Our Specialist
Therapeutic Team

Our Occupational Therapists work closely with students to support their ability to participate in daily activities both at school and at home. For many of our young people, challenges with sensory processing, motor coordination, executive functioning, or emotional regulation can make everyday tasks difficult.

Through individualised sessions, small group work and collaboration with teaching staff, our therapists help young people develop the skills they need to engage in learning and feel more confident and comfortable in their environment. Whether it’s improving fine motor skills, building independence, or creating sensory strategies for self-regulation, our OT provision is an integral part of each young person’s journey.

Our in-house, psychological wellbeing team plays a vital role in understanding and supporting the emotional and behavioural needs of our students. Working alongside staff, families and external professionals, they carry out assessments, provide therapeutic input and offer strategies unique to each young person’s profile.

With expertise in Autism, trauma informed practice and mental health, the team helps create personalised support plans that promote wellbeing, resilience and engagement in learning. They also contribute to staff training, helping to embed a whole school approach informed by psychological theory, therapeutic insight and evidence-based interventions. The team includes Clinical Psychologists and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.

Our Speech and Language Therapy team supports students with all aspects of speech, language and communication. We work with students individually or in small groups, depending on their needs and provide families with advice and practical ideas to help develop communication strategies at home.

Sessions are designed to help students understand and use language, express their thoughts and feelings and build communication skills that support learning and daily life. We also work closely with teaching staff, offering coaching and interventions to support communication in the classroom.

Our work includes helping students develop social communication, build relationships and grow in confidence. We also support key life skills, such as asking for help, making choices and speaking up for themselves.

We work alongside parents and carers, as this partnership helps us provide more consistent support and better outcomes for the young people attending our school.

Our team offers regular check-ins, space for listening and help with practical matters such as accessing services, understanding EHCPs and managing transitions.

We also share therapeutic strategies so that support can be consistent across home and school. Our aim is to work together with families, offering help where it’s needed.