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Talking Tigers
On Saturday the 6th of November 2021, with the support of Tower Hamlets council, CommuniGate held its first full-day event! Talking...
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Gateway to effective
communication
About Us
WHO WE ARE
CommuniGate CIC is a London-based social enterprise certified by Social Enterprise UK.
Our goal is to educate parents and carers with children aged 0-5 about the importance of communication in the early years. We show people how to identify and support differences in language development. Families in areas of social disadvantage are at the heart of our efforts.
The Bercow: 10 Years On review of state provision for children with speech, language and communication needs found that thousands of children in England were being failed. This is because needs are not identified early enough, and support is inadequate. We want to combat that by creating a gateway to effective communication.
OUR WORK
Our work will reduce the negative impact that speech, language and communication needs can have in adulthood and help children to reach their potential, no matter what their circumstances are. We are based in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, but we hope to reach families all around London through our projects!
ASSESSMENTS & ADVICE
Providing communication advice and support to families in areas of social deprivation with children from 0-5.
DROP IN SESSIONS
Creating opportunities for families with children from 0-5 to learn about identifying and supporting differences in language development.
MUMS-TO-BE SESSIONS
Our friendly and inclusive sessions will provide advice and training to expectant parents regarding early communication development.
On Saturday the 6th of November 2021, with the support of Tower Hamlets council, CommuniGate held its first full-day event! Talking Tigers was a resounding success and we couldn't be happier with the results. We were joined by almost 200 attendees, including educational professionals and parents, who came to learn more about supporting young children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).
The goal of our event was to address the issue of profound ethnic disproportionality of SLCN identified as a result of the 2008 'Bercow Report'. This report reviewed services for children/young people with SLCN, and found that the current system was broken. The follow-up report, 'Bercow: Ten Years On', found that speech and language therapy services were still inaccessible and inequitable. Children are being missed and many families are not receiving adequate support. Research commissioned in response to the original report found that some ethnic groups, including the Bangladeshi community, are disproportionately impacted by SLCN. Steve Strand and Geoff Lindsay’s work suggests that there may be cultural or linguistic barriers which impede access to speech and language therapy services. Furthermore, they identified a need for collaboration and communication with ethnic communities, as well as a need to raise awareness about conditions such as autism spectrum disorder. CommuniGate is dedicated to engaging these hard-to-reach families and making support more accessible.
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