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Ensuring young children develop strong speech, language and communication (SLC) skills is at the heart of Bishop Alexander LEAD Academy's success.
The primary school in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire was named early years setting of the year in the 2017 Shine a Light awards in recognition of the innovative programme of activities run from its Foundation Unit.
The unit, which takes pupils after their third birthday until they leave reception year, currently supports 37 "foundation one" (nursery) and 45 "foundation two" (reception) children. The SLC work is done alongside and integrated into the standard Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.
However, Julie Nicholson, Bishop Alexander language lead since 2013, says SLC should be a priority across the whole school.
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