The Bexley Speech and Language Therapy team have been sharing some of their favourite books, both from a personal and therapy perspective! Take a look and let us know your favourite books in the comments 🌟 #BexleySLT #childrenbookweek2023 #ReadBooksSparkChange #BexleyBrightIdeas

Check out these ideas for supporting children’s development of key word level understanding. Typically for preschool children, we expect a child to be developing towards following a key word per their age in years! #BexleyBrightIdeas #BexleySLT #SLCN #SLT #SLP #SpeechAndLanguage

Songs & Nursery rhymes are a great way to develop children’s speech, language and communication skills such as using signs and gestures, following directions, learning new vocabulary and sharing attention! #BexleyBrightIdeas #BexleySLT #SLCN #NurseryRhymes

Technology has become an integrated part of life and is great for many reasons, but it is important that children still have plenty of opportunities for real interactions and play, as this is how they learn language best! Check out our top tips! #BexleyBrightIdeas #BexleySLT

In the 2nd instalment of our #fridayfunday series, check out these 3 ways to use Pop Up Pirate and similar games to support children’s language & communication development! Share your ideas in the comments too!
#bexleySLT #BexleyBrightIdeas #PopUpPirate #SpeechandLanguageTherapy

Happy World Book Day! 📚Here is one of our therapists dressed up as a communication book in support of our non-speaking and minimal speaking service users #AAC #WorldBookDay2024 #BexleySLT #BexleyBrightIdeas

Happy Swallow Awareness Day!
Did you know that speech and language therapists also have a key role in identifying, assessment and managing eating drinking and swallowing difficulties?
#bexleybrightideas #BexleySLT #SwallowAware 2024 #SwallowAware #SwallowingAwarenessDay #Dysphagia

‘Objects of Reference’ is an approach which can provide a meaningful form of communication for children who do not yet understand and/or use spoken words and also supports understanding of routines. #BexleySLT #BexleyBrightIdeas #SLCN #ObjectsOfReference

Are you a parent aged 23 years or below, living in Bexley Borough?Do you need any additional help with supporting your child or young person? Check out this parent workshop being run by Bexley Children’s Centres! #BexleySLT #BexleyBrightIdeas

In the first of our new #fridayfunday series, check out these 3 ways to use Mr/Mrs Potato Head to support a child’s speech, language & communication development! Do you have other ideas for using this toy? Share your ideas in the comments!
#BexleyBrightIdeas #BexleySLT #SLCN

Does your child or a child you work with have difficulties with their attention & listening; check out these simple games to support children to develop skills in this area! Give them a go and let us know how you get on in the comments ⭐️ #BexleyBrightIdeas #BexleySLT #SLCN #SEND

WE ARE RECRUITING!

A great Therapy Assistant opportunity working at Shenstone Secondary School & across the wider SLT Team.

To find out more and to apply please visit:
tinyurl.com/54ertz8

Shenstone School
Oxleas NHS
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#NHSJobs

6th-12th November is
#ChildrensBookWeek 📚Books are an amazing tool for supporting children’s speech, language and communication skills! Check out some of our ideas for different ways to use books with your children! #ReadBooksSparkChange
#bexleybrightideas #BexleySLT

VACANCY ALERT !
An exciting Band 7 opportunity has arisen across our school aged service, specialising in Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
To find out more and apply please visit: oxleas.nhs.uk/latest-jobs/
Oxleas NHS
#BexleyBrightIdeas #SLTJobs #B7Jobs #DLD #NHSJobs

Happy #WorldDownSyndromeDay from the team at Oxleas NHS CYP SLT (Bexley). We have been rocking our #OddSocks to support #DownSyndrome awareness🧦🙂 #LotsOfSocks #EndTheStereotypes #WDSA2024 #DownSyndrome Awareness #DownSyndrome AwarenessDay #BexleyBrightIdeas Oxleas NHS

JOB ALERT! An exciting band6 vacancy has arisen within our school aged and preschool ASD teams. To find out more and to apply visit: tinyurl.com/4st5dmht #BexleySLT #BexleyBrightIdeas #Band6Jobs #NHSJobs #SLTJobs #ASD Oxleas NHS

VACANCY ALERT! An exciting Band 6 opportunity has arisen across our school aged and pre-school ASD service. To find out and more and to apply please visit: oxleas.nhs.uk/latest-jobs/#!… Oxleas NHS #BexleyBrightIdeas #SLTJobs #B6Jobs #NHSJobs

VACANCY ALERT !
An exciting Band 5 rotational opportunity has arisen across our early years and school aged service.
To find out more and to apply please visit: oxleas.nhs.uk/latest-jobs
Oxleas NHS
#BexleyBrightIdeas #SLTjobs #B5Jobs #NHSJobs

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One of our Bexley SLTs Jasmin, supporting our Greenwich colleagues at the City Language & Communication Science careers fair last week! Talking all things Speech and Language and Oxleas NHS to current students!👏🏻 #BexleySLT #BexleyBrightIdeas