Creative Support Programme
✔ Wellbeing Support for Primary Schools
✔ Term-based, in-school provision
✔ Safeguarding-led delivery
✔ Non-diagnostic approach
✔ Reviewed and renewed termly
Creative Support Programme, delivered by Therapeutic Pathways, provides structured, school-embedded creative wellbeing support designed to strengthen inclusion, regulation and engagement, while reducing pressure on school inclusion teams.​
Our Structured
Programme Approach
We offer each primary school pupil an opportunity to participate in an Early-Help Practitioner-Led, creative support programme, for 30 minutes each week, over one school term. Each session consists of three integrated key elements:
Creation. Regulation. Relaxation.
This structured approach supports emotional regulation, confidence and engagement while remaining appropriate for a school-based, time-limited provision.
Supporting Children
Why Creative Early Support Matters
Children often express and regulate emotions through play, creativity, and sensory experience rather than words alone. Creative and sensory-informed approaches offer an accessible and developmentally appropriate way for children to explore feelings, build regulation skills and develop self-awareness.
Within school settings, this makes creative early support particularly effective for pupils who may struggle to engage with traditional, language-based interventions. Delivered in a structured and time-limited way, creative support helps pupils feel calmer, more confident and better able to engage with learning. Creative early support aligns well with school-based early intervention and graduated response models, offering a preventative and inclusive approach to emotional wellbeing.
Supporting schools deliver effective early-help
Our School-Commissioned Programme
Our Creative Support Programme is commissioned by primary schools, on a term-by-term basis and delivered within the school day. Provision is designed to be flexible, manageable and aligned with existing pastoral and SEN systems.
Early-Help Training
Staff Support
Early help CPD that strengthens staff capacity, supports inclusion, and reduces pressure across classrooms.
Who it’s for?
Classroom Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Pastoral and wellbeing staff
Training Content
✓ Early identification skills
✓ Sensory and emotional regulation strategies
✓ Transition support approaches
✓ Adaptive lesson planning
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Delivery
✓ 4 × 90-minute modules ✓ INSET day delivery ✓ Hybrid in-school + online learning Why schools choose it? ✓ Upskills existing workforce ✓ Reduces teacher strain ✓ Supports more pupils without additional staffing ✓ Aligns with Ofsted and SEN Code Outcome: Recognised Certification, Creative Early Help Teacher/ TA
Creative Support Pathway
Student Support
Targeted creative support that helps pupils regulate, engage, and reconnect with learning.
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Who it’s for?
Primary school pupils needing early help and emotionally vulnerable learners
Structure
✓ Creative emotional expression
✓ Regulation and coping skills
✓ Improved engagement
✓ Safe emotional processing
Delivery​​​​
✓ Small group sessions ✓ In-school delivery ✓ Time-limited intervention ✓ Outcome-focused support Why schools choose it? ✓ Prevents escalation ✓ Improves engagement ✓ Complements classroom support ✓ Fits early help models Outcome: Support child wellbeing, school attendance and learning readiness
Graduated Response
Implementation Support
Strategic SENCO support aligned to the Assess-Do-Plan-Review cycle and graduated response frameworks.
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Who it’s for?
SENCOs, Inclusion leads, Senior leadership teams
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Support Service
✓ ADP-aligned pathways
✓ Targeted intervention planning
✓ Evidence-informed decision making
✓ Staff guidance and oversight
Delivery
✓ Consultancy-style support ✓ School-based or remote ✓ Linked to pupil need ✓ Documented outcomes Why schools choose it? ✓ Strengthens SEN systems ✓ Supports inspection readiness ✓ Improves intervention clarity ✓ Reduces SENCO overload Outcome: Early help school framework and implementation support