Background: Sure Start has been a flagship policy for the UK Labour Government since
1998. Its aim was to improve the life chances of children under five years of age who live in …

In 2000, 25 speech and language therapy projects were established in schools in England,
funded through the Standards Fund. An evaluation commissioned by the Government …

Mainstreaming is the process of transferring policy, activity or good practice from a
community-based initiative, such as Sure Start, into the core service. This paper will explain …

Background: Clinical services in the UK are increasingly delivering 'consultative'methods of
intervention rather than 'direct'intensive input for children with receptive and expressive …

Services for children with speech and language needs in England and Wales are in a period
of change. The context is subject to major systemic pressures deriving from government …

Healthcare professionals such as speech and language therapists are expected to change
their practice throughout their career. However, from a practice perspective, there is a lack of …

Many speech and language therapy (SLT) services have limited capacity for providing
school-based input. Some offer commissioned SLT input, to enhance the service provided …

Introduction Speech and language therapists (SLTs) worldwide report challenges with
providing recommended, evidence-based intervention intensity for children with speech …

A therapist's time and how this is allocated is frequently cited as a significant obstacle to the
implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP). When therapists have heavy caseload …

Background Sure Start local programmes were community based and served
neighbourhoods with on average 400-800 children under 4. By March 2004 524 …