Welcome

Hello and welcome to Cumbria Speech & Language Consultancy. Here you will find information about speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and how you can go about getting support with this.

Please feel free to contact me for more information. I look forward to hearing from you.

Joy Wills

Free Initial Phone Consultation

Communication impacts on all areas of life:

It's estimated that 10% of all children and young people have long term or persistent SLCN. Those needs impact on all areas of life.

If we don't address these difficulties then the impact will be seen with education, employment and health.

Education

50-90% of children with persistent SLCN go on to have reading difficulties.

Only 1/5 of children with SLCN reach the expected levels for their age in both English and Maths at age 11. Only 10% get 5 good GCSE's including English and Maths.

Employment

More than 8/10 long-term unemployed men have been found to have SLCN.

Health

Research has found that up to 45% of young people with mental health issues also have communication issues, including SLCN.

SLCN contributes to mental health issues by causing: frustration, anxiety, social isolation, poor judgement and reasons, low confidence and self esteem.

For Schools

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For Parents

Support and Advice
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Feedback from our clients

Joy provides an excellent service, supporting both staff and children. She is friendly and approachable with a huge range of expertise. A fantastic problem solver who we hope to work with again in the future.
Norman Street Primary School
Joy has the ability to suggest practical everyday activities that will support specific language and communication needs on a whole school, year, class, group and individual basis. She will help to find solutions to barriers that are impacting on the child’s ability to access learning. Her enthusiasm and knowledge about all communication comes across in all she does. Joy’s ideas are practical and useful adjustments to every day classroom life and therefore easy to implement, that can have a huge impact on the child.
Senco Caldew Lea Primary School
Joy completed a speech and Language Assessment on my daughter. Joy made my daughter feel very at ease in a relaxed environment. Lucy felt very relaxed and at ease completing this assessment with Joy. I would highly recommend Joy to anyone! She is brilliant with children and adults too, making me feel less anxious in the process. Thank you so much Joy!
Parent
Joy provides engaging, interactive speech and language sessions which cater for the specific needs of the child. She regularly communicates the child’s progress with staff and offers excellent support, advice and resources.
Stanwix Primary School

Joy initially assessed my child as I had concerns about a speech delay.  After a comprehensive assessment Joy identified areas of delayed speech and language, we worked together with the school to develop a SALT plan that was individualist to my child's needs.  Joy was able to provide this treatment and attended the school weekly, providing In Depth treatment. At the centre of this treatment is the relationship Joy has with my child, trusting and focused, my son looked forward to the sessions.  Joy always communicates her feedback after each session and I have found this helpful to keep up to date with what areas I can practice at home.  My child has improved significantly whilst receiving treatment, Joy has also provided a written independent SALT assessment as part of my child's autism observation/review by the paediatrician.  I plan to continue my child treatment over the next year to support the transition from Pre-school to reception with Joy, I highly recommend Joy's fun and focused approach.

Parent