No Pens Day 2024!

Take part in our No Pens Day fundraiser to help the 1.9 million children currently being left behind because they struggle to talk and understand words! Your participation will raise vital awareness, and just £1 from each pupil could help change young lives across the UK.

Sign up today Why fundraising is so important

We are Speech and Language UK, and we want every child to face the future with confidence.

For 1.9 million children in the UK, learning to talk and understand words feels like an impossible hurdle. So we give children and young people the skills they need so they aren’t left behind, waiting to be understood.

Child's progress checker

Our progress checker is based on what we know about how babies and children develop skills. Choose the age of the child and then answer the questions. At the end, we will direct you to some helpful advice and resources.

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