Author ๐ Speech Consultant ๐ฃCEO All About Speech Therapy | Creator of Sensory Speech Boxยฎ | Trustee @MikeysWish ๐ Double #SBS Winner | Helping children speak
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
Jun 13
๐คฉ Looking for some good news today?
๐จ Then here it is: Mikey Akers MBE!
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Awarded in The King's Birthday Honours, for services to special educational needs.
We are incredibly proud to announce that our founder, Mikey Akers, has been awarded an MBE in the Kingโs Birthday Honours for services to Special Educational Needs.
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
Jun 12
Have you experienced waiting for children's speech and language therapy services in England in the last 4 years?
Parents and caregivers are invited to complete a short anonymous survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.ukโฆ
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
Jun 8
๐จ Last week, @educationgovuk published new guidance on the Experts at Hand offer and announced the membership of the Expert Panel.
๐ Check out the @RCSLT's response, including our delight that the Expert Panel includes two speech and language therapists.
ALT Graphic with the RCSLT logo on and the wording 'New guidance on developing the Experts at Hand offer'.
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
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Update from Lauraโs Speak up for Autism campaign. Recent meetings with MPs and @SpeechAndLangUK have been very productive ๐
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
May 17
Children's speech and language therapy waiting lists continue to grow.
In March 2026:
โข 67,337 children and young people were waiting for speech and language therapy
โข 17,345 had been waiting between 18 and 52 weeks
โข 1,196 had been waiting over two years
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
28 Feb 2024
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๐จ Current evidence is that the greater the intensity of speech and language therapy the more effective and efficient the intervention โ (2 to 4 times weekly).
๐ More info on @RCSLT website.
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
May 14
๐ Happy Apraxia Awareness Day everyone!
๐ To mark it, here's Claire Madeira's wonderful takeover on all things Childhood Apraxia of Speech: wakelet.com/wake/WKqvbVdBWaEโฆ
๐ You can also check out @RCSLT's Position Paper on CAS.
rcslt.org/speech-and-languagโฆ
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
May 10
Childhood apraxia of speech can make it difficult for children to plan and coordinate speech movements.
SLTs support children and families with assessment, therapy and communication strategies.
Resources:
๐rcslt.org/speech-and-languagโฆ
๐wakelet.com/wake/WKqvbVdBWaEโฆ
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Thank you so much to my readers so far this month, in Germany, Ireland and Japan ๐ Grateful for your support ๐
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
Apraxia awareness month continues: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q27tGoโฆ Please watch and share ๐
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
Apr 30
๐จ Last week there was a debate in the House of Commons on Allied Health Professionals.
๐ฃ๏ธ MPs from all sides highlighted the central role of AHPs, including speech and language therapists, in supporting people of all ages to live better lives.
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
This petition is specific to Speech and Language Therapy support for autistic children petition.parliament.uk/petitโฆ Please consider signing and sharing ๐
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
Apr 20
๐จ A week on from the House of Commons debate on SEND provision and reform, here's the briefing that the @RCSLT had prepared for the debate.
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๐ We're very grateful to those MPs who highlighted speech, language, and communication, and SLT.
ALT RCSLT briefing on SEND provision and reform dated April 2026.
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Yesterdayโs Westminster Hall debate on SEND Provision and Reform, led by @GregoryStafford, highlighted major concerns across the system โ including repeated calls for better access to speech and language therapy.
hansard.parliament.uk/commonโฆ
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Karen Massey ๐ Author ๐งก Entrepreneur retweeted
Apr 16
๐จ #InvestInSLT update!
๐ Great to see the Solihull Observer feature the letter to @Keir_Starmer @10DowningStreet coordinated by @MikeysWish_VDA and the @RCSLT.
๐ท The photo featuring @GillianRudd @seoliphant Mikey, Louisa Akers, and @SLT_Francesca.
solihullobserver.co.uk/news/โฆ
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