Laura Harmer
Administrator/Coordinator
Laura joined the Burwood Centre in November 2021. She will be your first point of contact and is brilliant at organising our waiting lists and assessments. If you have any questions you can reach Laura on our Burwood email (info@burwoodcentre.org) or on 01635 573820. Laura works for the Burwood Centre on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Lorna Gravenstede BSc (Hons), MRCSLT, ACS dip, MSc
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist/Head of Centre
Lorna has a wealth of experience in the field of speech and language therapy and children who are deaf. She has previously worked as a Speech and Language Therapist in community clinics, mainstream schools with resource bases and specialist schools for the deaf. Lorna has a Level 2 Certificate in British Sign Language (BSL) and has worked with children who use BSL, Sign Supported English and those who communicate orally. Lorna holds the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist’s advanced clinical skills diploma in working with people who are deaf and has completed an MSc in Human Communication Science (speech and language therapy with deaf people). In addition to her work at the Burwood Centre, Lorna is a module leader for the MA Teacher of the deaf course at the University of Hertfordshire and she frequently writes articles for magazines and journals on issues relating to deafness, speech and language.
Professional Memberships: Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists; Health and Care Professions Council; Associate member of British Association of Teachers of the Deaf; Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
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