NHS Speech Therapist in Independent School?

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My DS1 has been accepted in our local Independent school. He is dyspraxia with a lateral lisp.

In his current state school, he has an NHS SALT following him, and a TA does the exercises with him.

I was wondering how things worked with Private Schools for Speech. Do we lose the NHS SALT?

I'm meeting the SENCO from the Independent School soon and didn't want to sound completely ignorant.

It depends whether the NHS salt sees him in a health capacity and also the area where the school will be. Our son used to get some nhs input at at indi but the advice used to get delivered by the ta. We ended up paying a private salt for more. It still wasn’t enough so he ended up with an EHCP and a different school placement

Thanks for your reply.

Interesting. It just crossed my mind that can give Virgin Care a call to see how it works.

I'd ask the school if SLT will be provided. My son is in an independent specialist college and SLT and other therapies are provided on site.

Should have said this is a specialist college for students with autism.

Thanks Ellie! I will ask!