RCSLT news January 2026: looking ahead; workforce survey; and news from around the UK

About this episode

Derek Munn discusses upcoming events for 2026 and the RCSLT workforce survey.

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: Looking ahead – events on the horizon for 2026 including Scottish and Welsh elections, the NHSE workforce plan and other focus areas and SEND reform in England. RCSLT workforce survey – call for responses to help us build the evidence base on vacancies and retention: https://www.rcslt.org/news/complete-the-2026-workforce-survey/. Fi...

People in this episode

Host: Derek Munn

Topics covered

• workforce survey
• 2026 events
• SEND reform
• policy updates
• vacancies and retention

Keywords

• RCSLT
• workforce survey
• 2026
• SEND reform
• policy updates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RCSLT, NHSE

Places: Scotland, Wales, England

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