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Senedd Cymru | Welsh Parliament
Y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg | Children, Young People and Education Committee
Plant a phobl ifanc sydd ar yr ymylon | Children and Young People on the margins
Ymateb gan Emma Baldwin, Therapydd Lleferydd ac Iaith | Evidence from Emma Baldwin, Speech and language therapist
I work in youth justice as a speech therapist. There are gaps in services . I notice the following issues:
Many of the children who are exploited have significant unidentified needs IE autism, speech language and communication.
If a child is not attending mainstream provision their access to services ( health and education) are limited as many services are linked with mainstream schools.
Need for widespread education particularly of secondary school staff and training of staff in alternative education settings around identification of the speech language and communication needs. Then support can be in place to support the child to access education. As attending education is a protective factor this
Integrated teams including health professionals and education where assessments can be more trauma informed IE timely assessments, no waiting times delivered when and where the child feels most comfortable. Instead of children having to wait for years for assessments by which time they have lots important years of education.
A revamp of exclusions and a focus in schools at the importance of relationships in schools and sense of belonging. Valuing children's strengths and interests rather than sole focus on academic success
See previous answer
Children from gypsy Roma traveller community, children who have disabilities such as autism , girls have particular needs and are often forgotten