The Government responded with an action plan; a Communication Champion, Jean Gross, was appointed to raise awareness of the importance of SLCN and work with delivery partners to improve services; and £40m was pledged to Every Child A Talker, an intervention programme for children from birth to four, with particular emphasis on those at risk of falling behind.
LIFE AT WORK
The early language consultant's role is to support the planning, monitoring and evaluation of the ECAT programme within a local authority. Working with early years teams in a range of settings, the ELC provides support, encouragement and challenge to enable practitioners to develop their professional skills and knowledge. They organise work-based training based on need, guide settings in the self-evaluation of their performance, monitor their auditing process and collaborate with local health and voluntary sector organisations to strengthen support systems.
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