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Hi I was thinking about applying for SLT In September and was wondering if anyone has any personal statement tips and what work experience is good to have? Also I'm doing A level politics, A level law and Btec sport and was wondering if these subjects will be okay to apply with to university's like Manchester and MMU.
Hi,
I applied for SLT this year and received an offer from Greenwich. My best advice for your personal statement is to try to gain as much experience as you can during the summer holidays. For example, consider working with children at a school or adults in a care home. Additionally, you could email hospitals and clinics in your area to ask for shadowing experience with a speech and language therapist. This will give you an overview of their day-to-day life, which you can discuss in your personal statement.
I am currently working part-time as a teaching assistant for an art workshop where we help children with language and behavioral difficulties. You might want to look for volunteering opportunities related to that as well.
Also, I completed a free course with a speech and language therapy organization, which I will link below. The course provides a certificate upon completion and offers a brief overview of various diagnoses and treatments that a speech and language therapist uses. Some of this content will be covered at university.
https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-and-professionals/training-courses/an-introduction-to-speech-language-communication/
I believe most universities offering SLT accept any A-levels/Btecs, with Newcastle being the only one that requires a science A-level. Regardless of the university, for all SLT courses, you will need to complete an interview before you get an offer, so don't forget to prepare for that as well.
Let me know if you need any additional help.
Original post by Anonymous
Hi I was thinking about applying for SLT In September and was wondering if anyone has any personal statement tips and what work experience is good to have? Also I'm doing A level politics, A level law and Btec sport and was wondering if these subjects will be okay to apply with to university's like Manchester and MMU.

Hi there,
I’m doing SLT at Manchester Metropolitan and I’m loving it! I did psych, English lit, philosophy and ethics and an EPQ at A levels. But a huge range of students joined the course who had done many different a levels, or didn’t do a levels at all! It’s so brilliant how varied it is. I think experience is a huge factor in the interviews and also understanding your why you want to do this occupation!
Hope it all goes well,
Emily

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