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Take a look at our ‘chatter matters’ week resources below and get involved in celebrating our children’s communication skills in 2026!

At ‘time to talk’, we’ve created a series of ages and stages leaflets designed to help you understand what to expect as your child develops their speech, language and communication skills. Each leaflet is full of:

• Fun activities and ideas to boost your child’s communication skills

• Easy-to-follow information about typical stages of development

• Practical tips to encourage speech and language at home

Download the leaflets here to get started with supporting your child to develop strong Speech, Language and Communication skills

Each year, ‘time to talk’™ reports on the achievements of the strategy across the county. Click here to read this year’s report, hot off the press.

Back in February 2016 we held our annual ‘time to talk’™ conference ‘Language for Living, Love and Learning’. Read all about it here…

We are planning another conference for February 2017 – watch this space!

Hot off the press!!! Our training dates and cluster meetings for Autumn 2016 and Spring 2017 are now available on this page:

How to book training

Please remember to use the booking codes when you book a place. All speech and language champions and managers are welcome to join us at cluster meetings. Don’t miss out!!!

Are you a parent or professional who would like to speak to a Speech and Language Therapist about your questions or concerns? It might be about a referral to the service, a WellComm screen or a query about typical development.

Heather Carpenter (North Warwickshire) and Elizabeth Roche (South Warwickshire) are available each month to answer your questions – click below for dates and contact details:

Speech and language therapy advice line – North Warwickshire

Speech and language therapy advice line – South Warwickshire

Settings can display these posters to share with parents and other practitioners.

Good news! The summer term 2016 training brochure is now available with booking codes so that you can book yourself on tiered training, ‘chatter matters’ and cluster meetings. Click here to access the information. Please be aware that the first Tier 2 training begins very soon… next week on Tuesday 12th April. Our apologies for the delay in releasing this brochure. We look forward to seeing you at training and at cluster meetings.

Thank you

This year, we are joined on the ‘chatter matters’™ bus tour by Warwickshire CAVA (Community and Voluntary Action). They want to know about what early years help parents, carers and families value, where they go for support, and what would have helped but has been missing for them (gaps and unmet needs) Click here for more information or visit their Facebook page.

Online survey

Parents and carers can now complete an online survey here. By telling Warwickshire CAVA their views, they will get the chance to enter a prize draw to win one of three prizes: £100 shopping voucher and two £50 shopping vouchers.

Once views are gathered, they will be used to help decide on what support, services and activities are provided in Warwickshire in the future. (Please note all information provided by parents and families will remain confidential and contact information will not be shared)

For more information on the Smart Start programme visit: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/smartstart

‘chatter matters’™ week 2016 begins on Monday 7th March and this week our theme is ‘chatter matters’™ – it’s in our nature. We are encouraging all the ‘time to talk’™ settings across the county to take part and we have provided ideas and resources about nature for Speech and Language Champions to use. There is now a printable thank you card on our ‘chatter matters’™ week page as well as lots more ideas for songs, stories and activities to celebrate children’s communication skills. Click here: ‘chatter matters’™ week 2016

We will be touring the county with the ‘chatter matters’™ bus. If you are planning to bring a group of children, please do let one of us know so that we know to expect you. There will be information for families available on the bus as well as a chance for children to play. We look forward to hearing all about your ‘chatter matters’™ week celebrations and we’d love to see pictures of all of your fantastic ideas whether it’s a welly walk, decorating a communication tree or simply singing a song. Happy ‘chatter matters’™ week!