Speech and Language Classroom Toolkit+ CPD PPT

Speech and Language Classroom Toolkit + CPD PPD

A practical and editable Speech and Language Classroom Toolkit designed to help teachers, teaching assistants and SENCOs support pupils with communication needs in everyday lessons.

Many pupils have speech, language and communication needs, but teachers often need simple tools they can use straight away. This pack gives staff clear strategies, checklists and templates to help pupils understand instructions, build vocabulary, use sentence stems, take part in talk and communicate with more confidence.

What’s included

• PPT for staff training.
• Staff handout
• Communication-friendly classroom audit
• Speech and language pupil profile
• Vocabulary pre-teaching template
• Sentence stem bank
• Visual instruction sheet
• Talk partner prompt cards
• Parent and carer notes template
• Speech and language intervention tracker

Perfect for

• SENCOs
• Class teachers
• Teaching assistants
• Inclusion leads
• Primary schools
• SEND staff meetings
• Speech and language support
• Adaptive teaching
• Quality first teaching
• Pupil support planning

Key areas covered

This toolkit helps staff support pupils with:

• understanding instructions
• following classroom routines
• learning and using new vocabulary
• answering questions
• speaking in full sentences
• explaining ideas
• asking for help
• taking turns in conversation
• working with talk partners
• building confidence in communication

Why this resource is useful

The templates are designed to be simple, practical and easy to use. They help staff identify communication barriers, plan support, involve parents and carers, and track the impact of strategies or interventions.

The toolkit can be used for whole-class support, targeted pupils, SEN support, intervention planning or professional development.

Suggested use

Use the staff handout and classroom audit during a SEND or inclusion staff meeting. Then use the pupil profile, vocabulary template and visual instruction sheet to plan support for individual pupils. The intervention tracker can be used by SENCOs, teachers or support staff to review progress over time.

Resource format

• Editable Word document
• Separate editable templates included
• Suitable for primary classrooms
• Easy to adapt for different year groups and school systems

A clear, time-saving toolkit for helping pupils communicate, understand, participate and succeed in the classroom.