Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social School leaders’ favourite newspaper. Multi-award winning journalism, determined to get past the bluster and explain the facts. Published by EducationScape
The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social The King's Fund is an independent charity working to improve people's health. Our vision is a world where everyone can live a healthy life. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/
UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org The UK’s largest public funder of research. Our mission is to advance knowledge, improve lives and drive growth.
#FundedByYou
Also autoposting to @news.ukri.org, @funding.ukri.org, @blogs.ukri.org and @events.ukri.org. Topic specific feeds coming soon!
Andrew Lewin MP @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social Labour MP for Welwyn Hatfield🌹
🏏 Still an occasional cricketer.
Always a Pro-European.
www.andrewlewin.co.uk
@speechprofsarah.bsky.social @speechprofsarah.bsky.social
Anna Sowerbutts @pinch-of-salt.bsky.social Speech & Language Therapist in Hackney, Lecturer in SaLT at UCL. Co-author of DLD And Me (www.dldandme.co.uk). Churchill Fellow. Interested in DLD #DevLangDis, speech, conversation analysis, books and theatre!
Claire Lingard @clairelinners.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapist working in the NHS and Independent practice. Interested in Developmental Language Disorder & Speech Sound Disorders. AAC & Self-advocacy.
Sue Abell @sueabell.bsky.social NE Surrey Speech and Language Therapist. Specialist interest in DLD #DevLangDis and Speech Sound Disorders
Catherine Bagley @catherinebagley.bsky.social SLT with special interest in speech disorders and DLD. Photographer, clarinettist, lover of Epping Forest and art galleries.
Lesley Cherriman @iomslt.bsky.social Children's Speech and Language Therapist #DLD#SSD. @NAPLIC committee member.
❤ the Isle of Man, language, culture, growing my tiny garden and travelling.
Michelle St Clair @michellestclair.bsky.social Director of Engage with Developmental Language Disorder, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Bath. Passionate about increasing #DevLangDis research.
She/Her
#DevLangDis
Dr Lucy Hughes @lucyhughesslt.bsky.social Research Speech and Language Therapist @moorhouseinstitute.com
Lecturer at University of Reading
#bskySPEECHIES #DevLangDis
Prof Kate Watkins @kateewatkins.bsky.social Brain, speech and language research. Works @StAnnesCollege and @OxExpPsy University of Oxford. Co-E-i-C @jneurolang. Owned by Koko.
Jules Daulby @julesdaulby.bsky.social Calmer than I was on Twitter. Mum of 4, post menopausal, into yoga and sea swimming. Assistant Head in a special school. ECT induction tutor and proud NEU union rep. Therapeutic Thinking tutor, very into teaching reading and communication. Fan of @WomenEd.
Jo Wallinger @jowallinger.bsky.social Research Speech & Language Therapist exploring people’s experiences of Developmental Language Disorder at work #DLDAtWork. #PhD Student #DevLangDis #Literacy #ExperienceInformed.
She/her. Own views/no endorsements.
#BskySpeechies 🦋
Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social Retired professor of psychology at University of Oxford. Interests in developmental neuropsychology and improving science. Blogs at deevybee.blogspot.com
Vani Gupta @vanigupta.bsky.social SLP @ Sydney, Australia | Private Practice Owner @ Summer Hill Speech | PhD Candidate @ Griffith University | www.summerhillspeech.com
Pam Slater @pamslater26.bsky.social Raising awareness of FOXP2 & #ChildApraxiaSpeech, a rare neurological speech disorder.
#14daysofdvd @GivingVoice Award.
Medics4RD Patient Ambassador
Trustee Mikey's Wish Foundation
Sureena Brackenridge MP @sureenawne.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton North East.
Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk We are an independent health think tank aiming to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research & policy analysis.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
Mikey’s Wish Foundation @mikeys-wish.bsky.social A registered UK Charity supporting people with all speech, language and communication needs, with an added interest in Childhood Apraxia of speech. Account ran by Mikey Akers MBE
Speech and Language UK @speechandlanguk.bsky.social We are Speech and Language UK – we want every child to face the future with confidence. Your donations will go where the money is needed most.
Find out more about our work and get involved here: https://linktr.ee/SpeechAndLangUK
Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapist and Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. Research and clinical interests - barriers to access to justice for those with speech, language and communication needs. #criminaljustice #mentalhealth #devlangdis
Claire R @clairer123.bsky.social Speech and language therapist | #AuDHD | Founder ChatterPack.net | Author of ADHD and Me
Dr Susan Ebbels @susanebbels.bsky.social Research Speech & Language Therapist & Director @moorhouseinstitute.com. Created @shapecoding.com to help children with Developmental Language Disorder #DevLangDis. Views my own.
www.moorhouseinstitute.com/dr-susan-ebbels
www.shapecoding.com
Professor Yvonne Wren @yvonnewren.bsky.social Professor in Speech and Communication at the University of Bristol/ Professor of Speech and Language Therapy at Cardiff Metropolitan University/Director of Bristol Speech & Language Therapy Research Unit
Interested in all things cleft, speech and SSD
Steve Hermon @stevehermon.bsky.social 📻 Sports Journalist & #WBA commentator for BBC Radio WM 🗣️ I also raise awareness of Speech and Language therapy #SLT, Special Needs & #Autism issues for my son ❤️
CSDR Network @csdrnetwork.bsky.social UK and Ireland Child Speech Disorder Research Network. SLT researchers in children's Speech Sound Disorders #SSD #CAS https://www.childspeechdisorderresearchnetwork.org/
Dave Harford @dharford79.bsky.social I’m a #RoadSafety professional in a couple of emergency services. Other passions include my photography business, speech therapy, mental health and, just having a laugh when possible.
House of Commons @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Where elected MPs represent the public, legislate, and scrutinise the Government. Find out more about their work and how Parliament happens.
Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social Children's Speech Sound Disorders #ChildSpeechDis #DevLangDis Science, #Pseudoscience & #Misinformation in Health, Education, & Medical practice.
Thankful to live on Dharug Country 🖤💛❤️
#impSCI 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
https://www.speech-language-therapy.com
Saqib Bhatti MP @saqibbhattimp.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Meriden and Solihull East
Shadow Minister for Education
Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social Professor of Childhood Speech Sound Disorders & Behaviour Change, FRCSLT. Speech & Language Therapist #SLT
Phonological awareness, partnership working (SLTs & schools). Links to free resources: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/ecls/people/profile/helenstringer.html
AFASIC @afasic.bsky.social Afasic supports and provides information for families with children and young adults who have Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) with a focus on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
@fewtrella1.bsky.social @fewtrella1.bsky.social Advocating for Cognitive Communication Disorder post Covid.
Long Covid.
Dysautonomia.
POTS.
RCSLT Giving Voice Award winner 2023
Views my own.
Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social Stephen Parsons. Speech and Language Therapist, trainer and author. Chair of RADLD. Co-Chair of SLCA. Vocabulary, spoken language, oracy, Developmental Language Disorder #DevLangDis. #BskySpeechies thinkingtalking.co.uk
Lorraine Bamblett @bammo44.bsky.social Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy at Keele University. Specialist in Children’s Speech Sound Disorders #childspeechdis, #childapraxiaspeech and #devlangdis. Research interests in adults with DLD, CAS and diagnostic decision making.
A Pinch of SaLT @apinchofsalts.bsky.social A Speech and Language Therapist's (SaLT) musings.
NAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social UK charity for all professionals who work with children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder.
#SLCN #DevLangDis #SEND #oracy naplic.org.uk
@emmabakerslt.bsky.social @emmabakerslt.bsky.social Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist with interest in DLD and speech sound disorders. Amateur bird watcher and nature lover.
Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social #SaveOurChildrensRights Parent-led special educational needs and disability #SEND website. UK-based, strategic advocacy, resources, and information to help improve the lives of children & young people with disabilities and their families. Volunteers.
Marie Newton @seasaltbay.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapist
Programme lead for #ELSEC Hartlepool
Research Associate @newcastleuni.bsky.social
#Naplic committee
Raising awareness of #DevLangDis
Loren @meetdld.bsky.social https://amzn.eu/d/4NGyjX9
☕️🐈⬛🐈⬛
Www.meetdld.com
Umar Toseeb @umartoseeb.bsky.social Professor of Psychology @york.ac.uk interested in child and adolescent mental health, neurodiversity, and big data.
Co-host of @acamh.bsky.social podcast, Mind the Kids
Web links: linktr.ee/umartoseeb
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🍉
Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social Talking Mats is a #socialenterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties by increasing their capacity to think about and communicate effectively about things that matter to them.
@healthwatchcov.bsky.social @healthwatchcov.bsky.social
Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social Interested in communication ,#humanrights, equality, #socialcare, #learningdisabilty, #poetry, tennis ,the great outdoors ! Was a founder of the #socialenterprise @TalkingMats. NED of central advocacy partners & First Fund, FRCSLT, FRSA.
@victoriawad.bsky.social @victoriawad.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapist. Senior lecturer at Leeds Beckett University. Committee member @NAPLIC. #DevLangDis. Views my own.
Victoria Joffe @vjoffe.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapist & Audiologist, Professor of Speech and Language Therapy, Dean of Integrated Health & Care Partnerships @Uni_of_Essex. Co-editor of CLTT Journal
Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social The official account for Birmingham City University. Reaching beyond.
www.bcu.ac.uk
Jonathan Potter @drjonpotter.bsky.social Researches Victorian periodicals, visual culture, and literature. Teaches English lit. Probably the least online person you'll meet online.
Author of Discourses of Vision in C19th Britain: https://tinyurl.com/5bxvawy6
Dr Alice Storey @dralicestorey.bsky.social Associate Professor of Human Rights at BCU. Interested in the UN’s UPR, women’s rights, access to higher education & rugby league.
www.bcu.ac.uk/business-law-and-social-sciences/staff/law/alice-storey
Dr Peter Simcock @peterjsimcock.bsky.social Associate Professor of Social Work. Interested in deafblindness, social work law and adult safeguarding. Chair of the Deafblind International Acquired Deafblindness Network (ADBN).
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peter-Simcock
Dr Emma Craddock @emmacraddock.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Health Research, Birmingham City University. AuDHD. Women's health researcher. Academic magpie.
Solihull Parent Carer Voice @solihullpcv.bsky.social We are independent parent carers working together to raise awareness and improve outcomes for all children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND 0-25).
Hannah Harvey @1hannahharvey.bsky.social Research assistant at Birmingham City University 🦁
#DLD and #codesign
Bristol Speech & Language Therapy Research Unit @bristol-sltru.bsky.social Bristol Speech & Language Therapy Research Unit conducts research and development to improve the care of people with speech language & communication disorders
Rachel Barton @rachelbartonslt.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapist, AI Innovator and Trainer, Professional Supervisor
Hannah Lane @han-lane.bsky.social Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist 💬 ☀️
NIHR Doctoral Fellow - Researching early interventions for children born with cleft palate.
Anna Westaway @annawestaway.bsky.social UK Speech & Language Therapist interested in autism, #accessibleinformation & #inclusivecommunication. #Makaton tutor. Impressive repertoire of cheese jokes. Sheffield.
RADLD-Raising Awareness for Developmental Language Disorder @radld.bsky.social RADLD is a group of volunteers coordinated by an international committee of speech language pathologists with an aim to raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), a persistent difficulty in learning, speaking and understanding language.
Elly Chapple Founder #FlipTheNarrative©💜 @ellychapple.bsky.social The Human First Catalyst
TEDx Speaker | Author of Diagnosis: Human
Creating psychological safety & restoring human being #FlipTheNarrative ©
http://youtu.be/DXBdiGUQ8Lw
www.ellychapple.com
https://amzn.eu/d/dksiD2E - #DiagnosisHuman
Camilla Dawson @camilladawson.bsky.social Consultant Speech and Language Therapist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
Clinician and researcher in head and neck cancer, swallow compromise and altered airways.
Jenny Murphy @jennymslt.bsky.social Children’s Speech and Language Therapist working in Tayside, Scotland
Interested in AAC, PMLD and Dysphagia care. MRes student at Stirling University. Views my own.
Paula McGowan OBE @oliverscampaign.bsky.social •Hon University Fellow- Fac Health
•Founder The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training
•Patient Safety
•Hoping for a Social Media Platform where everyone can live together peacefully
#Oliverscampaign
Bilingualism London CEN @bilingualismloncen.bsky.social We are a group of international and local speech and language therapists/educators with specialist interest & experience in working with children and families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. #RCSLT
https://bilingualcen.wixsite.com/mysite
Professor Cristina McKean @cristina-mckean.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapist - Professor of Child Language Development and Disorders - fascinated by child development and passionate about tackling inequalities childhood experiences
Pauline Frizelle @pfrizelleslt.bsky.social
Becky Clark - ClarkSLT @beckyclark22.bsky.social SLT & Director ClarkSLT.co.uk
CoFounder & former Ed @RADLD
YouTube.com/RADLD
Advisor 🦦Oscar Finds the Treasure 👑 cogmazepublishing.com
#DevLangDis #BskySpeechies
EngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social Our aim is to make DLD research accessible to everyone and link individuals with #DevLangDis with #DLD researchers
Find our website, events, research summaries & opportunities all in one place on our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/engage_with_dld
Moor House Research & Training Institute @handle.invalid Training, intervention research and resources for Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and life skills. Part of Moor House School & College and home of the SHAPE CODING system and the WHEEL OF INDEPENDENCE.
www.moorhouseinstitute.com
Aydan Suphi @inclusionista.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapy, Higher Education, Social justice, #PhD journey. #bskySpeechies
Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social Speech & Language Therapist I Snr. Lecturer & #PhD student | #CranioMum | #Christian | Research: Safe, Efficient & Enjoyable Mealtimes for disabled children & families (not as easy as it may #SEEM) #Dysphagia
Helen Sutherland @helensutherlandslt.bsky.social Speech & Language Therapist specialising in SEND; mother of girls; loves stories and storytelling, music, and to swim 🏊♀️ / bike 🚴♀️ / run 🏃♀️(and then replace the calories! 😋); occasional politics geek.
Jen Ryder @jenryder.bsky.social Speech Therapist. Stammer ally. Parent of ND kids. Forest Church leader. She/her.
Dr Chris P @cats-chris.bsky.social Eclectic. Speech and Language Therapist. Zoologist. Conversation Analyst. Love surfing. Dartmoor. Horse riding. Value ordinary lives for those with learning disabilities. Attachment at the root of everything.
Carol-Anne Murphy @carol-annemurphy.bsky.social Researcher, lecturer in child language difficulties; SLT/P, https://pure.ul.ie/en/persons/carol-anne-murphy https://www.ul.ie/ehs/school-allied-health, University of Limerick.
https://www.ucc.ie/en/ticld/overview/ CIRcUL; HRI UL #DefendResearch
Melanie Cross @melaniespeechie.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapist with a special interest in child mental health. I offer supervision & training to SLTs working in SEMH/CAMHs, anywhere really! #BskySpeechies #DevLangDis #SEMH #CAMHs #MentalHealth uk.linkedin.com/in/melanie-cross-b4157b50
Neurodivergent SLT Network @ndsltuk.bsky.social A network for supporting ND speech and language therapists and promoting ND allies in the workplace. Http://linktr.ee/ndsltuk
Clare Carroll @clarecarrollslt.bsky.social Lecturer at University of Galway, speech & language therapist, PhD, author & parent with a positive attitude #Inclusion #SpeakUp4CommRights #DevLangDis #Voice #Disability #Collaboration
Matt Capps @mattcapps.bsky.social Paediatric SaLT
#DevLangDis
Marie Gascoigne @mariegascoigne.bsky.social SLT, systems thinker, author, working to change how services work around communities. Author & developer of @balancedsystem.bsky.social https://www.thebalancedsystem.org
Founder of https://www.bettercommunication.org.uk
Fiona Collins @fionacollins.bsky.social Ex teacher & SaLT with a career in Developmental Language Disorder #DevLangDis #EarlyYears #SEND. Trying to decide whether to follow #Politics, #Health & #Climate on here or just curate a timeline of cats, flowers & beautiful places. Lancashire UK.
Natacha Capener @tachacslt.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapist and Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy
#bskySPEECHIES #SLPeeps
AlexisemmaSLT @alexisemmaslt.bsky.social Highly specialist speech and language therapist supporting children and young people with SEMH (AP Taskforce & Youth Justice). Passionate about raising awareness of DLD. Ex- SENCo #SLT #DevLangDis #DLD #bskySPEECHIES
Kate Shobbrook @kateshobbrook.bsky.social Lecturer at UCL, speech & language therapist and PhD student. Interested in DLD, EBP & SLT interventions, particularly comprehension difficulties.
@cltt.bsky.social @cltt.bsky.social
Parent Carer Research Network @parentcarerresnet.bsky.social Platform connecting parent carers & researchers! Curating research opps & aiding recruitment. Bridging gaps for collaboration. 🌱 #ParentCarerCommunity
http://www.parentcarerresearchnetwork.co.uk
ACCT Sheffield @acctsheffield.bsky.social Autistic Children and Carers Together (ACCT) is a Sheffield charity for autistic young people and their families. We run fun, inclusive activity groups for young people, parent-carer support and family activities.
https://acctsheffield.org.uk
Rachel Sievers @sieversslt.bsky.social Speech and language therapist committed to raising awareness of the needs and strengths of people with developmental language disorder (DLD).
Izy Utley @izyutley.bsky.social NHS SLT, clinical doctorate student and research fellow. Learning disability, autism and inclusive communication. Wild swimmer and travel lover based in Scotland
Lara Meredith @larabmeredith.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Linguistics for Speech & Language Therapy. Works at DMU. Can't get enough of playing with toddlers, but also likes other client groups.
Dervla @dervlaslt.bsky.social NQP Speech and Language Therapist based in Birmingham.
#BSkySpeechies
Mary Jo Spearey @maryjs1.bsky.social Passionate about:
SLC and especially DLD - Developmental Language Disorder. Former Head of ComIT (Communication Intervention Team) S.E Wales.
All things McGeady family related.
Speech and Language Therapy Team, Fairfield General Hospital @fgh-slt-nca.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapy Team at Fairfield General Hospital, Bury. We cover Acute Medical, Hyper-Acute Stroke, Acute Stroke and Stroke Rehabilitation.
Barbara Moseley Harris @bmoseleyharris.bsky.social PhD student @mybcu.bsky.social Birmingham City University - see website for my research. Speech & Language Therapist. Focused on prioritising #stuttering #stammering perspectives in both roles. Own views.
Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social Prof of Developmental Psychology at Uni of Edinburgh
Dean of Equity Inclusion & Community for my faculty
Editor of @journalautism.bsky.social
Creator of #AutRes and Edinburgh! feeds
Founder of SuperTroop
"a loose canon"
Queer, cis, she/her
Karen O Driscoll @karenod7.bsky.social SLT. Interested in mental health and communication
Nichola Leeper @nicholaslt.bsky.social Speech & Language Therapist. SLT (BSc) 🎓 Drama & Theatre Studies (BA) 🎭 MH First Aider. she/her. Views my own
@midlandsssdcen.bsky.social @midlandsssdcen.bsky.social Midlands Speech Sound Disorder Clinical Excellence Network. Posting all things #childspeechdis #childhoodapraxiaspeech - termly online meetings for CPD and peer supervision
midlands.ssd.cen@gmail.com
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