Season’s Greetings!

Motorvate would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Spaces Available in Sports Therapy Groups

Motorvate have spaces available in the new blocks of the Sports Therapy Groups which start on Thursday 7th January and run for 6 weeks.  There are three spaces available in  group 1 and five spaces in the  group 2.
Group 1 from 4.15 – 4.55  is aimed at children aged between 5 and 10 approximately with a diagnosed [...]

Motorvate Settle In To New Premises

Motorvate have now been operating from our new premises for two months and things are going very well. 

Our Sports Therapy Groups continue on a Thursday from 4.10 – 4.55 and 5.00 – 5.45.  There are currently spaces available in the earlier group and spaces will be available in the later group from January.
The new [...]

Motor Skills Programme for St John’s Cluster

Susan Doogan and Dave McCaw took on a big challenge in delivering training to the full staff of 5 schools at one time.  The staff of St John’s RC Academy, St John’s RC Primary, St Dominics RC Primary, Our Ladys RC Primary and St Stephens RC Primary gathered en masse in the Assembly Hall of St [...]

Motorvate Move to New Premises

Following the closure of the Yoga Health and Therapy Centre at the end of June.  Motorvate have spent much of the summer searching for new premises.  We are delighted to announce that as from 20th August groups and individual work will take place at The Scout Hut at Perth Academy, Murray Place, Perth.  We are [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]