Did you know that the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2025?
Treloar’s Speech and Language Therapy Team is extremely proud to part of this fantastic profession.
We were lucky to be represented by 2 of our fabulous Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs), Emily Ball and Caroline Weighton, at a special non-denominational Anniversary event at Southwark Cathedral on Wednesday 21 May to recognise the amazing work that has been done over the last 80 years and appreciate everyone who directly or indirectly helps to improve the lives of those with speech, language, communication and swallowing difficulties. For example, Caroline, who is Deputy Head of SLT at Treloar’s, was invited to attend this special event following her involvement as a supporting author of the new RCSLT eating, drinking and swallowing guidance and professional competency framework. This guidance will help to improve services and to support and empower service users.
At Treloar’s, Emily, Caroline and all of the SLT Team work with children and young people with physical disabilities and associated complex communication, eating, drinking and swallowing needs. Sally Mosley, Head of Speech and Language Therapy, said:
"We are all passionate about helping our students to develop their skills, achieve their very best and to learn to advocate for their needs, whether this is about their need for skilled communication support, specialised communication equipment, eating and drinking support—or all of these."
As part of the celebration, Steve Jamieson, RCSLT’s CEO read a beautiful poem called ‘The Shape of Sound’. These lines particularly resonate and reflect the power of communication, regardless of how you ‘speak’, ‘listen’ and ‘understand’:
“To speak is to create.
To listen is to honor.
To understand is to be changed.”
It was great to be involved in this event and join with a truly diverse range of people whose lives have been impacted by Speech and Language Therapy, including SLTs from across the country who work in a variety of settings, providing support for people with a wide range of needs.