Therapies

The Redway physiotherapy team works closely with the children, school staff, families and other health professionals to maximise each student’s physical potential.

Sensory integration therapy was introduced to the Redway School in 2011 to provide new learning opportunities for its students. The service is led by an advanced sensory integration practitioner, working in close conjunction with class staff. 

The word hydrotherapy is derived from the Greek words hydor (water) and therapeia (healing). Warm water has been used for recreation and rehabilitation throughout the ages and is still being used by different cultures across the world today as a valuable

Communication is central to all learning, and is vital for children with learning difficulties. At The Redway School this fact is respected and as such communication development is highly valued.

We want to help and encourage each child and young person to make full use of their available senses in order that they can discover what an exciting place our world is.

Art therapy offers dedicated time with a trained art psychotherapist. Children can use the sessions to communicate thoughts and feelings that are important to them using art materials. Many parents, carers and school staff understand that children’s art making and play allows them to communicate things which seem to have importance- this could be a drawing of a significant person, or just enjoying the freedom of ‘making a mess’. Art therapy assumes that the art making and play of...

Rhythmic Movement Therapy (RMT) is an integration programme that aims to develop and integrate primitive reflexes that are under and over developed impacting on individual lives.

Play as therapy helps children to express themselves, explore their thoughts and feelings and make sense of their life experiences. Play is a natural activity of learning, exploration and communication for children.

These sessions use different types of sound in a controlled and sensitive way to create an inclusive and experiential atmosphere where students can relax and enjoy the world of sound.

Senmove Trampolining makes use of the physical, physiological and therapeutic effects of a trampoline to provide a movement experience that is accessible to all our pupils.