Key features of effective school-based models √ or x A lead in school for speech, language and communication Speech and language therapist is part of school team Speech, language and communication embedded in policies A three wave model of support for pupils’ SLCN Pupils tell you what SLCN support they feel makes a difference Spoken language is part of quality first teaching A rolling programme of workforce development Know the impact of SLCN interventions All staff know how to identify and support pupils with SLCN There are systems in place to track spoken language This is a selection of key features. Choose the features you want to focus on in your school. There is more information about each of these on the document ‘key features of effective practice in schools’