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Speech and Language awards launch this month

Early years settings, practitioners and schools will be eligible to enter the 2019 Shine A Light Awards, which celebrate support for children’s speech, communication and language skills.

The awards, run jointly by The Communication Trust and Pearson, are now in their seventh year. There are 12 categories to enter that recognise innovative work and excellence in supporting children and young people's communication development.

The Shine a Light Awards website www.shinealightawards.co.uk will be open to receive applications from the end of August.

Award categories will include:

The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 21 March 2019, with Britain’s Got Talent winner, Lee Ridley, also known as the Lost Voice Guy, performing at the event alongside a celebrity host to be announced.

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