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Shining a light on communication
All children and young people deserve the opportunity to develop good speech, language and communication skills. However, in the UK today, around one in ten children have long-term speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) that can impact directly on their ability to learn and make friends – that’s 1.4 million children overall. Pearson and The…
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Now FULL! PODD training for professionals, parents and carers
We are delighted to announce that Rosie Clark, the UK based PODD trainer, will be delivering a 2 day introductory workshop to the PODD Communication System at ACE Centre (South). This event will take place on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th May 2017, and is open to professionals, parents and carers. The cost of the…
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NHS training sessions now available for professionals
We offer a series of free monthly training events in the North West and Thames Valley & Wessex regions to support the use and implementation of Augmentative & Alternative Communication within the framework of the NHS Specialised AAC Service. These sessions are designed for existing and potential referrers to our NHS specialised AAC services and…
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ACE Centre stakeholder consultation feedback and non-NHS activity
Thank you to everyone who took part in our recent ACE Centre stakeholder consultation. A presentation summarising the key findings can be found here. In response to the feedback given to ACE Centre, we have identified a limited amount of additional capacity in order to offer services outside of our NHS Contract. Consequently, we have agreed…
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A great performance from Cirque de Sorelegs!
Huge thanks to Diane, Scott and Scott who ran for ACE Centre in the Great Manchester Run 2016. Fantastic times from the intrepid trio – and a great result for our Charity. To help boost their impressive sponsorship total (and check out an equally impressive photograph of the team in action!), please click here.
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Top flight fundraisers!
Congratulations to the eighty-four intrepid fundraisers who took to the skies on Sunday 15th May 2016, ‘flying’ on Velocity, the longest zip line in Europe, and the fastest one in the world! Led by the Mayor of Oldham, Councillor Ateeque Ur-Rehman, this group of daring volunteers has raised an impressive amount of money that will…
