1. Jo Hardman, Co-ordinator of the Promotion and Prevention Team SLT
Heather Anderson, Professional Lead for Speech and Language Therapy

2. The History! In response to the Bercow report ;
A multi-agency facilitated day was run to consider communication across Wandsworth
a multi-agency forum was started in early 2010 to ensure that we implemented the recommendations as widely as possible and with as much impact.
We aimed to use the Year as a stepping stone to
Sustain the work of ECAT,
increase parental awareness of communication
ensure we had an impact on GPs and HV

3. Our Proposed Year

4. Our Proposed Year
Regular updates through the Trust communication systems – reaching over 7000 staff
Regular updates through Brightside delivered to every household in Wandsworth and schools Brightside given to every child in a Wandsworth school
Sending information out through the electronic bulletins to schools and GPs JH

5. January – the launch!
Aim – something visual to draw attention to the launch Year that involved children and other influential local people... Idea – a balloon launch – cheap but visually appealing. We invited a celebrity which snowballed interest from other people! Slogan – ‘words will take you far’

6. 28 January 2011
We were lucky enough to have the support of Jean Gross, Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey), David Astley ( Chief Executive St Georges), the Mayor of Wandsworth and an excellent location in the Wandsworth museum. A secondary school choir sang and we were joined by children and parents from a local children’s centre, a local primary and special school

7. Words will take you far
We were able to secure some funding to make oyster card holders with our contact details on and are starting to see them out and about around Wandsworth. JH

8. Taking it forward February and March events are ready to run
Continued development of the other events from April onwards
Local University have agreed to consider production of a short film (about the year through a child’s eyes)
The year will set the scene for future – looking for long term sustainability of the public health messages HA

9. Raised profile of the service in financially challenging times
Working on designing a high profile event to finalise the year in December HA