Occupational Therapy Services
When we first meet with you, the WMSLT therapists will be keen to understand your current context, what you already have in place to support pupils with occupational performance challenges and your desired outcomes. We will then support you in developing an action plan that is bespoke to your needs as a school, with the ultimate goal of improving outcomes for your children. We aim to promote work at a whole-school level to ensure that all staff are skilled in working with the pupil’s needs. This leads to greater benefit to all students.
Depending on needs and budget, schools can choose to purchase a regular occupational therapy service (e.g. weekly input), or a less regular service (e.g. half termly). We offer advisory / consultative support, with staff training as required to implement recommendations and interventions.
Primary Schools
Around 4-9% of school aged children have a diagnosis of ADHD (Sayal et al, 2018), with 5-6% of school aged children diagnosed with DCD (Lingam, 2009).
Secondary Schools
Up to 80% of Autistic children and young people, and 5-16% of the general population, present with sensory processing differences (Green et al, 2016) (Ben-Sasson et al, 2009).
Specialist Settings
Following a survey completed by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (2023), paediatric OTs reported an 85% increase in demand for services and support.
