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School & Early Learning Partnerships

Schools, kindys and early learning centres are a key part of every child’s world.

When families + educators + therapists work as a team, children are better supported to participate, learn, and feel safe and confident at school.

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Youth OT partners with education settings across the Gold Coast and Northern NSW to strengthen student wellbeing and build more inclusive, supportive learning environments. Our approach is practical, strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming, and designed to fit real classrooms and real routines.

Plus Pattern

1) Professional learning for educators

 

We deliver interactive, practical sessions for teachers and support staff, focused on strategies you can use straight away.

Popular topics include:

  • Sensory processing in the classroom

  • Regulation and co-regulation strategies

  • Building movement into the school day (without disrupting learning)

  • Fine motor, handwriting and “ready to write” foundations

  • Classroom setup for attention, participation and independence

  • Executive functioning supports (planning, organisation, getting started)

  • Neurodiversity-affirming practice and strength-based support

  • Supporting transitions (arrival, pack-up, class changes)

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Workshops can be delivered in-person or online, and tailored to your school/learning centres' priorities and student needs.

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2) Whole-setting environment consultations

 

Sometimes the biggest change comes from the environment - not the child.

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Our occupational therapists can visit your setting and provide clear recommendations to support participation, regulation and inclusion, such as:

  • Creating sensory-friendly spaces (e.g., calm corners, recovery spaces)

  • Designing movement and regulation zones

  • Adjusting classroom layout, seating and access to tools

  • Visual supports and routines that reduce overwhelm and improve independence

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These consultations help create spaces that better support all learners, especially students with sensory, attention, or regulation differences.

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3) Student-focused school support (with family consent)

 

With parent/carer consent, we can support individual students at school or daycare through observation and consultation.

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This may include:

  • Functional observation in the classroom and playground

  • Practical strategy recommendations (what to do + how to do it)

  • Collaborative educator consults to embed supports into daily routines

  • Goal-focused planning to support participation and independence at school

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Our priority is to provide educators with clear, actionable strategies that are realistic for busy school days.

Our Partnership Options - Gold Coast & Northern NSW

Why schools & early learning centres choose Youth OT
 

  • Mobile and flexible: we come to you - school, kindy, home, or community.
     

  • Collaborative: we work alongside families and educators to keep support consistent.
     

  • Practical + evidence-informed: strategies are purposeful, measurable, and classroom-friendly.
     

  • Strengths-based and neurodiversity-affirming: we focus on participation, confidence and wellbeing.

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Let’s work together

 

Whether you’re looking for:

  • a one-off staff workshop,

  • a whole-setting consultation, or

  • an ongoing partnership (term-based or year-based)

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We’d love to talk about what would work best for your setting.

Chat to us to organise a quick planning call and we’ll map out the next steps!

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