Katrina Bradford

How is this actually my job?! ❤️ Providing staff training at a school tomorrow on how trauma affects speech, language and communication development and how we best can support our students. Feeling extremely grateful and happy about the increasing awareness around this! @RCSLT

Thankful to have presented at Beneath the Behaviours Conference 2025! 🧩 Explored the powerful link between SEMH & SLCN, sharing practical tools like visuals, social stories & LEGO-based therapy. Let’s drive change together! 💡 @ULspeechtherapy @lb_southwark

I have never seen a pupil return to school after multiple exclusions & change their behaviour. It has never shocked them onto a different path. It accelerated the one they were already on. We need to address the pain based behaviour that's is driving it and find another way🧠🌱

First day of Annual Leave, and saw this at Victoria Station!! Absolutely love to see it @stammer 😍

This time of year can be one of the toughest for the children and young people that we support. Our organisation depends on donations from generous organisations + individuals and we are grateful for even small amounts. Find out how to support us here: kazzum.org/support-kazzum…

Some interesting statistics from The Royal College of Therapists. 🗣️ Let's continue raising awareness of SLCN! #SLCNawareness #SpeechTherapy #MentalHealth

Let's never ever forget the parents when working with SEND children! Wishing there was more collaboration between school and home 🌱 BBC News - SEND diaries: Mothers record 'typical day' parenting their children bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Stress, trauma, poverty, and inequality right here.🧠🌱

An uplifting story to illustrate how some children can #thrive in smaller, therapeutic, #traumainformed environment. Often #AP #SEND #SEMH settings are frowned upon or seen as a failure for the child & family. We need to change that narrative #meettheneed www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co…

@ChloeSApter Social media MH info is skewed, unfortunately. eg pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35196157/

💔 Families are struggling. Kids and families need you. Loneliness has been declared the most prominent mental health crisis of our time. And right now, too many families are isolated with no support network. You can help. Your gift will support efforts to make sure no parent has to struggle alone. You can make sure help is there for isolated families facing job loss, a mental health crisis, homelessness, and more. Together, we can do better for the struggling children and families around us. Send help today: bethany.org/yearend-organi…

What we're really saying is children respond best when adults are authentically themselves. No need to put a high-pitched voice on or a stern and demanding voice on. tes.com/magazine/teach…

"Should I meet my child's needs or my child's society's needs". Doesn't only apply to parents, but to anyone who's working with children. Let's teach them to be authentically themselves, starting with being attuned to their emotions 🌱 @DrGaborMate

Autism versus ADHD appears to be a contradiction…so what does #AuDHD look like?

Without regulating the nervous system and forming positive attachments, learning can't occur.

Creating a safe space for me and a TA at an #SEMH school, where we could reflect on what a student was communicating through their behaviour might just have been my favourite thing to happen this term ❤️🌱 #SLCN #SEMH #BehaviourisCommunication

Have a great week.🧠🌱

It's been one month since we launched our report, showing a shocking rise in speech and language challenges! 1.9 million children are struggling with talking and understanding words. Not read it yet?👇 speechandlanguage.org.uk/listening-to-u… #UnheardChildren

Tonight, hundreds of young people 16+ in our care system will sleep in fear, squalor, and go without food. Some ( from first-hand experience) will walk the streets all night because it's better than living in a crack house. Some will be forced to do things against their will. Some will cry all night thinking bad thoughts. So I'm asking every council across the country to make care experience a protected characteristic. #changeiscoming Children in care are still children. #Thestateofit

"When allowed to decide for themselves how to dress, they learn how to make choices, exercise judgment and discover their likes and dislikes. They learn what’s appropriate in different settings and to balance self-expression and practicality." 🧠🌱 theguardian.com/education/2023…

Really proud to share the Bell Foundation's new, improved and free to download Classroom guidance and strategies to support EAL learners, with two versions (Primary and Secondary) bell-foundation.org.uk/resources/deta…