RCSLT February news 2026: Schools white paper; Scottish election asks; Swallowing Awareness day and other events; letter to Wes Streeting & more

RCSLT February news 2026: Schools white paper; Scottish election asks; Swallowing Awareness day and other events; letter to Wes Streeting & more

From RCSLT - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists by The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

February 23, 2026 · 9 min · Season 6 · Episode 22

About this episode

Derek Munn discusses key updates including the Schools white paper, Scottish election asks, and events like Swallowing Awareness day.

Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the RCSLT covers: Schools white paper in England and SEND provision- what we know so far.Scottish election manifesto asks: https://www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-scotland-publishes-key-manifesto-asks-ahead-of-2026-elections/ UK wide report on DLD in exams: New report calls for exam reform to support students with Developmental Language Disorder | RCSLTVoicebox ...

People in this episode

Host: Derek Munn

Topics covered

  • Schools white paper
  • Scottish election
  • Developmental Language Disorder
  • SEND provision
  • Swallowing Awareness day
  • Policy updates

Keywords

  • Schools white paper
  • Scottish election
  • Developmental Language Disorder
  • SEND provision
  • Swallowing Awareness day

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RCSLT, SEND, UK, RCSLTVoicebox

Places: Scotland

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