Community Assessment Therapy Services -CATS

02/03/2026

📣 New Service Launch – Educational Psychology Assessments at CATS!

We’re excited to announce our Educational Psychology Service, designed to give children and young people (0–25) the support and insight they deserve.

Child and educational psychologists use evidence-based tools, observation, consultation and assessment to understand strengths, challenges and support needs across areas such as learning, communication, social-emotional wellbeing and behaviour.

✨ Why this matters:
• Support EHCP applications & reviews with high-quality, independent psychological assessment.
• Get robust evidence for SENDIST (SEND Tribunal) appeals, including written reports and support if required.
• Informed, detailed reports that help shape the right educational provision.

🧠 Whether you’re starting an EHC needs assessment, preparing for a tribunal appeal, or seeking expert insight into your child’s needs, our team is here to help.

👉 Make a referral: https://www.catservices.uk/spage-services-educational_psychology_assessment.html
📩 For enquiries: admin@catservices.uk

10/02/2026

Our Interactive Training Sessions are delivered live online by a qualified Occupational Therapist and Sensory Integration Practitioner 💻✨

It’s a supportive, practical way to learn from home with the added benefit of being able to ask questions and explore strategies that feel relevant to your child and family.

Each session includes:
🌱 Clear, easy-to-follow teaching
🌱 Real-life examples (the kind you’ll recognise!)
🌱 Practical ideas you can try straight away
🌱 Time for general Q&A, so you can ask questions and build confidence

Want to join an upcoming session?
Book via Eventbrite:
Sensory Processing for Primary Aged Children https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sensory-processing-for-primary-aged-children-tickets-1979858252329?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

03/02/2026

✨ We’re so excited to welcome Dr Tamara Scully to CAT Services for our latest online workshop! ✨

This practical, down-to-earth session is for parents of highly sensitive children. Children who feel things deeply, become overwhelmed easily, and can have big emotional reactions to everyday situations.

Together, we’ll explore:
🌱 What sensitivity really means
🌱 How it shows up in daily family life
🌱 Why mornings, homework and bedtime can so often turn into battles

You’ll come away with simple, realistic strategies to:
✔️ Support your child when emotions run high
✔️ Help them feel safer and more settled
✔️ Reduce stress and tension at home

This session is supportive, non-judgemental and blame-free, just practical ideas to help you understand your child better and make family life feel a little calmer and easier.

👩‍⚕️ About Dr Tamara Scully
Dr Tamara Scully is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years’ experience supporting children, young people and families with emotional and developmental challenges. She works closely with parents and caregivers to understand behaviour and strengthen connections at home.

📅 Wednesday 29th April 2026
⏰ 6–8pm
💻 Online workshop

🎟️ Book via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting-kids-with-big-emotions-tickets-1982265341999?aff=oddtdtcreator

If you’re parenting a child with big emotions, this one’s for you 🩷🩵

29/01/2026

✨ We’re so excited to share that from tomorrow, CATS OTs will be working from this amazing Sensory Integration clinic thanks to Grow OT ✨

This marks a really special step for us and we are so excited to use this calm and well-equipped space to deliver Ayres Sensory Integration® (ASI) assessments and intervention.

ASI is an evidence-based occupational therapy approach that helps children and young people make sense of sensory information so they can participate more fully in everyday activities. By supporting the brain’s ability to process and integrate sensory input, ASI can positively impact attention, emotional regulation, motor skills, confidence and independence.

This amazing clinic space is designed to support high-quality sensory integration assessment and intervention, using specialist equipment in a safe, welcoming environment where children can feel comfortable to explore, play and grow🩵🩷

👉 To find out more about our Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration services, visit our website: https://www.catservices.uk/sspage-services-therapies-occupational_therapy.html

We are happy to accept private and local authority referrals.

📧 For enquiries please contact:
otadmin@catservices.uk

27/01/2026

🌟 Understanding Sensory Processing in Primary-Aged Kids – Live Online Workshop! 🌟

Do you want to feel more confident supporting the children in your care who struggle with sensory processing? Whether you’re a parent, carer, educator or support worker, this insightful online session will give you practical strategies you can use straight away! 👇

✔️ What it is: A live interactive training all about how sensory processing affects primary-aged children and simple, effective ways to help them thrive. 
✔️ Who’s it for: Parents, carers and professionals working with children. 
✔️ Why it’s great: Delivered by a qualified Occupational Therapist and Sensory Integration Practitioner, you’ll get clear explanations, real examples and time for Q&A. 
✔️ Where & when: 27th February 2026, 10am, Online- join from home! 
✔️ Duration: 2 hours of practical learning and supportive discussion. 
✔️ Ticket: Just £22.38, a small investment for big confidence and understanding! 

🎟️ Grab your ticket now and start making sense of sensory, it might be exactly what helps your child or the kids you work with feel calmer, more regulated and more understood.

👉 Buy your ticket on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sensory-processing-for-primary-aged-children-tickets-1979858252329

23/01/2026

Today at CATS, our team completed Basic Life Support (BLS) training ✅ with

Keeping our clinical skills current is a key part of how we maintain safe, high-quality care for the children and families we support 🩷🩵

21/01/2026

A parent of a child on our Right to Choose pathway shared this with us after their child’s appointment, as soon as they got back in the car they said:

“Wow! That was so much more fun than I thought it would be, when can I come back and play games here again?”

They also took the time to thank our clinicians for being so welcoming, and for pitching the session just right for their child.

Moments like this mean the world to our team. We work hard to make every appointment feel safe, supportive, and child-led 💛

18/01/2026

You can book a place on our upcoming online workshop on 27th February 2026 for parents, carers and school staff on Sensory Processing for Primary Aged Children via the link below 👇🏼

Join us online to explore how sensory processing affects primary kids and fun ways to support them!

14/01/2026

At CATS, we’re proud to offer Children’s Physiotherapy to support your child’s physical development, from babies right through to young adults. 💛

Our specialist Children’s Physiotherapist has the knowledge and skills to assess and support a wide range of needs, helping children build confidence in movement, improve function, and take part in everyday activities at home, nursery/school and in the community.

We can support children and babies who may have:
• Delayed gross motor skills (e.g., rolling, sitting, crawling, walking)
• Difficulties with coordination and endurance, including hypermobility
• Musculoskeletal concerns, including post-injury recovery
• And a range of other physical development and movement difficulties

📩 To find out more or make an enquiry, get in touch via our website:

https://www.catservices.uk/sspage-services-therapies-physiotherapy.html

13/01/2026

✨ Exciting news from CATS! ✨

We’re delighted to share that we can now offer Ayres Sensory Integration® (ASI) Therapy Sessions in our lovely new clinic space we’re renting, a calm, welcoming environment with access to the specialist equipment needed to deliver this highly tailored approach.

What is Ayres Sensory Integration® (ASI)?
ASI is a specialist, assessment-led occupational therapy approach that uses purposeful, play-based sensory–motor activities to help children process and use sensory information (such as movement, touch, body awareness, sight and sound) in everyday life. Sessions are carefully graded to provide the “just-right challenge”, supporting functional participation and confidence.

ASI at CATS
✅ Delivered in-clinic using specialist equipment
✅ Goal-focused and tailored to your child
✅ Led by qualified Sensory Integration Practitioners
✅ Supports a wide range of neurodevelopmental profiles
✅ Includes practical strategies for home and school to help carry-over

If you’d like to find out whether ASI could be right for your child, please get in touch to discuss availability and next steps. 💛

https://www.catservices.uk/sspage-services-therapies-occupational_therapy.html

13/01/2026

Did you know… CATS is one of only 3 services from across the whole of the UK invited to partner with the National Autistic Society 🤝✨

This invitation reflects the standards we hold ourselves to every day:
• High-quality, evidence-informed practice
• Expert clinicians with extensive specialist training
• A holistic approach that looks at the whole child (and the wider environment around them)
• Face-to-face appointments, so we can truly understand a child’s strengths, needs, and day-to-day experiences

We’re incredibly proud to be recognised in this way and we’ll keep doing what we do best: providing thoughtful, specialist support that families can trust. 💙

https://www.catservices.uk/spage-about_us-national_autistic_society.html

https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/autism-know-how/diagnostic-services/our-partners

10/01/2026

✅ The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training (Tier 2)- delivered by CATS in partnership with

If you’re a CQC-registered provider, learning disability and autism training isn’t optional, it’s a legal requirement, and it needs to meet the standards set out in The Oliver McGowan Code of Practice.

At Community Assessment Therapy Services (CATS), we deliver Tier 2 (Part 2) the interactive, face-to-face element of the programme.

🌟 What makes CATS different?

We don’t just “teach the content” we bring real clinical depth. Our training is supported by an experienced multi-disciplinary workforce including:
• Occupational Therapists (OTs)
• Speech & Language Therapists (SLTs)
• Specialist Nurses
…all with extensive experience working alongside people with a learning disability and autistic people.

💬 Lived experience at the heart of learning

Tier 2 is co-delivered with co-trainers with lived experience, ensuring learning is grounded in real-world perspectives and best practice.

📌 Important: Attendees must complete the official eLearning (Part 1) before Tier 2.

📩 Enquiries & bookings: admin@catservices.uk

Bring confident, compassionate, person-centred practice to your workforce with training delivered by clinicians who do this work every day.