Therapy for Schools

Our therapeutic services

Schools play a pivotal role in supporting a child or young person to develop emotional well-being and resilience; enabling them to reach their fullest potential.

Clear Sky works closely with schools helping them to support children and young people, regardless of their personal circumstances and background.

Clear Sky supports Primary, Secondary and Specialist schools by providing individual and group-based Play and Creative Arts Therapy, and through specialised and adaptable training which focuses on the importance of relationships and provides staff with play-based strategies that can be implemented throughout school to support social, emotional, and mental health needs, and which positively impacts behaviour.

For information about how Clear Sky can support your school, please contact us.

training for schools

Our programmes

Level 3: Safeguarding Training

This course promotes awareness and sensitivity to safeguarding, enabling learners to identify the types and characteristics of abuse, record disclosure and appropriately share information with the relevant people. Read more →

The Power of Play 2024 Conference

2 November 2024 - We are thrilled to announce our 2024 Power of Play Conference! This year’s theme, ‘Playful Connections, Creative Arts Therapy and Polyvagal Theory’ promises a day packed full of theory and practical exploration. Read more →

Fundraising for Good

'Fundraising for Good', the ultimate guide to kickstart YOUR fundraising efforts to help deliver projects that benefit your local community and wider society. Read more →

Play and Creative Arts Therapy Services for Schools

Clear Sky deliver Play and Creative Arts Therapy to children who have experienced trauma or display emotional or behavioural challenges. Read more →

Parent Child Attachment Play (PCAP) for Parents and Carers

Parent-Child Attachment Play (PCAP) helps parents to strengthen the relationship between themselves and their children through dedicated weekly play times to reduce emotional and behavioural challenges. Read more →

Heart to Heart for Parents and Carers

Heart to Heart is based on the latest attachment research which shows that supporting the parent-child attachment relationship sets the scene for the best outcomes for children right into adulthood. Read more →

Baby Bonding for Parents and Carers

Baby Bonding is a very effective preventative and early help attachment programme for parents and carers, and their babies. Read more →

Playful Parents Services for Schools

A relaxed series of workshops for a group of 6 – 8 parents commissioned by schools, social care teams, children’s centres or other organisations and help strengthen their relationship with their child. Read more →

Space to Shine Professional CPD: Supporting Children’s Mental Health Through Play

This course provides theoretical understanding of trauma and attachment and gives strategies to support children in the classroom. Read more →

Adult Child Attachment Play (ACAP) Professional CPD

Adult-Child Attachment Play (ACAP) is an innovative early help model that focuses on strengthening the adult/carer – child relationship. Read more →

Baby Bonding Professional CPD

Baby Bonding is an early help programme that guides and empowers parents and carers to develop secure relationships with their babies. Read more →

Heart to Heart Professional CPD

Heart to Heart is suitable for practitioners working closely with parents/carers of children/teens (or other adult). Practitioners can deliver this in 1:1, in groups or through a home-visiting model. Training is split across two approximate age ranges: 5-9 and 10-15 years. Read more →

Parent-Child Attachment Play (PCAP) Professional CPD

Parent-Child Attachment Play (PCAP) is an innovative early help model that focuses on strengthening the parent/carer (or other adult) – child relationship. Read more →

Our impact

children and young people were supported by a Clear Sky Therapist this year in one to one and group sessions

therapy sessions took place between Sept 2022 – August 2023. An increase of 23% on the previous year.

What our partner schools are saying

“The children have benefited immeasurably and we have been able to improve their mental health and wellbeing through the play therapy. It has been incredibly supportive to those children and families, especially through some tough times. “

“The therapy has an immensely positive effect on the children and the communication with the staff from the therapist is excellent”

“Clear Sky have supported us to expand our whole school offer through Adult-Child Attachment Play (ACAP) training for Key Staff and this has been invaluable, allowing for school staff to purposefully support children before they reach crisis.”

“Clear Sky Therapists have worked 1:1 with a number of our pupils and we have been able to see the positive impact this has had on these individuals.”

“No task is too big or problem too small. [Clear Sky] are solution driven with a child centred approach”

“[Our Therapist] is absolutely amazing … The children that she has seen have been able to cope with daily life, home and school much better … She has made such a difference to the lives of these children and the effect will continue to be seen.”

“Our Clear Sky Therapist is so knowledgeable and approachable; it makes it so easy to work with her”

“The therapists who have supported our school really live the values of Clear Sky, not just for the children but for the staff they come into contact with… They are kind, warm, nurturing and thoughtful and are really valued by us.”

Our results

Our results are impressive and transform young lives

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decrease in child’s emotional difficulties

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improvement in child’s behaviour

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increase in child’s ability to respect boundaries

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improvement in parent-child relationship

News & Events

More news and events

Our 2023/2024 Impact Report

We are very pleased to share our 2023/4 Impact Report. With thanks to our generous funders and supporters, partners, ... Read more »

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Suicide Bereavement

Clear Sky are hosts of the Oxfordshire Schools Mental Health and Wellbeing Network. For more details, please visit their website.

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Registered Charity No: 1140441 Company Registration No: 7273425