TALK Derby is a Government-funded project to help local children develop the speech, language and communication skills they need to succeed in life.
Whether as parents, carers or professionals working with children, or as potential employers, we all have a role to play and a contribution to make.
Follow the links below to find out what TALK Derby has to offer you:
Make the TALK Derby Pledge today to show your support.
Our children's futures are in our hands – let’s TALK Derby!
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Heads up parents, carers, practitioners! If you reside in one of Derby’s eight priority wards – Abbey, Alvaston, Arboretum, Boulton, Chaddesden, Derwent, Normanton and Sinfin - then you’re eligible for free training!
Our next round of courses starts in September. Book early to guarantee your free place! For details of the courses, go to: bit.ly/2Wr0c1n
Do you know what a word gap is?
These are gaps in early language and literacy. By the age of three, more disadvantaged children are – on average already almost a full year and a half behind their more affluent peers in their early language development and around two-fifths of disadvantaged five-year olds are not meeting the expected literacy standard for their age. These gaps can have a lasting detrimental impact on social mobility.
We’re working to address this and you can help us by taking our Pledge to spend more time talking and listening to your children – at mealtimes, during play and through everyday conversations. Just go to: talkderby.org.uk/pledge/
Pete Sloan of School Development Support Agency (SDSA), a not-for-profit organisation which supports schools and children’s services, is chipping in to help us. Have you pledged to support us yet? Join us as we work to improve the social mobility of children across Derby. You can pledge your support here: bit.ly/2WSo3qb
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It will soon be time for the #children to head back to #school. Parents - early language skills influence children's attainment throughout #primaryschool. To help strengthen your children's speech and language skills, join our Let's Talk at Home course:
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Information about the importance of talking and listening to young children, to help them develop crucial speech and language skills
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Meet Councillor Evonne Williams of @DerbyCC who is supporting our programme. Have you pledge to support us yet? You can do so here!
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@hempsalls @ElklanTraining @BetterCommCIC @DerbyEarlyYears @DerbyOppArea @earlyed_uk
Need some tips on supporting your child’s language development? Try introducing a new range of words. More here: https://t.co/KolZ10kPwA @hempsalls @ElklanTraining @BetterCommCIC @DerbyEarlyYears @DerbyEarlyYears @earlyed_uk @EYEearlyEd @PTDerbyshire
While formal qualifications are valuable indicators of application, achievement and ability, businesses regard #communication skills as a crucial driver of success for young people’s working lives. More here: https://t.co/T46MA7B2Qr
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Lend your support to @lets_TALKDerby now! Please pledge to “Like to TALK Derby” here:
By giving us your contact details, we’ll be able to keep you up to date with the work of @lets_TALKDerby.
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The TALK Derby Pledge - an opportunity for parents and everyone else in Derby to commit to spending more time talking and listening to the children in...
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