Hazel Shaw Independent Speech and Language Therapist

29/01/2026

I absolutely loved seeing this 💛

Huge credit to Warstones Primary for creating opportunities like this and for the brilliant work happening through the Wolf Words initiative. Welcoming João Gomes to share his experience of stammering sends such a powerful message to children – that a speech difference should never limit what you can achieve.

Seeing children meet a professional footballer who stammers, talk openly and then jump straight into football skills is such a positive and normalising experience. Representation like this really matters.

As a Speech and Language Therapist, I love seeing fantastic schools like this showing children that their voice matters and that they can aim high, whatever challenges they may face.

Such a brilliant thing to do and a fantastic role model.

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In a heartwarming visit to a school that Wolves Foundation work in, Joao Gomes met with children who have speech and language differences.The Wolves midfield...

22/01/2026

From frustration to confidence. From practice to progress.

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) makes learning to talk especially hard—children know what they want to say, but their brains and mouths have to work overtime to plan and coordinate the movements needed for speech. Progress takes persistence, repetition and an incredible amount of effort.

That’s why moments like this matter so much. This absolute superstar's perseverance has led to amazing success—not only in more accurate and confident speech productions, but in believing in himself. Seeing him proudly write “I love my speech” and begin to monitor and correct his own errors is incredibly inspiring. Sessions like this remind me why I do what I do and why I'll always be so passionate about CAS and speech disorders in general 💛

26/12/2025

Very proud to be part of this. Lots planned for 2026. Watch this space....

Speech Apraxia 2025, it has been amazing to have so many of you interact and follow us on Facebook. I can't list you all but I appreciate everyone! Thanks so much for all you do www.speechapraxia.co.uk Don't forget membership is free!

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22/11/2025

I first trained to become a Speech Therapist because of my own family’s history of stammering and a session this week reminded me exactly why I chose this path.

This week, I had the privilege of working with two Key Stage 2 children to develop their understanding and awareness of stammering. We were also joined by one of their teachers, who openly shared her own experience of stammering. She was truly inspirational — showing the children, through her confidence and authenticity, that a stammer should never hold you back from achieving anything you set your mind to. 💛✨

Sessions like these highlight something so important: awareness and acceptance are vital. Stammering isn’t something to “fix" and children shouldn’t feel pressured to change who they are or how they speak. Instead, we should focus on building understanding, confidence and a positive sense of self, which in turn can often also increase fluency far better than anything else.

Here’s to creating spaces where every voice is valued, heard, and empowered. 💬🌈

05/11/2025

This term, my focus has been on learning more about Gestalt Language Processing — and wow, what an eye-opener!

Children can learn language in different ways - some hook onto the words and for others, the intonation is more powerful. Diving deeper into this has been such a rewarding experience. Huge thanks to the wonderful parents who’ve let me share examples for training and to one superstar child (and their amazing mum!) who are putting strategies into practice so we can see progress in action. 💫

Every time I learn more about communication, I’m reminded how important it is to adapt what we do — to make sure it truly fits the child. 💛

29/10/2025

Genuinely humbled to read this. I like to treat everyone the way I would like to be treated and kindness is of phenomenal importance to me. I really do pour my heart and soul into what I do and am honoured to be part of Speech Apraxia. If you can like and share their page that would be amazing. Let's keep raising awareness and spreading the word so more people can understand and support apraxia.

Hazel Shaw is one of our amazing Friends of Speech Apraxia. She is one of the kindest SLTs I have met and an incredible asset to our organisation. I am genuinely touched to see the care she shows in her work which reflects in the attention she gives.
Hazel is an speech and language therapist and an expert in the field in childhood apraxia of speech. She was recently recognised in her home town of Worcester, UK for this role in the Worcester News. Despite her busy professional role, she continues to play an active part in our organisation as a Childhood Apraxia of Speech expert. When you send in clinical queries, it’s often Hazel, along with our wider team, who helps direct you to the right support.
She has worked alongside me to grow Speech Apraxia UK into the strong organisation it is today, including when we were recognised as part of the UK Speech, Language and Communication Alliance recently. I could not be prouder to have her on our team. Thanks Hazel, for your knowledge and wisdom as we grow.

15/10/2025

It was lovely to see this article in the paper today! I have worked so hard in my career and am so passionate about what I do, so to have this recognition is just phenomenal. Full-page article too!

Childhood Apraxia of Speech is a rare neurological disorder

18/09/2025

As a Speech and Language Therapist, I always value opportunities for joint working. This week, I had the pleasure of working with my fantastic Occupational Therapy colleague, Roz Roscoe, who I’ve had the privilege of knowing for over 20 years!

Roz and I now support several of the same schools, which allows us to combine our expertise to look not only at communication and interaction needs but also at the sensory, physical, and functional skills that impact everyday life. By working together, we can create consistent strategies, set shared goals, and reinforce progress across different settings—helping individuals to communicate more effectively and participate with greater confidence in the activities that matter most to them.

Long may this continue 😊

19/08/2025

Very proud to have made it onto a website as a Childhood Apraxia of Speech expert!

Checkout this fantastic new source of advice and information.

www.speechapraxia.co.uk

Speech Apraxia Speech Apraxia

12/08/2025

If any of my teacher friends fancy working for an amazing Multi-Academy Trust, then I highly recommend this one. Everyone who works here is just fantastic and the children are always the centre of everything they do. I feel beyond proud to work for them.

Recommend a friend! If you have a friend who would be an amazing teacher, let them know!

30/06/2025

It was soooo hot in Sandwell today even the blu tack couldn't hack it! However, my lovely school gave me a big room with a fan. So good to feel looked after and appreciated 🙂