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Sail into Sounds

  • Professionals and Clinicians
  • Training and workshops
  • Speech, language and communication

This workshop is for professionals only

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Sail Into Sounds is a speech sound programme for early years settings. It was developed by Bedfordshire and Luton Speech and Language Therapists and helps practitioners support children’s speech sound development in a fun and practical way.

During the training, practitioners learn how speech sounds develop and how to support this through simple, play-based activities. The programme can be adapted to meet the needs of the children in your setting.

All Sail Into Sounds activities focus on listening and noticing sounds. Children are not expected to say the sounds themselves.

Aim of this workshop

  • Feel confident delivering the 'Sail into sounds' programme to children
  • Use 'Sail into sounds' to help embed speech sounds into children's daily routines. 

Entry criteria

The workshop will benefit professionals who work with children who:

  • work in early years settings, such as nursery, preschool or reception classes, with children aged 3 to 5 years old.

Workshop dates

These workshops are free. Practitioners will be given access to a range of helpful resources and session plans.

After the first training session, you will be expected to run the Sail into Sounds group in your setting. A speech and language therapist will visit your setting to support you with at least 1 group session. When this has been completed, you will be an accredited Sail into Sounds practitioner. 

Please note, once booked onto a meeting there will be a penalty fee for non-attendance.

Central Bedfordshire

Only available to people working in Central Bedfordshire.
Dates: Tuesday 5 May 2026
Times: 1pm to 3pm
Location: Virtual
Fee: Free

If you work in Central Bedfordshire, you will need to log into the e-learning portal Learning Central to access the workshop. Read more about Learning Central.

Book on this workshop on Learning Central. Please note, this link will only work if you are logged into Learning Central.

Luton

Only available to people working in Luton.

Dates: Thursday 30 April 2026

Times: 1:30pm to 3:30pm

Location: Virtual

Fee: Free

To book onto this workshop, email flyingstarttraining@eyalliance.org.uk

Bedford Borough

Only available to people working in Bedford Borough.

Dates: Tuesday 19 May 2026

Times: 9:30am to 11:30am

Location: Virtual

Fee: Free

To book onto this workshop, email ccs.beds.childrens.slt.training@nhs.net

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Sail into sounds workshop terms and conditions

This workshop is free at the point of delivery. 

If you do not attend the workshop, there will be a £25 penalty per participant.

Cancellations made before the start of the workshop will not be charged. Please notify us at ccs.beds.childrens.slt.training@nhs.net 

Repeated non-attendance will result in restricted access to future workshops. 

Bookings for all workshops will close 2 working days before the date of the training. It is at the training administrator’s discretion if late bookings are processed.

If you need to swap the person attending the workshop, please email ccs.beds.childrens.slt.training@nhs.net with the name and email address of their replacement as soon as possible. We can then send the relevant information and resources to the new attendee.

The training will be delivered over Microsoft Teams. Please ensure you have access to a device with a camera and microphone as you will require these to participate in the workshop. You will receive a Microsoft Teams link and any necessary resources via email at least 2 working days before the workshop.

The Microsoft Teams link is intended for use only by the person it is sent to. Do not share this link with anyone else. Participants who are not on the attendance list will be removed.

In the unlikely event that a workshop is cancelled, we will endeavour to give as much notice as possible and you will be offered a place on an alternative date.

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Last reviewed: 16 March, 2026

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