School age toolkit
The aim of this toolkit is to provide schools with information and resources related to speech, language and communication. It can provide you with a strong knowledge base and the confidence to support all pupils to develop the necessary speech, language and communication skills to succeed in life.
Primary school screening tools
- First language assessment tool
- What's Typical Talk at Primary Advisory Poster (Set of 5) – Speech and Language UK Shop
- Universally speaking 5 to 11 – Speech and Language UK Shop
- Communicating the curriculum - The Communication Trust
- Progression Tools from The Communication Trust for Primary Years Set – Speech and Language UK Shop
Secondary schools
Last reviewed: 24 November, 2025
