Motorvate (Scotland) Ltd.

Do you or your child have to cope with the challenges of Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD), Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?  These are some of the more common difficulties that Motorvate specialise in.

Motorvate’s experienced team have years of expertise in working with children with specific learning and co-ordination difficulties, their families and Education staff. 

Motorvate  do assessment and intervention work with individual clients.  In addition we have intervention programmes which we introduce and support in schools.  We also provide training, with a range of courses for education staff, social services staff or parents

Please explore our website to gain a greater understanding of what we are able to offer or scroll down to our Latest News Section.

Motorvate Launch Sensory Awakening Programme

Motorvate have added to their services by producing a new Sensory Awakening Programme  for pupils with Additional Support Needs in schools.  This exciting new programme has been designed to calm down or raise the alertness levels of the children to prepare them for learning. The series of 10 minute warm up programmes to start the day are varied and stimulating written to cater for children  who may in some cases have complex needs. The Motorvate team are working on a version of the programme which they hope to make available for mainstream school pupils soon.

A sample from the programme is available in the downloads section.

Motorvate Continue Work With Carers

Motorvate have been really busy delivering training for Carers in Perth & Kinross, Dundee City & Angus Councils over the last 6 weeks.  Almost 60 Carers have received training in 3 different courses. Understanding ADHD, An Introduction to Normal Development & Specific  Developmental Conditions and Normal Development, Specific Developmental Conditions  & The Impact of Attachment Disorder.  The feedback for every course has been really positive and the Motorvate trainers have really enjoyed the opportunity of working with such dedicated groups of  carers.

Motorvate are discussing follow up training with each of the respective authorities and this is hoped to take place after Easter.

Motorvate Featured in Herald

Dave McCaw from Motorvate was interviewed for an article published in the Herald a national newspaper based in Glasgow.  The article ‘Communities Thrive on an Italian Recipe’ tells about the work of the Sirolli Project and the support offered to Motorvate in developing the business.  As Motorvate continues to grow in terms of turnover and client base, the advice offered by Sirolli coordinator Fiona McPhaill, in the early stages, has proved invaluable.

The full article can be viewed on the link below.

http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/otherfeatures/display.var.2486487.0.Communities_thrive_on_an_Italian_recipe.php

New Training Course Launched in Angus

Angus Council Foster Carers were the first group to receive Motorvate’s latest training course ‘Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder’.  Brigid Duthie and Dave McCaw presented for two hours to a knowledgeable and interested group of carers.  The course covered ADHD, symptoms, treatment and strategies as well as how the condition relates to child development and other developmental conditions.  Group discussion and experiential activity were included in the training which seemed to go down well with the delegates.  

“Everyone should attend this course”

“I have learned a lot” 

“Reaffirmed a lot of beliefs and ideas I had”

were just some of the comments on the evaluations.

Motorvate are due back in Angus for the Introduction to Normal Development and Specific Developmental Conditions course on Monday 9th February.

Two Further Schools Introduced to Motor Skills Programme

Crieff High School and The New School, Butterstone both received training and the Motor Skills Programme for Schools (4th Ed) last week. 

Dave McCaw and Susan Doogan presented the training to Crieff last Monday and to The New School on Tuesday.  Both schools have clear ideas having allready identified pupils for the first cohort on the programme and Motorvate were delighted to be involved in supporting this.

Feedback from both establishments was very positive and we hope to be invloved in follow up work in both schools.

Seasons Greetings!

Motorvate would like to take the opportunity to wish all our clients past, present and future a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Successful 2009!

Two Sports Therapy Groups Planned

The new year will see a new sports therapy group in addition to our existing group. Places are available for both groups and forms can be downloaded from the downloads section.

Group 1 runs for 6 weeks beginning on Thursday 8th January and finishing on Thursday 12th February from 4.15 – 5.00pm in the Yoga Health & Therapy Centre. The cost for this group is £36 for the block with a discount price of £27 for a second child.

Group 1 is aimed at children aged between 5 and 10 approximately with a diagnosed developmental delay. This group addresses motor skills difficulties whilst learning essential group social skills and most importantly the chance to have fun!

Group 2 also runs for 6 weeks beginning on Thursday 8th January and finishing on Thursday 12th February from 5.15 – 6.00pm in the Yoga Health & Therapy Centre. The cost for this group is also £36 for the block with a discount price of £27 for a second child.

Children aged between 5 and 10 who may or may not have a diagnosed difficulty would benefit from this group. Particularly those who want to focus on social and group skills as well as motor skills. This group is designed to help children cope with playground games / sports.

Application forms for both groups are available in our downloads section or further information can be obtained on 07704 313283.

School’s Programme Updated

 

 

 

 

Motorvate’s Individual Motor Skills Programme for Schools has been updated with the High School of Dundee the first school to purchase the new programme.

The 4th Edition of the Schools Programme sees the previous Early Years and Older Children’s programmes combined into one programme suitable for all.  New simplified scoring sheets ensure that the programme is even easier to monitor and is more straightforward for use at Parent’s Evenings and with IEPs.  The new programme contains 22 different series of exercises with over 500 different progressions.  The Motor Planning Section which featured in Edition 3 has been removed as a discreet section and Motor Planning now features as integral parts of the remaining four sections; Ball Skills and Hand – Eye Coordination, Balance, Bilateral Integration and Fine Motor Skills.

Motorvate have had bookings from a number of schools interested in the programme and the programme will be introduced in several  early in the new year.

A sample from the programme is available in the downloads section.

Places Available in Sports Therapy Group

Places are available in the new block of our Sports Therapy Group.  The group runs at the Yoga Health Therapy Centre on Thursdays from 4.15 – 5.00.  The course costs £40 per block with a  £10 discount for a second child.  The new block will run for 8 weeks beginning on Thursday 23rd October with the final session on Thursday 11th December.

Each child will have a set of aims we will be working towards over the block of work.  The youngsters we have worked with so far have made significant progress and had a lot of fun in the process. 

The group is designed for those children with a diagnosed developmental delay or their siblings who may have no such diagnosis.  It is often very difficult for parents to find groups where children with developmental delay of some kind can have fun and participate with their brothers or sisters.  This group sets out to address this so that all children have fun and improve their motor, social and cooperation skills along the way.

Forms are available to download from our Downloads section or further information is available by contacting us at motorvate@live.co.uk or on 07704 313283.