Rodborough School Case Study
Ann Harding, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator at Rodborough School in Surrey bought a Wattbike:
I originally got it to use as part of an alternative to the P.E curriculum for three disabled youngster in the school. We asked the physiotherapist for each child to give us advice on what they could and couldn’t do so each one has an individual programme.
This has all gone according to plan but we have extended the use of the Skills Gym to work with some of the students who present more challenging behaviour. They have been given a programme of exercise to do every day – including the bike – and we have found that they are less disruptive in class and have such a fantastic sense of achievement when they achieve the targets they have been set. In fact we are finding now that they are setting more challenging targets for themselves and look forward to their time in the gym.
I took a bit of a gamble with this idea but the bike has been so successful that I am really glad I did. The support and advice has been gratefully received and I would recommend the bike to anyone.