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Oak Lodge School

Therapy Provision

The school works in close partnership with therapeutic colleagues from local NHS services to provide speech & language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, where this has been indicated on an Education, Health and Care Plan.

We also have excellent links with Barnet CAMHS, supporting their provision of support for emotional and mental health.

The school also employs its own physiotherapist and physiotherapy assistant, communication teacher and a specialist counsellor to complement the work of NHS colleagues.

In addition, we commission a freelance music therapist one day a week and a movement and play therapist two days a week to work with individuals and groups of students who have been referred by the Pastoral Team in conjunction with class teachers. These therapeutic interventions are tailored to each student's individual needs and form an important part of our holistic approach to supporting wellbeing and learning.

Through music therapy, students explore self-expression, communication and emotional regulation using sound and rhythm. Our movement and play therapy sessions support students' physical development, sensory integration and social skills through carefully structured activities.

We have specialist accommodation for physiotherapy, together with office space that enables all multi-disciplinary colleagues to work effectively together. Therapists also work alongside teaching colleagues in the classroom, integrating therapeutic activities into the daily learning routines of the school.
Please find below the most up to date information from the Whittington Health NHS Trust, including details of training offered to families.Integrated therapy provision at Oak LodgeLetter to parents from Whittington TrustTraining from the Whittington Trust