Dr. Rosalyn Tamming:

The overall answer is "I do not know". We will put together our report on the six schools, and that will inform some of the future planning. There are two points I would like to make. First, some of the schools were a bit annoyed that they were not consulted on what their needs were. They were given a speech and language therapist and an OT but one school said it would have liked a physiotherapist as it had more needs in that area. They were not consulted. That finding can probably be built into a future programme. Second, the system is based on the universal, targeted and individual approach but the main emphasis at the moment is on that universal piece of supporting teachers to support the child so the child can engage with education. That is not the one-on-one therapy where the parent would come in. Because of all the CDNTs, any one school would have children from different CDNTs involved.

Although the school may have an occupational therapist, the occupational therapist from those teams may still come in to visit the child, speak to the teacher and do one-on-one work with the child. More co-ordination and engagement between the on-site occupational therapist and the person visiting is needed. A little bit more thought is needed in that regard.