Meet the Team - Therapy Hub

Foundations for Learning. Thriving for Life.

Our Role Across the Trust

The Therapy Hub supports all schools across our Trust, ensuring every child can access high-quality, inclusive therapy. We believe support happens every day through the experiences and interactions that shape each child’s development. Working closely with schools and families, we help every learner build confidence and thrive.

Our Vision

We are committed to embedding therapy into everyday school life and so work in partnership with school leaders, staff, and families, to enable children and young people to develop the communication, physical, sensory, and emotional skills they need for education and in life.

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What We Offer

Our multidisciplinary team of therapists works across the Trust to:

• Support a wide range of needs across speech and language, and occupational therapy
• Provide training and coaching for school staff
• Develop practical, sustainable strategies that can be implemented in classrooms and wider school environments

Our model ensures therapy is not isolated but embedded into high-quality teaching and daily practice.

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Working with Schools

A key focus of the Therapy Hub is to enhance staff practice. We aim to ensure that all adults working with children and young people are:

• Confident in understanding individual needs
• Skilled in applying evidence-informed strategies
• Effective in adapting provision to support inclusion and progress

By developing expertise within schools, we create lasting, sustainable impact across the Trust.

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Partnership with Families

We recognise the vital role families play in a child’s development. The Therapy Hub provides:

• Clear communication and accessible support
• Practical advice that can be used at home
• Opportunities for collaboration and shared understanding

We strive to be a trusted, approachable point of contact for families across the Trust.

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A Trust-Wide Impact

Through a consistent, joined-up approach, the Therapy Hub helps ensure that:

• All pupils receive timely and appropriate support
• Schools are equipped to meet diverse needs effectively
• Provision is aligned with the Trust’s values

Together, we are building strong foundations for learning and enabling every child and young person to thrive for life.

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The Therapy Team

Miriam Gulliford – Head of Therapy Hub

Victoria Axler – Clinical Lead for Occupational Therapy

Rabia Chaudhry – Occupational Therapist

Libby Cooper – Clinical Lead for Speech and Language Therapy

Rachel Penny – Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Our therapists work alongside the CYPIT service from Berkshire Healthcare (NHS), building on their support in everyday school life. Our team work across the APT schools to embed strategies across the day so that children and young people benefit from consistent and joined up care and those working with our students feel confident using therapy approaches every day.