Leeds Communication Offer Launch 

Good communication skills at 5 years of age are strongly linked with a range of positive outcomes in later life, including:

• reading and writing skills
• employment
• mental and physical health and wellbeing

You are invited to attend an event to launch the Leeds Communication Offer. The Communication Offer describes a range of services that support speech, language, and communication development 0-19 years. The communication offer events are aimed at those who support parents and carers but if any parents or carers did want to come they would be more than welcome as would give an overview of the offer.

• Digital Resources
• Community Support
• Support For All (universal)
• Focused Support (targeted)
• Specialist Support (specialist)

We want to maximise the communication potential of children and young people in Leeds. 

Come along to the launch to find out how the Communication Offer can help you support families.

• Lightening talks
• Networking
• Communication Offer Tool 

There are four events across the city. We plan to invite speakers local to the area so please choose the event local to you. Book on via the Eventbrite link below.

If you have a good example of work you do to support SLC with children, young people and families and want to share your good news story via a lightening talk please get in touch with Nicola Waddington nwaddington@nhs.net 

Lightening Talk Brief – 5 mins talk 5 Mins questions/comments

• Introduction; who you are and what your job/role is
• Description of what you do; how the work you do supports families with speech, language and communication development. A succinct summary of your work/service and its outcomes. Include key messages and statistical data.
• Take home message for audience relating to SLC key message.