Speech and Language Therapy for children and young people

The service has an open referral system – anyone can refer children via our online referral form (see below) with parent/carer consent. This means you can refer without going to your GP or other health provider. Where the child is in a Wandsworth maintained primary or secondary school, we recommend that you first speak to your Class Teacher and/or school Special Educational Coordinator (SENCo) to support the referral.

Where the child is in a Wandsworth maintained primary or secondary school, we recommend that you first speak to your Class Teacher and/or school Special Educational Coordinator (SENCo) to support the referral.

We have different teams according to your child’s age and needs:

Early Help team

If your child is under 2 and a half years you can see an Early Help speech and language therapist at your local Wandsworth Family Hubs in Talkshop or at certain drop-ins, please email CommPaedSLTAdmin@stgeorges.nhs.uk for details of upcoming drop ins.

Community and Clinics Teams

We see young children in a clinic near your home helping to support speech, language and communication needs in preschoolers and for primary school aged children with speech sound difficulties and stammers.

Mainstream schools service

Every Wandsworth maintained primary and secondary school has a named speech and language therapist offering universal, targeted and specialist services. To access our targeted and specialist service the child or young person must have language needs/differences.

We have now started to complete speech sound assessments in Wandsworth maintained primary schools. If you have concerns regarding your child’s speech sound development, please speak to your Class Teacher and/or school SENCo about a referral.

Children’s Centres

If your child is under 2 and a half years you can see an Early Help speech and language therapist at your local Wandsworth Children’s Centres in Talkshop or at certain drop-ins (please see timetables on thrive)

Community and Clinics Teams

We see young children in a clinic near your home helping to support language skills in preschoolers and for those children with speech sound difficulties and stammers.

Special schools and resource bases

Wandsworth special schools and resource bases offer integrated therapy with a therapist on site. These teams are part of our wider service.

Referral Information

To refer a child (aged between 0-16) to our Paediatric Community Speech and Language Therapy Service, please fill out the referral form via the following link:

Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy referral form 2026-2027 – Fill in form

Do not use this form if you are concerned about the child’s eating, drinking and/or swallowing skills (also known as dysphagia). Please find more information about this service here:

Wandsworth Community Feeding Service – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We have an open referral system – parents and carers are welcome to self-refer, and any professional or adult involved with the child may refer with parent or carer consent. If making a transfer referral from another borough’s S&LT service, please fill in our referral form and email the most recent report to CommPaedSLTAdmin@stgeorges.nhs.uk

For help with completing a referral form, to check a referral’s progress, or any other referral related enquiry please call 0208 725 8042 or email: CommPaedSLTAdmin@stgeorges.nhs.uk

Further contacts:

For all enquiries please email CommPaedSLTAdmin@stgeorges.nhs.uk and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person and/or service.

Information

To refer a child (aged between 0-18) to our Paediatric Community Speech and Language Therapy Service, please fill out the new online referral form here.

The service has an open referral system – parents and carers are welcome to self-refer, and any professional or adult involved with the child may refer with parent or carer consent. If making a transfer referral from another borough’s S&LT service, please email the most recent report to CommPaedSLTAdmin@stgeorges.nhs.uk

For help with completing a referral form, to check a referral’s progress, or any other referral related enquiry please call 0208 725 8042 or email: CommPaedSLTAdmin@stgeorges.nhs.uk

Further contacts:

For all enquiries please email CommPaedSLTAdmin@stgeorges.nhs.uk and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person and/or service.

Supporting resources & videos

Resources for home learning:

BBC’s ‘Tiny Happy People’ for early years. Here are the online links. Includes activity ideas to support play/language for different age groups and information for parents too.

Thinking Talking has some free word games to play

Ican is a fabulous charity that has lots of information and activities to support children with speech language and communication difficulties

Stammering is where a child repeats sounds, words, sentences or blocks

Find some information for parents and teachers here:-

Stammering – Information for parents (Word)

Stammering – Information for teachers (Word)

Makaton – Top Tips