NAPLIC is 40 years old in 2026
We have been invited to share examples of NAPLIC Conferences over the years so here is a colllection of the presentations Marie Gascoigne and colleagues have delivered going back to the first mention of the Balanced System in 2008
2008 - The Balanced System is born! This presentation was given as part of the NAPLIC conference the year that John Bercow reported on his review of provision for children and young people with SLCN. The core concepts of the RCLST Position Paper published in 2006 are also threaded through this slide deck. When looking at the very old presentation style - remember it was 18 years ago!!
View whole presentation NAPLIC 2008
2012 Delivering Services for Maximum impact
NAPLIC 2012 saw the introduction of Better Communication CIC, the not for profit established to enable sharing of the Balanced System and thinking about IMPACT
View the whole presentation NAPLIC 2012
2014 supporting children and young people with slcn in schools: setting standards to deliver outcomes
NAPLIC 2014 saw the introduction of the early prototype for the Balanced System Scheme for Schools and Settings - a joint venture between Better Communication CIC, NAPLIC and Afasic. NAPLIC was the instigator of us developing what is now a well established school improvement process with accreditation in order to have a quality mark around SLCN provision at school level.
For information about the current Scheme for Schools and Settings - visit the webpage https://www.thebalancedsystem.org/schools/what-is-scheme-for-schools/
View the original launch presentation from NAPLIC 2014
2018 MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN for DLD IN SERVICES AND SCHOOLS - a joint presentation between better communication cic and Rachel keen from Kent County Council
NAPLIC 2018 saw a presentation summarising the approach in Kent to top level system transformation towards the Balanced System at a service level across a complex landscape alongside the innovative commissioning of schools to undertake the Balanced System Scheme for Schools and Settings.
View the presentation NAPLIC 2018 here
Naplic 2020 - first online NAPLIC thanks to the Pandemic!
The exciting format was to have a panel debate on supporting CYP with DLD from different perspectives. Marie Gascoigne was invited to provide the commissioning perspective alongside colleagues the late Prof James Law and Dr Susan Ebbels. We somehow managed to navigate the online platform at very short notice and with some trepidation - not really appreciating how this was to become the norm for so much of our future interactions!
View the presentation for NAPLIC 2020 here
