Additional Educational Needs Provision

Our therapeutic play workers, support children and young people with a varity of additional educational needs and those who have had an adverse childhood experience. Therapeutic play workers help children and young people to gain insight and understanding of their experiences, increasing emotional resilience and developing coping strategies, decreasing internalised conflicts. They work closely with parents and carers throughout the play intervention and can undertake parent-child relationship interventions.

Our psychotherapists cover many specialisms from anxiety, self-perception, self-harm, psychosis and more. They are able to work on an individual basis to provide psychological interventions that enable positive change. These changes aim to help an individual overcome barriers to their mental well-being in order to support personal growth and to move forwards in life successfully.

We can provide a full dyslexia diagnosis service and our specialists can provide support to address the challenges that pupils may face, acquiring, recalling and retaining information of written and spoken language. They can work on a 1-to-1 basis developing academic competencies such as organisation, exam preparation, research techniques and memory skills.

Our Irlen Syndrome (visual-perceptual problems) professionals have been trained and certified in line with the Helen Irlen Method. We are able to screen for Irlen Syndrome and can facilitate full diagnostics, onward strategies and coloured lenses if required.

Occupational Therapists (OT) help pupils with fine and gross motor skills and motor planning difficulties. Our OTs can help students to improve physical tasks which can improve self-esteem and build confidence. The therapy is tailored to the individual’s specific needs and is incorporated into the student’s broader curriculum.

The speech and language specialists at Tuition Extra provide life-changing treatment, support and care for children and young people who have difficulties with communication. Working with pupils who, for physical or psychological reasons, have problems speaking and communicating. Our speech and language professionals motivate, reassure and empower pupils.

Our specialists identify, develop and implement a range of strategies designed to meet children and young peoples’ sensory needs. In turn, they support and embed the development of sensory-based approaches across an individual student’s bespoke education and therapeutic provision. Our Sensory Specialists work closely with both our OTs and SENCos.

Our team has a wealth of ASC experience. Sensory experts and professionals trained to work effectively with all aspects of ASC, we are able to support the most complex of needs. We work sensitively on a case by case basis, at a pace and level that is appropriate to an individual’s requirement. Our programmes are bespoke, holistic and effective.