Communication Groups

The Communication Groups take place on alternate Saturdays at our base in Maidstone and are for those children moving on from the Early Intervention Groups at approximately age seven. These small groups focus on speech and language and social communication, yet we also provide additional support for children and young people to build self-awareness, awareness of others and socially appropriate behaviour. Each term is topic-based and allows our children to explore areas such as relationships, community, time, and language for identity and transitions in a fun and inclusive environment.

The sessions are speech therapy led and carefully planned and run by our highly trained staff. The groups are not a replacement for direct speech and language input but are designed to complement any individualised speech programmes that the children already have. If parents need assistance accessing therapy services from the NHS or in school – we can also support with this.

Communication groups provide an excellent basis for young people to move to our S-Club sessions at the appropriate time.

Is there any cost?

21 Together are passionate about providing these sessions. We very heavily subsidise the sessions. To make the groups viable in the long term, we do ask families for a minimum donation for each session, which is payable in advance for each block of sessions. As always, if you feel for whatever reason that this cost would mean a young person could not attend, we would urge you to contact us as we have financial support available to those that need it.