In this ‘Commission Conversation’ Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England talks to Wendy Lee about the challenges of identifying children and young people with Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and how schools can support students with SLCN to thrive at school.

Wendy has worked as a speech and language therapist for over 30 years, in clinical practice, as a senior lecturer in higher education and in the third sector. She was Professional Director at The Communication Trust until 2015 where she led on a number of projects, as well as inputting on national policy and research.
Wendy is currently the Director of LINGO, which provides consultancy, professional development, resources and speech and language therapy. She is also an associate of Oracy Cambridge.