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Speech therapist, Tower Hamlets

Children's speech and language therapy in Tower Hamlets

I'm Rajni Davegun, an independent speech and language therapist for children and young people aged 18 months to 16. My clinic, Sunshine Speech Therapy, is in Wanstead, a direct Central line ride from Mile End and Bethnal Green, and I visit nurseries and schools across Tower Hamlets.

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How does it work if we live in Tower Hamlets?

Sessions usually happen at the clinic in Wanstead, on the same Central line as Mile End and Bethnal Green: 11 Cambridge Park, Wanstead, London E11 2PU, under five minutes' walk from Wanstead station. They're in person and one to one, with you learning alongside your child.

I visit nurseries and schools across Tower Hamlets too. Email me with the name of the setting. A visit is £85 an hour, and travel fees may apply, so ask before you book.

Start with the free 15-minute call. You don't need a GP referral. The fees are fixed, the services page starts from what you've noticed, and if you'd like to know what a first session involves, there's a guide to the assessment.

I'm registered with the HCPC (SL038484) and a member of the RCSLT and ASLTIP. More about me and my training.

Getting to the clinic from around Tower Hamlets

Bow and Mile End

Central line

Mile End is on the Central line. A train heading east towards Hainault via Newbury Park goes through Stratford, Leyton and Leytonstone and stops at Wanstead, with no change. Check the destination on the front of the train, because trains towards Epping or Loughton do not stop at Wanstead. From Bow Road, go back to Mile End on the District or Hammersmith & City line and change there.

Bethnal Green

Central line

Bethnal Green is also on the Central line, a stop before Mile End, so the route is the same: a train towards Hainault via Newbury Park, with no change.

Stepney and Whitechapel

District and Hammersmith & City lines; Elizabeth line at Whitechapel

Stepney Green and Whitechapel are on the District and Hammersmith & City lines, which meet the Central line at Mile End. From Whitechapel you can also take the Elizabeth line to Stratford and change there for a Central line train towards Hainault via Newbury Park.

Poplar, the Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf

DLR and Jubilee line

Poplar and Canary Wharf are on the DLR branch that runs to Stratford, and Canary Wharf is on the Jubilee line, which ends at Stratford too. Change there for a Central line train towards Hainault via Newbury Park. From further down the Isle of Dogs, if you're working out the route, email me and I'll help.

I'm not giving parking advice because I can't promise any, so if you're driving, email me first and we'll sort something out.

How does NHS speech and language therapy work in Tower Hamlets?

NHS speech and language therapy for children in Tower Hamlets is provided by Barts Health NHS Trust, through its children's community therapies team. NHS North East London says referrals to its children's speech and language therapy services are accepted from parents, guardians and professionals working in healthcare, education and social care. Barts says early support for children under five is often through group sessions, and that therapy in schools is funded directly by schools.

The referral details and current contact information are on Barts Health's page for the service, and on the Tower Hamlets Family Information Hub.

Seeing me does not take your child off an NHS waiting list. Plenty of families do both, and I am glad to work alongside an NHS therapist.

If you're weighing the two up, there's a guide to private or NHS speech therapy, and another on what you can do while you wait.

Where is the Local Offer, and how do I ask for an EHC needs assessment?

Tower Hamlets Council publishes its SEND Local Offer, the directory of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities, on the Tower Hamlets Family Information Hub.

If you think your child needs an EHC plan, you can ask the council for an EHC needs assessment yourself. A request is usually made by the school or early years setting with a parent's agreement, but the council's special educational needs assessments page says parents and carers can make the request too, using a parental request form.

For free, impartial advice on any of this, the Tower Hamlets and City SEND IASS is the information, advice and support service for families in Tower Hamlets.

I also write independent speech and language reports for EHC needs assessments, annual reviews and SEND Tribunal appeals. My advice is the same whoever asks for it, and the EHCP and tribunal reports page explains what goes into a report.

The guide to getting speech and language therapy written into an EHC plan goes through the law one step at a time.

Do you work with nurseries and schools in Tower Hamlets?

Yes, across Tower Hamlets. Email me with the name of the setting and I'll tell you what a visit would involve. On the day I observe, give staff a spoken handover, and follow up with written notes.

The schools and nurseries page has more on working with staff, and the fees page lists the cost of visits, training and meetings.

Not in Tower Hamlets?

Each borough has its own page. Pick yours, or see everywhere I work.

Local sources

Checked on 5 November 2026. Services change, so follow the links for current details.

  1. Barts Health NHS Trust. Young Barts Health at Mile End Hospital, children's therapies. https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/ybh-community
  2. Tower Hamlets Family Information Hub. Speech and language therapy, children's service. https://www.localoffertowerhamlets.co.uk/organisations/28008-speech-and-language-therapy-children-s-service
  3. NHS North East London. Speech and language therapy, children. https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/service/speech-and-language-therapy-children
  4. Tower Hamlets Family Information Hub. SEND Local Offer. https://www.localoffertowerhamlets.co.uk/send-home
  5. London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Special educational needs assessments. https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/education_and_learning/parental_support/special_educational_needs/sen_assessments.aspx
  6. Tower Hamlets and City SEND IASS. https://www.towerhamletsandcitysendiass.com/
  7. Transport for London. Tube map. https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/track/tube

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