About

Nicola Savvides Independent Speech and Language Therapist

I have more than 19 years of experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist.  I studied a BSc degree in Speech and Language Therapy at Birmingham City University, graduating with honours.

I started my career working in the NHS in Dudley Westmidlands.  I worked with pre-school children in community clinics and nurseries and as a mainstream therapist in schools.  After this, I developed my clinical skills and worked within the pre-school special needs team and I became the link therapist within the mainstream team to develop the service and to provide support to colleagues, children, families and education staff to support those children with the more complex and additional needs.

Alongside my NHS work, I also began working in independent practice over 14 years ago,  where  I joined a growing consortium of independent therapists, providing speech and language therapy services to schools in the Birmingham area.

In addition to working within schools in the Birmingham region, I am also now based in the Warwickshire area where I offer a therapy service to individual children at home and within mainstream school settings. I have also worked closely with pupils and staff within a specialist autism school, focusing on individual communication systems, social communication and sensory regulation.


 What are my services?

 

  • Individual tailored therapy and group therapy
  • Intensive blocks of speech/language therapy
  • Assessment of speech and language difficulties for pre-school and primary school aged children
  • Comprehensive reports
  • Progress of therapy for schools and home
  • Reviews to monitor progress
  • Supporting children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in education
  • Training and support to schools and other settings
  • Collaborative working with NHS Speech and Language Therapists and other allied health professionals


 

School Provision

A service can be offered for individual children, a whole school contract or for a specific piece of work dependent on the needs of each individual setting.

Helpful Information

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists


http://www.rcslt.org


The professional body for speech and language therapists in the UK Health and Care Professions Council




Health and care professions Council


http://www.hpc-uk.org


All speech and language therapist practising in England are legally required to be HCPC registered




Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice


http://www.helpwithtalking.com


The professional body for independent UK based speech and language therapists




ICAN



ICAN http://www.ican.org.uk


Help and advice about speech, language and communication




Afasic


http://www.afasic.org.uk


Supports parents and represents children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)




National Autistic Society


http://www.autism.org.uk


The leading UK charity for people with Autism




British Stammering Association


http://www.stammering.org


Advice and support for adults and children who stammer and their parents


I am a member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and The Association of Speech and Language Therapists in independent Practice (ASLTIP).