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Occupational Therapy for Schools

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Manchester Occupational Therapy Services provides various services to be embedded within a school setting.

We provide a universal approach to upskill your education team as well as individual assessments, skill-specific groups, and staff and parent training packages. We can also provide a larger package encompassing all of these areas, tailored to your school’s individual needs as part of a Service Level Agreement.

Service Level Agreements

We can offer Service Level Agreements, whereby you can contract us for a specific amount of time over the academic year. This time can be used in a way to suit your school, depending on the setting’s needs. These packages can encompass assessments, intervention, groups and training. Our minimum agreement is 1 day a week (7 hours). To discuss what we can offer for your school, please contact us.

Individual Assessments

We can assess students who are struggling with their learning in the educational setting. These struggles may be related to attention, motor skills, writing skills or posture. Following this assessment, we produce a report with recommendations to optimise the student’s learning experience. If the child would benefit from Occupational Therapy intervention, Manchester Occupational Therapy services can provide this, as appropriate.

Groups

We can contribute to setting up skill-specific groups within schools. This can allow children with similar difficulties to access the targeted support they need to make progress, whilst benefitting from the social aspects of working as part of a group.

The following are examples of the types of groups we can run:

  • Gross motor skills
  • Fine Motor Skills
  • Sensory Circuits
  • Life Skills e.g. dressing, cooking
  • Handwriting / Speed Up
  • Brick Club

Training Packages

We can offer bespoke training packages; with customised training based around your school’s needs. This may be for parents, staff or both.

Below are some examples of the types of training we can provide:

  • Introduction to sensory processing and strategies for the classroom or home
  • Sensory Circuits in the classroom
  • Handwriting Development
  • The use of weighted therapy
  • Deep Pressure

Contact us

and see how Manchester Occupational Therapy Services can help you, your family and your organisation...