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MOVE and Mobility

MOVE programme – Centre of Excellence

Fiveways School is proud to announce that we have achieved Centre of Excellence status for our MOVE Programme, a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to promoting pupil independence and mobility.

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Fiveway’s School uses the MOVE programme to ensure that all pupils are given opportunities throughout their school day and week to use and improve their movement skills. This in turn, improves their independence, sense of well being and fitness.

What is MOVE?

MOVE is a programme for pupils of all ages who have not achieved their movement skills as expected, for what ever reason. MOVE allows staff to identify which movement skills a pupil has gained, what support they need and then develops a plan to improve these skills and progress to the next level. MOVE covers skills from sitting with full support to walking up and down stairs unaided. MOVE happens not just in specifically timetabled session but is part of all areas of the curriculum and school day

More information is available : https://moveeurope.org.uk/
Click here to watch examples of how the MOVE programme
has helped two of our pupils gain more independence

My child has a physiotherapy programme. How will this link in with MOVE?

At Fiveway’s School we have close links with the integrated therapy services – Somerset NHS Children and Young Peoples Therapy Service (CYPTS) and Children and Young People’s Specialist Service Occupational Therapy Team (CYPss)

There are pupils who are not known to NHS therapy services who also benefit from the MOVE programme.

Therapists regularly visit pupils in school to implement and review therapy programmes and ensure that MOVE is complementary to this and vice versa. Fiveways employs a MOVE Coordinator and a MOVE Assistant so there is a full time specialist in school each week. There is an extensive program to train staff to MOVE Practitioner level.

To contact the MOVE team – Charlotte (MOVE Coordinator) or Lisa (MOVE Assistant)

MOVE@fiveways.school

How MOVE works

All pupils on the MOVE programme are assessed using a top down assessment profile, to find out what skills they currently have. Where appropriate, we ask the individual if they have any Goals they wish to achieve, should they be unable to make that decision we will talk with the parents or carers to ascertain goals which could be something to work towards: in the future, now or that may help the desires of the family/carers. When the goals have been set they are shared with the parents/carers to allow them to practice the skills at home to provide ample opportunities for the individual to progress in differing environments. These Goals also form part of the individuals personal learning goals (PLGs) so they are embedded into teaching and learning throughout the school day.
 
Parents and carers are encouraged to help with MOVE especially at weekends and over school holidays.

My MOVE challenge chart
My SuperMOVErs challenge chart
Click here to watch a video about how to practice supported sitting
Click here to watch a video about stretches 
Click here for MOVE pack
Click here for a video celebrating Fiveways School’s love of MOVE and exercise
 
 

Benefits of MOVE:

“We are all working towards the same goal”

“Moving becomes part of the curriculum /school day not just a timeslot once per day”

“Children grow in their confidence to move and achieve greater independence”

“Children learn more when they can control their bodies and make their own choices”

“Small steps are recognised and celebrated”