Tag Archives: Hello – the national year of communication

Shine a Light 2014: Decision time

On the 21st February, 17 judges comprising of a mixture of industry experts and past Shine a Light Award winners, met to debate the outcomes of this year’s awards. Shut away in the depths of the Pearson building, each panel … Continue reading

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Championing the communication needs of young people – Shine a Light Awards return for 2013/14

New categories have been announced for the 2013/14 Shine a Light Awards launched today (11th November 2013) by The Communication Trust and Pearson Assessment. Designed to recognise teams, settings and individuals across England who support children and young people’s communication … Continue reading

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No Pen’s Day Wednesday – put down your pens and pick up language!

No Pens Day Wednesday, a national speaking and listening event organised by The Communication Trust, is back on Wednesday 9th October 2013! The Communication Trust, below, told us all about the free resources that are available this year, and details of … Continue reading

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Speech, language and communication needs are on the calendar

With snowdrops popping up all around us and daffodils appearing in the shops (if not quite blooming from the ground yet) we have started to look forward to the spring, summer and even autumn events for 2013. On March the … Continue reading

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Time to reflect on 2012 & look ahead

As 2012 comes to a close it’s not only a time to reflect on an amazing year, but also to look forward to all the exciting new developments that are happening all around. In the last couple of months, we … Continue reading

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Shine a Light 2012 – a night to celebrate

It’s hard to believe that just over a year ago we launched the first ever Shine a Light Awards as part of the Hello, national year of communication campaign. Now in their second year the Awards have proven to hold a … Continue reading

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‘It’s a tough job… but someone has to do it!’ – Shine a Light 2012

It’s been a busy month over at the Pearson Assessment and The Communication Trust offices as the applications for this year’s Shine a Light Awards have been coming in. Since the close of the deadline on the 10th October, our judges … Continue reading

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Shine a Light Awards – go for it!

Shine a Light Awards – go for it! Guest post from Janet Cooper, Early Language and Communication Programme Lead from Stoke Speaks Out and one of last year’s winners in the Shine a Light Awards.  In 2010-2011 our Local Authority in Stoke … Continue reading

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Proving communication really does matter

Following the success of last year’s National Year of Communication campaign, we’re delighted to announce that The Communication Trust and Pearson Assessment have launched the Shine a Light Awards 2012, for excellence in supporting communication development. Last year’s awards were … Continue reading

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Animation gets the team off to a busy start to 2012

We’ve been quick off the blocks for the start of 2012, and this January has already been packed with a range of activities. Excitingly, the new 2012 catalogues with the smell of newly printed ink have landed on our desks! … Continue reading

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