About Us
Rachel Sawford
Speech and Language Therapist
BSc (Hons) MRCSLT HCPC
Rachel Sawford is a Speech and Language Therapist who works with schools to help children with a learning disability develop their communication skills. Rachel believes that Speech and Language Therapists have the biggest impact when they give time to developing good quality environments where all children can benefit. She recognises that all those around the child have a role to play in supporting their communication.
Rachel is currently working at The Chiltern School to implement the Communication at the Heart of the School approach CATHS. She continues to support other therapists working with CATHS in a variety of other settings including in mainstream and adults with learning disabilities.
Ann Miles
Special Education Teacher
M.A., B.Ed.
Ann Miles is a special education teacher who spent her career working in schools for children with learning disabilities.
Drawing upon her classroom experience and extensive knowledge of early communication, she has packaged up all the elements of CATHS to share with other professionals. Ann is a firm believer that for communication to be successful it needs to be both natural and meaningful. The development of communication skills should be embedded within all aspects of teaching and the curriculum.