National Year of Communication: Hello Campaign
Hello to the National Year of Communication
Hello is a campaign to increase understanding of how important it is for children and young people to develop good communication skills.
In the UK today, over 1 million children and young people have some form of speech, language and communication need. This can affect them severely and for life.
The Hello campaign will provide parents and professionals with a range of information and resources that will build greater awareness of children and young people’s communication milestones and how to spot if they are struggling. Milestone posters, easy to understand publications, ‘ages and stages’ booklets and top tips leaflets are be available from:
The campaign is run by The Communication Trust, a coalition of 40 leading voluntary sector organisations in partnership with Jean Gross – the Government’s Communication Champion. BT and Pearson Assessment are sponsoring Hello and the campaign is backed by the Department for Education and the Department of Health.
 Shine a Light - 2011 Communication Awards
The flagship event for the Hello campaign is the Shine a Light awards, which will recognise the excellent work and achievement by the children’s workforce in developing the communication skills of the children and young people they work with.
Please visit their web site to get involved, sign up for regular updates and find out how to apply for a Shine a Light award.
Universally Speaking
The ages and stages of children’s communication development from birth to 5
TES Supplement
Hello has worked with the Times Education Supplement (TES) to produce a special Hello supplement Talk, Listen, Take Part. The supplement has been co-funded by the Communication Champion, Jean Gross, and Hello sponsor BT to a brief developed by The Communication Trust.
It was distributed with the TES on September 2nd 2011. The supplement looks at some of the issues explored by the Hello campaign and focuses on a number of schools that have developed effective strategies to develop their pupils’ speech, language and communication skills.
A digital edition of the supplement will be available on the TES website.
Contact
For more information contact:
Liz Stratton
Tel: 01438 843917
Email:elizabeth.stratton@hertscc.gov.uk
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