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Therapy servicesEnabling our pupils to access their education, in a holistic and child-centered way,
by supporting their emotional, communication, sensory and physical needs
At the Eden Academy we highly value the input of our central therapy team. Therapy input and advice both underpins and complements our curriculum, enabling pupils to access their education and take part in all aspects of school life. The therapies team in each school work closely with class and education staff to contribute to the Academy’s ethos: Educate. Develop. Enrich. Nurture.
We believe that by developing a close relationship between teachers, therapists and parents and carers, we can maximise the potential of every pupil.
Transition to a new school can often be challenging and demanding for both pupils and families, so our therapy teams are happy to make themselves available for advice and support. Please feel free to contact our team directly at [email protected] or via the school; all of our contact details can be found on page 19.
Our therapistsPassionate, dedicated and caring
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This booklet introduces you to the therapy services available at the Eden Academy and explains how these can be accessed.
04 Arts Therapies Developing relationships, emotional resilience and play
08 Educational Psychology Supporting, promoting and advising
10 Occupational Therapy Accessing work, leisure and play
12 Paediatric Physiotherapy Restoring and improving physical movement and functions
14 Speech & Language Therapy Developing communication, social and play skills
16 Soundbeam and Creative Music Therapy Encouraging musical creativity
18 Helpful Information
19 Contact details
Since starting Speech and Language Therapy, our son has started to let us know what he wants now. He is using signs and some words.
Eden Academy parent
The school’s therapists make an excellent contribution to the quality of teaching… and to pupils’ achievements.
Outstanding Ofsted Report 2014,
Grangewood School
What are the benefits of Arts Therapy?
• To receive emotional support to manage difficulties and problems
• To gain a positive experience of being in a group
• To develop independence, confidence and motivation
• To develop social skills and explore healthy ways of interacting with others
• To develop self expression creatively and non-verbally
• To feel supported in accessing their education and to aid the learning process
How is a pupil referred?
Head of School, class teachers, parents or carers or other professionals can refer a child or young person.
• The therapist will meet with the referrer
• If appropriate, an assessment will be offered and consent for this will be gained from the parent/carer
• The therapist will then make a recommendation
• If space allows, the young person will be offered therapy. Alternatively they will be placed on a waiting list, and seen within the calendar year.
The therapist aims to provide an environment in which a relationship can develop between themselves and the pupil, using music, drama, dance and movement as an interactive and communicative medium.
The way a child plays reflects and communicates their inner feelings without the need for words, offering a new way for each child to express how they are feeling and have their emotional needs heard and acknowledged.
The therapist works alongside families and class teams in order to identify goals for the work. Once the child’s emotional needs are met they will be better equipped to engage and succeed in their learning.
What does our team provide?
Therapists offer a range of confidential services including:
• assessments
• individual, pair or group work
• training for school based staff
• assessment / Statement Review or EHCP input / End of Therapy reports
• RESOS (Relational Emotional Sense Of Self) evaluation system
• consultations with families, class teams and other professionals
In conjunction with Family Services the team also offer:
• early intervention – introductory groups
• family work
• parent courses
• sibling groups
Arts TherapiesDeveloping relationships, emotional resilience and play
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Arts Therapies include Dance Movement Therapy, Dramatherapy, Music Therapy and Creative Therapy, which is when two modes of Arts Therapy are combined.
Dramatherapy
Dramatherapists will offer one to one, pair or group sessions focusing on the use of play, imagination, stories, puppetry, improvisation and movement as a form of self-expression.
Dramatherapists hold a Masters’ degree in Dramatherapy and are both artists and clinicians and draw on their trainings in theatre/drama and therapy to create methods to engage pupils through play to develop emotional expression, a sense of self, play and creativity and communication through voice and body.
Creative Therapy
Creative Therapy is a mixture of music, drama, play, movement and dance where the different disciplines are brought together for the benefit of the child. In these sessions the music, drama or dance movement therapists run the sessions as a pair. This can sometimes be as a two to one, with a pair of pupils or a small group depending on the needs of the pupils. Dance and Movement therapists, Drama therapists and Music therapists work closely together to ensure that the right intervention is offered pupils in order to support their process through therapy.
Dance and Movement Therapy
Dance and Movement therapists will offer one to one, pair or group sessions focusing on the use of Dance and Movement as a form of self-expression and communication.
Dance and Movement Therapists hold a Masters’ degree in dance movement therapy and are highly skilled in the use of dance and movement. Through dance and movement, therapists aim to develop emotional expression, a sense of self, play and creativity and communication through voice and body. Pupils and therapists build a relationship using body movement and dance to assist integration of emotional, cognitive, physical, social and spiritual aspects of self.
Music Therapy
Music therapists offer one to one, pair or group sessions focusing on the use of music and sound as a form of self expression.
Music therapists hold a Masters’ degree in music therapy and have a high level of musicianship and skill. Through the use of mainly shared improvised music, the therapist aims to develop a relationship with the child in which emotional expression, a sense of self, play and creativity, and communication skills can be supported. Pupils may use their voice, body or musical instruments to express themselves and communicate in a therapy session.
Arts therapists sometimes work with other professionals including Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists, to deliver joint sessions where shared aims can be met.
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The aim of Arts Therapy is to support each pupil’s emotional development and to increase their self-esteem, confidence and communication skills.
Interventions are entirely therapeutic, rather than educational or recreational.
My child has really improved since he started arts therapy. He plays with his brother now and is calmer too.
Eden Academy parent
How is a pupil referred?
The Head of School, teachers and other professionals can make a referral to the Educational Psychologist at the monthly multi-professional meetings. Parents of children on the tracking list will always receive a letter early in the year to let them know, and be notified as and when an intervention is requested. Teachers will feedback to parents, the outcomes of the meetings and the strategies suggested by the Educational Psychologist.
What does our Educational Psychologist do in the Eden Academy schools?
Our Educational Psychologist:
• supports children, young people, their families and schools to promote the emotional and social wellbeing of pupils.
• supports those with learning difficulties to achieve their full potential through the use of assessment, monitoring and evaluation.
• provides advice and support to class teams.
• works with staff to promote pupils’ learning, to develop their emotional, social and behavioural skills and support their psychological development.
• can act as a bridge between the educational and therapeutic needs of the pupil.
What are the benefits of Educational psychology?
The Educational Psychologist brings a different and refreshing perspective to teaching and learning so as to ensure the child’s whole development is the best it can possibly be.
What does the Specialist Educational Psychologist provide?
A small number of children are identified in September to join a tracking list. A child is selected if it is felt that they might benefit from some extra input in order to reach their full potential. This involves lengthy observations by the psychologist in school and a meeting with the class team to discuss strategies and approaches. There are follow-up observations and meetings in the spring and summer terms to look at progress achieved and to further develop the child’s individual programme.
Educational PsychologySupporting, promoting and advising
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To promote learning & develop emotional, social and behavioural skills.
Our Educational Psychologist gives our staff the insight and strategy to know how to deal with our students’ emotions, as a team, to help them get ready to learn and access the curriculum.
Terri Harper, Head of Sixth Form at
Moorcroft School
Occupational TherapyAccessing work, leisure and play
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The techniques that the occupational therapist showed me really keep my daughter calm at home.
Eden Academy parent
To help each child achieve as much independence as possible within their activities of daily living.
What are the benefits?
OT input can help to develop:
• learning skills – perception, problem solving and planning, making sense of the world around them
• attention and listening skills
• movement skills – both large and small body movements
• self-care skills – eating and drinking, personal care and domestic skills
• play – the child’s use of toys and play through their development
• hand functions – manipulation, fine motor and writing skills
• sensory - sound, sight, smell, taste, touch and movement
How is a pupil referred?
Some students have Occupational Therapy Provision listed in the Education, Health & Care Plan (EHC plan). Parents, teachers, and health care professionals can make a referral by contacting the school’s Occupational Therapist. The therapist will observe, prioritise and if appropriate assess the pupil. Recommendations for further input will then be made.
What does an Occupational Therapist do in a school setting?
Occupational Therapy is a health care profession that enables people to achieve health, well-being and life satisfaction through participation in occupation’ (College of Occupational Therapists, 2004). ‘The aims are to promote, develop, restore and maintain abilities needed to cope with daily activities and to prevent dysfunction’ (World Federation of Occupational Therapists).
Occupational therapists assess children holistically. They look at both the child and their environment and identify what is impacting on the child’s ability to engage effectively with their environment. They use a combination of standardised assessments as well as clinical observations to establish a child’s skill level and decide a course of treatment, including strategies for the classroom.
What does our team provide?
• Individual OT assessments
• Classroom observations
• Consultation with parents, carers and staff
• One to one, group sessions and class based programmes
• Individualised school programmes to facilitate your child’s development, which can also be used at home
• Recommendations and/or Provision of specialist equipment such as seating and adapted cutlery
• Monitoring upper limb splints and arm gaiters
• Seating system may be provided to help your child access the curriculum
• Teacher / staff training on sensory integration and other important areas of OT relating to a child’s classroom functioning
• Provision of sensory, fine motor and handwriting groups
What does the Physiotherapy Team provide?
• The therapists treat children with physical problems caused by neuromuscular, musculoskeletal and cardio-vascular / respiratory conditions. They hold a clinic at school each week where they assess and treat children.
• The physiotherapists work closely with all the other professionals in school. At each of our Eden Academy schools a dedicated member of staff works to ensure that programmes provided by the physiotherapists are carried out as part of the daily activities in the classroom.
How can a referral be made?
• Pupils who have Physiotherapy listed in the Education, Health & Care Plan (EHC plan) are eligible to be seen by this service.
• The service operates an open referral system, which means that all professionals and parents can refer. Parents and carers are asked to discuss a referral first with their GP. Only written referrals are accepted.
What does a Paediatric Physiotherapist do in Eden Academy schools?
The Paediatric Physiotherapy Services are provided by the local Health Trust. Physiotherapists:
• aim to help your child achieve their physical potential within the limitations of their medical condition.
• assess, treat and manage pupils who have an impairment or disorder of movement and / or, disability or illness, which may be improved, controlled or alleviated by physiotherapeutic intervention and/or the use of specialised equipment.
Paediatric Physiotherapy Restoring and improving physical movement and functions
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To help each child achieve their physical potential within the limitations of their medical condition.
Physiotherapy has really improved her walking. I am very happy now she is walking at home.
Eden Academy parent
What are the benefits of Speech and Language Therapy?
• Students are more able to express themselves
• Increased understanding of the world around them
• Students can access the curriculum more effectively
• Students can share meaningful interactions with others
• More confidence and independence in the community
How is a pupil referred
Most pupils have Speech and Language Therapy provision listed in the Education, Health & Care Plan (EHC Plan). If staff or parents have any concerns regarding pupil’s communication or eating and drinking then they should contact the schools speech and language therapist.
Pupils with eating and drinking difficulties will be referred to the specialist speech and language therapist who will assess them at home or at school.
What does a Speech and Language Therapist do in a school setting?
Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) enables students to reach their full communication potential. Students will learn their preferred communication system and develop confidence through lots of opportunities to practise. We promote a total communication environment which means all methods of communication are encouraged and respected.
Students have individualised targets that are set following observation and assessment. These are achieved through working with class teams and meeting with parents. Students may be seen in a group, in a one to one session, or in the classroom.
What does our team provide?
• Assessments to establish the type of programme offered
• Individualised targets
• Written reports for EHC plans and transitions e.g. students who are leaving school
• Workshops and support for parents to develop communication skills at home
• Liaison with other professionals to ensure students can participate and access their learning potential
• Support in classrooms to model SaLT programmes
• Training for staff on a regular basis e.g. workshops, inset days or class-based weekly meetings
• Support for pupils who have difficulty eating and drinking.
• SALT Input is reviewed on a termly basis
Speech & Language TherapyDeveloping communication, social and play skills
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To support each child to reach their communication potential and share meaningful interactions with those around them
What does a Soundbeam and Creative Music Making Specialist do in a school setting?
A Soundbeam and Creative Music Specialist is a music psychologist/education researcher who offers sessions which utilise various pieces of music technology to encourage music-making and creativity with sound.
A range of devices are used in the sessions to provide a means for pupils who find it difficult to use conventional musical instruments to access a wide range of sound to create music.
What does our team provide?
• Sessions are offered as part of the pupil’s weekly timetable
• Sessions last up to 30 minutes and take place once a week over a period of six weeks to a whole year depending on pupil need and level of interest/engagement
• Sessions are currently individual one-to-one working with the child although group work is also possible
• A short summary report is written at the end of the block of sessions outlining significant points, developments observed during the sessions and recommendations
• Audio recordings of pieces of work and videos of parts of sessions are sometimes made
Soundbeam and Creative Music TherapyEncouraging musical creativity
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To encourage listening, stimulate imagination and build confidence about moving in a space .
What are the benefits of Soundbeam and Creative Music Making?
• Encouraging body awareness
• Building confidence about moving in a space
• Developing extended movement
• Developing fine motor control
• Exploring cause and effect
• Encouraging listening, attention and concentration
• Stimulating imagination through movement and sound
• Discovering composition and improvisation
• Making music and having fun
• Fostering a sense of achievement
How is a pupil referred?
Teachers and teaching assistants are consulted at the beginning of the year for referrals.
Parents and carers can contact the Therapy Service Managers, class team or ask for an appointment with the Creative Music Specialist if they feel their child may benefit.
Using their own body movement to produce sound is a fun way for children to develop their body awareness and encourages them to interact with others
Sara, Dance Movement therapist
Alexandra SchoolAlexandra Avenue, South Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 9DX
0208 864 2739
www.alexandra-school.co.uk
Grangewood SchoolFore Street, Eastcote, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 2JQ
01895 676401
www.grangewoodschool.co.uk
Moorcroft SchoolBramble Close, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
01895 437799
www.moorcroftschool.co.uk
Pentland Field SchoolPentland Way, Ickenham, Uxbridge UB10 8TS
01895 609120
www.pentlandfieldschool.co.uk
The HCPC is a national regulator that holds a register of health and care professionals who meet their Standards of Proficiency and who are bound by their Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics. This means that professionals registered with HCPC are genuine and meet national standards. Please visit the HCPC website for further information: www.hpc-uk.org
Most of our therapists are also members of their relevant Professional Association and many are active members of their Association’s Special Interest Groups, which means that the therapists keep up to date with the latest research and developments.
More information on each of the therapies we offer can be found on the following websites:
The British Association of Dance Movement Psychotherapy www.admt.org.uk
The British Association of Dramatherapists www.badth.org.uk
Association of Educational Psychologists www.aep.org.uk
The British Association of Music Therapists www.bamt.org
The British Association of Occupational Therapists www.cot.co.uk
Paediatic Physiotherapy www.hillingdoncommunityhealth.org.uk www.apcp.org.uk
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists www.rcslt.org.uk
Sound Beam and Creative Music Making www.soundbeam.co.uk
You can contact with your individual school: directly via the following details:
Helpful information Contact details
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All therapists employed by the Eden Academy are registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
If you would like any further information about the therapy service that we provide at the Academy, please contact our Therapy Service Managers directly by email – [email protected]
The Eden Academy, Fore Street, Eastcote, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 2JQ
T. 01895 676401 · E. [email protected] · W. www.theedenacademy.co.uk