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Occupational Therapy Assessments For Schools

(Including Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (Dyspraxia) and Handwriting Review)

Age Range: 4-18 years

Designed for: Occupational Therapy, Schools

Our Occupational Therapists work together with the school’s inclusion team and teaching staff to identify the occupational-based needs of the school. They also work with the school’s SENCo to prepare a schedule for therapy services. Within our specialist school settings, we recommend a larger focus on the universal and targeted model of support, as this enables the therapist to reach a greater number of students and support classroom-based staff to implement whole classroom strategies.

Occupational Therapy Assessment For Schools can involve:

Formal therapy assessment
Therapy screening
Informal therapy assessment
Pupil / student classroom observations
Individual therapy
Group therapy
In class therapy support
Classroom strategies and advice for teaching staff
Mapping therapy into schemes of learning
Report writing including EHCP, annual review, end of term
Timely case notes and documentation
In school parent meetings or attendance at parents evenings

The Assessment Process

Step 1

The clinicians will initially collect and review information form the educational setting as well as any further paperwork.

Step 2

Following this there will be two appointments, a parent/carer interview and an assessment with the child or young person being assessed.

Step 3

The clinicians will provide feedback and where appropriate provide a diagnosis.