The Better Communications Research Programme is part of the government's response to the Bercow Review of provision for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs, published in July 2008.

The government published its response Better Communication, the speech, language and communications needs (SLCN) action plan in December 2008, which committed to a series of initiatives to improve services for children and young people with SLCN culminating in the National Year of Speech, Language and Communication in 2011.

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Best Evidence

Mapping prevalance
of children with SLCN

Preferred outcomes for children with SLCN and their families

Prospective
Research Study

The economic
work-stream