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Fairley House School contributes to the advancement of SpLD education by sharing research and methods with the broader community. Through close collaboration with partner organizations and universities, our staff continually expand their expertise.

Dr. Jackie Murray’s PhD research, conducted at Fairley House in partnership with UCL, directly led to the establishment of our Assessment Centre and Teacher Training course.

Occupational Therapy Research

In 2023, our Occupational Therapy (OT) Department took part in Pearson UK’s standardisation process for the updated editions of the gold standard assessments of the Detailed Assessment of the Speed of Handwriting (DASH) and the Movement ABC.

Pearson UK’s assessors assessed some of the pupil cohorts at Fairley House School using the new editions of both assessments and will use the data obtained to inform the final standardisation of the assessment battery.

Our contributions will help lead to the further development of these gold-standard assessment tools and we look forward to continuing to partner with academics and publishers to boost knowledge and understanding that should serve to help children with SpLD both in the UK and around the world.

Staff Accomplishments

Ms Noreen Sidi is currently the Social Media Coordinator for the SPLD-CEN, a Clinical Excellence Network for Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and specialist teachers to share ideas and promote knowledge in the field of Specific Learning Difficulties.

Ms Jennifer O’Leary is the Secretary of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists School-Based Occupational Therapy Clinical Forum. Jennifer has also presented at the Children Young People and Families (CYPF) Royal College of Occupational Therapists Conference 2024.

Our Lead OT Mrs Chantal Bailie is a mentor for the Sensory Integration Network for students completing module 4 of the post graduate sensory integration training.

Our Lead SLT Ms Kate Palmer has had research published based on her studies into language and reading comprehension and Maths word problems.