Eilidh Ross

@AliGooding1 That’s amazing 🤩 congratulations 🥳🥂🎼

Today my boy left school. He, and his sister, are my world. He found out yesterday he had been successful in gaining a place at the Royal Conservatoire to study starting in September. I am beyond proud of my boy

"ND pupils=especially likely to encounter threats to their agency in school environments. An alternative/more inclusive approach=reposition these CYP as “credible knowers” of their own experience, work collaboratively with them to understand the challenges to remaining at school"

Morning Glasgow, I don’t often see this view first thing in the morning 🥰Here for #CYPIC23 and focusing on speech and language skills of our CYPs.

@FionaPaton11 @helenr1976 @UniWestScotland @uwshls @uwsraymondduffy @macsoda1 @Lourit Awh Fiona I didn’t realise it was this weekend, hope you have a fantastic time with lots of well earned 🎊 celebrations 🎉🥂

@Deb84SLT @Paragon_Music1 Hope it went well!

@Deb84SLT @Communi_con 🥰 Looking forward to hearing all about it

@ServiceJoanne what an idea and even bigger impact!

@sineadslt @SLTLothianAdult @NAITScotland Would love to hear more Sinead, sounds really useful. Hope you’re well! 😊

Let's share the word about DLD with people in our communities. Support for people with DLD begins with understanding! @RADLDcam #DLDday #devlangdis

It’s time to stop! ✋ 🛑 Make time for things that matter and stop doing the things that don’t. #modernleadership

How’s your week been? It’s always beneficial to take some end of week reflection time.

@PaulineDahp @NHSForthValley @karen_goudie @Dodd68Fra @AnnemargaretbB @gailwoodcock @Jim_C_01 @Carolyncahpo Congratulations Pauline 🤩

It's official! Director of AHPs @NHSForthValley . Dream job with great people ! Get to share an office w/ @karen_goudie ! Great things to collaborate on to make the difference!#AHPsFV @Dodd68Fra @AnnemargaretbB @gailwoodcock @Jim_C_01 @Carolyncahpo

13 admirable leadership traits: 1. Humility - a beginner’s mindset that is open to new ideas and less judgmental. A mindset free of prejudice. A quiet mind that values actions and impact above words. 2. Honestly - radical transparency with grace and dignity. The ability to give feedback without causing resentment is a superpower. The ability to admit mistakes quickly and to ask for forgiveness. And a willingness to show vulnerability. 3. Self-awareness - reading the room and balancing one’s contributions to ensure a value exchange that benefits all. Knowing when to speak and when to listen. Knowing that given a choice of being clever or kind, being kind is right choice. It is balancing ambition with value. 4. Sense of humor - do not take yourself too seriously and stay accessible. Show passion and ambition but not at a cost to others. Make people comfortable and at ease. Laugh loudly but welcome humor with open arms. But not at the expense to others. Happy people smile more. 5. Active listening - if you are waiting for a pause, so that you can speak, you are not truly listening. And the most important part of listening is the ability to hear the unsaid. Sometimes the best way to support and help others is to give your undivided attention. 6. Interest in others (empathy) - be interesting first. The goal is to leave people better than when you found them. Everyone you meet knows more about something than you do. Care more about the people around you. This is my definition of servant leadership. 7. Generosity (giving) - the coolest people I know are unselfishly generous with their time and knowledge. Give more than you take. And give without expecting a get. The strongest leaders give more than they take. Takers may end up with more, but givers sleep better at night. 8. Intellectual curiosity -learn to search for the grounded truth. And be willing to change your mind when the facts and the truth contradicts your prior beliefs. The strongest leaders are lifelong students. And also lifelong teachers. Start with 4 word: what do you think? 9. Good manners - be nice and polite to all. This may be life’s biggest hack. Say ‘thank you’ and ‘please’ more. Hold doors a bit longer. Do not interrupt people. Do not brag. Do not shout or speak poorly of others. Be a good person, but do not waste time trying to prove it. 10. No sense or entitlement - the world does not owe you a thing. The best people that I know are not chasing compliments or validation. Learn to fight for your happiness and do it with dignity, optimism and grace. Fall in love with the work, not the praise. 11. Positioning for shared success - In a celebration, lead from the back. In a crisis, lead from the front. In the company of someone that has a better idea, follow first. Leadership is all about positioning and standing in the right places. 12. Legacy of servant leadership - The best leaders leave everything and everyone better than when they found them. You will be remembered by how often you helped others achieve their goals. 13. Some things are hard to teach - sense of urgency, critical thinking, creativity, customer empathy, team commitment, humility, unselfish giving, judgement, grace and dignity, positivity, optimism, bias towards results, active listening; Strong leaders teach the hard stuff.

In this article we see how speech, language and communication needs have been a key driver in the surge in additional support needs being identified since the start of the pandemic, yet we need more investment in SLT services to meet the scale of this increase.

The way to influence is to lead with warmth. Build trust as your foundation 👌🏻 #leadership #modernleadership #brilliantteams

@HelenBevan “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things” Niccolo Machiavelli 1532. Support is always needed otherwise we are the only ones who change.

@ClaireAtkins84 Thankyou, all done!

@Kerryel66144875 @D_GTALK @ServiceJoanne @FionaPaton11 Awh you’re too kind. It was lovely to see you both Kerry, Thankyou and speak soon. #mysltday

I've made many referrals to c&yp SLT, but today I had personal experience of NHS D&G kids SLT @D_GTALK fantastic child-centred approach, kind and warm, and a great example of how amazing our services for c&yp are in D&G. Thank you @speechie5. @ServiceJoanne @FionaPaton11 💟