# talk matters

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leeds City Council](/buyers/leeds-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Speech Ed - Independent Speech and Language Therapy Services for
- Award value: £6,000
- Tender value: £6,000
- Award date: 31 July 2017
- Published: 21 May 2018
- Contract start: 1 September 2017
- Contract end: 31 August 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 09fcb64a-80a1-48d1-8106-e01d58fa4d5d-217387
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0d69ffde-9bf3-4bd3-aedc-b3ff754e6cdf

## Description

The Talk Matters programme is a multi-agency approach to supporting speech, language and communication for young people involving Speech and Language Therapists, Teaching and Learning Consultants, Educational Psychologists, Teachers and Teaching Assistants to support schools to close the gap in attainment for pupil premium pupils who have poor language skills\. It combines whole staff training with modelled teaching sessions and intervention sessions giving teachers the opportunity to see the training in action in their own classrooms\. The main purpose is to establish a contract with a suitably qualified Speech & Language Therapist\. The therapist will work with a multi-agency team to support closing the gap in attainment for vulnerable groups through supporting speech, language and communication development as part of the Talk Matters programme\. The Talk Matters programme is delivered by Leeds City Council and is sold to Leeds schools\.

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- [Talk Matters \(Speech and Language Therapy\) service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ffab77df-f069-4f5c-8994-73461b68a481): Leeds City Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09fcb64a-80a1-48d1-8106-e01d58fa4d5d-217387)