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“Hopefully we can use same activities/strategies and have a good link between yourselves and school.” “It was nice to see what strategies are used and it will be really helpful to incorporate these at school.” “Awesome course thanks!” “Reinforced that my child’s behaviour has not been down to bad parenting or lack of boundaries in…

“Need to discuss with my team how we can best collaborate with Tree Tops – there are already pupils springing to mind who would benefit from sensory/handwriting interventions.” “Very informative and useful session. Working in partnership with Tree Tops could work in so many ways for our school (depending on our benefit).” “I am extremely…

“Although he has missed what he would have been doing for Fridays, he comes out happy and doesn’t try to refuse coming back – that’s good!” “He seems more aware of how he functions socially.” “He has really enjoyed it and was a little sad that today was the last one.” “I think this has…

If you book a training event with us for 2019 by 31st December 2018, we will give you a discount of 10%. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Shelley Gibson on:- Telephone: 01325 304411 Email: shelley.gibson@treetopsoccupationaltherapy.co.uk

The Guardian published an article on Monday 22nd October stating the SEN system was in crisis:- SEND figures – more than £1.2 million (15% in England) school pupils have SEND (according to DofE) with 253,000 (3%) having statements or EHCP’s. ADCS – 68 out of 85 Local Authorities who responded to a survey said they…

If your child would like to take part in a weekly golf lesson, Blackwell Grange Pro, Julie Welsh has started up a group on a Wednesday evening, 5.00p – 6.00pm, costing £6 per child. Our parent support group children go along and are coming on in leaps and bounds with their co-ordination.  Great news!  …

It was lovely to meet and welcome all our professionals to Tree Tops on Friday 19th October 2018, 12pm – 2pm. The Tree Tops team would just like to thank you all for coming along to the launch of our Rainbow Packages on Friday.  We hope you found it beneficial and also took away some…

If so, Tree Tops are looking to putting a Tree Topper handwriting group together in the near future. You do not need to have been assessed by us. Handwriting can be challenging for some of our children. If a child has poor fine motor skills they may find it hard to hold a pen or…

Mum contacted us last week and told us how brave and strong Clara had been at school. All the staff at Tree Tops think the world of Clara and are super proud of how far she has come since becoming a Tree Topper. What an achievement! ————- “Proud does not even touch how we feel…

One of our young Tree Topper’s loved his session last week, especially vestibular work when on the swings! We used sensory input to promote postural control, head movements and tracking skills, but also to increase alertness and focus. Just look at that smile! The staff enjoyed it just as much as him! #vestibular #posturalcontrol #headmovements#happysmile