Women, Children, Young People and Families

The Women, Children, Young People and Families (WYCPF) team at NHS Education for Scotland (NES) were delighted to host a webinar focusing on Chatting Together to Support Early Language and Communication.  This webinar was planned to be interactive, with the opportunity to explore some exciting resources. This will include fun activities, tips, and advice and information about children’s early language and communication development. The event was run in partnership with BBC Tiny Happy People, Parent Club, Scottish Government National Early Language and Communication Team and NHS Education for Scotland.

This webinar aimed to:

• Describe the impact of early speech, language and communication (SLC) concerns across the life course.

• Introduce the new national speech, language and communication messages ‘Chatting Together’ and how these can be used in practice.

• Explore Parent Club from the Scottish Government and how the website can facilitate conversations with the families you support around a wide range of issues

• Develop confidence in sharing key language resources from the BBC Tiny Happy People site with families. 

• Signpost you to learning resources which can support your further learning and development in relation to children’s early language and communication development

Presenters:

• Louise Illingworth & Gill Earl – National Early Language and Communication Team, Education Scotland

• Elaine Macintyre – Parental Audience Marketing (Parent Club), The Scottish Government

• Hannah Green – BBC Tiny Happy People

• Joanne Gibson – NHS Education for Scotland