Supporting children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities

Our Music Therapist Gareth visits a school in the home counties for two days each week.  The school is a community special academy for children and young people up to the age of 18 with complex special educational needs and disabilities.  Gareth provides individual and group music therapy sessions, as well as running the school choir and supporting staff.  

In order to monitor progress within the sessions the Music Therapy Star was completed by the Music Therapist for each student.  The star data were completed at the start of their therapy, during therapy (for those receiving longer term support) and again in April 2025. 

The average outcome star reading for these students shows an improvement in all areas:

THERAPEUTIC AIMS

Below shows the number of students who achieve their therapeutic goals:

“It provides a huge boost to our children's self-confidence and belief, along with improved interpersonal and cooperative skills, better communication, and - via the medium of music - a wider enjoyment of 'learning through doing', alongside others. As delivered at this school, it is of a very high standard, and greatly valued by school staff, management, and by the children and their families.”

SENCO at the school‍

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