In this blog, Meriem Amer-El-Khedoud and Dr Helen Spicer-Cain introduce “SLT and Society”, a new module within City St George’s University’s BSc Speech and Language Therapy curriculum. They explore how the module equips students to understand the social factors that shape communication, access to care and clinical decision‑making, engaging them with themes such as protected characteristics, intersectionality, identity, professional power and linguistic diversity.

As part of the recent curriculum change for the BSc in Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) at City St George’s, University of London, we have introduced a new module: SLT and Society. The module explores how social factors shape communication, access to care and clinical decision-making, and engages students with protected characteristics, intersectionality, identity, professional power and linguistic diversity.

Through reflection and practical assessment, students critically appraise and adapt SLT resources, considering how inequality and language influence real practice. Student feedback highlights increased cultural humility, confidence and commitment to advocacy, with many describing how the module will shape their future clinical work.