Archives: Patient Information Leaflets
Balance
What is balance? It’s our ability to keep our body in a controlled position when sitting and performing an activity, and when standing and moving. It’s a foundation skill that […]
Visual skills
Children use visual perceptual skills to make sense of what they see. Their eyes send visual information to the brain which interprets the information and make sense of everything. There […]
Special school nurses
Who are we? We are all either Children’s Nurses, Learning Disability Nurses or Mental Health Nurses with a current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration. We are employed by Buckinghamshire […]
Scissor skills workbook
Download and print out our scissor skills workbook for exercises to help your child learn to use and cut with scissors. To start the process of learning to cut we […]
Preparing your child for primary school
Preparing your child for primary school Starting school can be a daunting time for both children and parents. Here are some tips to help you get prepared for your child’s […]
Tool use
Tool use Tools used within the school environment may include rulers, scissors and protractors and to use them, children will need to develop their fine motor skills. This will include […]
Secondary school resource pack
This resource pack pulls together occupational therapy strategies and resources to help identify and provide support for young people of secondary school age who may benefit from occupational therapy.
Primary school resource pack – the difficulty and what you can do
A resource pack to help you identify the difficulty and advice on what you can do The pack contains: Flowcharts – A set of screening questions devised to help you […]
Primary School Resource pack- Strategy ideas and equipment resources list
Strategy ideas for children with tactile or auditory sensitivity, for children who may be anxious and strategies for support with organising and alerting. The child with tactile sensitivity may have […]
Primary school resource pack – activity ideas
In this resource download you will find the activity sheets; Memory, Perception, Using two hands, Hand skills, Letter formation, Body awareness and co-ordination, Ball skills and Balance. Choose the sheet […]