Language and communication

Projects that aim to improve communication and spoken language skills.

Boromi

Evie Keough, founder of Boromi, leads a network of in-school play libraries that empower parents to nurture early childhood development through purposeful play at home. This project aims to diversify Boromi’s model by building community partnerships alongside schools and expand to 400 schools – 50% in high-priority Northern regions – by 2028.

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Chatta

Chatta is a teaching approach that enhances pupils’ spoken language and vocabulary by linking stories and learning experiences with images and modeled language. Using Chatta software, teachers create audio-visual storyboards to stimulate pupil talk. This project introduces Chatta to early years (foundation stages 1 and 2) across 50 schools, providing training, software, and resources to teachers and teaching assistants in hubs of 10-20 schools.

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