A study by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists warns that focus has been directed on to pupils who have EHCPs, to the detriment of those who don’t.
Forty-five per cent of 350 speech and language therapists (SLTs) who responded to a survey for the report said they did not have time or resources to support non-EHCP students. This is despite government figures showing that 86 per cent of children and young people with communication problems do not have an EHCP.
The report states: “SLTs reported a refocus of resources to support children with EHCPs, which has often been to the detriment of children without EHCPs. Only 40 per cent of respondents said that they had capacity to deliver services to children without EHCPs. Several commented that these children are receiving reduced support, and in some cases no direct speech and language therapy support, due to capacity challenges.”
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