School Services
We offers specially designed in-school group training programs aimed at enhancing students' learning abilities, social interaction, emotional management, and executive function. Each group is led by a registered social worker and supervised by an educational psychologist, using an evidence-based approach to ensure training effectiveness.
Each group at our center is led by a registered social worker and supervised by an educational psychologist, using an evidence-based approach to ensure training effectiveness.
Group services include:
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Emotion Regulation and Social Communication Group — Enhancing social communication skills and emotion management techniques through interactive activities.
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Concentration and Executive Function Group — Training concentration, organizational skills, and problem-solving techniques to improve learning efficiency.
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Literacy Group — Strengthening language comprehension and writing skills to support academic development.
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Mindfulness Group — Enhancing concentration, stress management, and emotional resilience through mindfulness activities, breathing exercises, and mindfulness games.
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UK Mindfulness Schools Programme (Dots) 3-6 year old Early Childhood Mindfulness Course
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UK Mindfulness Schools Programme (Paws B) 7-11 year old Children's Mindfulness Course
Student Group Training
Our centre provides specialised group training programmes designed to enhance preschool and school-aged students’ learning, social interaction, emotional regulation, and executive functioning. Each group is conducted by a registered social worker under the supervision of an educational psychologist, adopting evidence-based approaches to ensure effectiveness.
Service groups include:
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Emotional Regulation & Social Communication Skills Group — Enhances social communication abilities and emotional regulation through interactive activities.
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Attention & Executive Function Training Group — Improves focus, organisation, and problem-solving skills to boost learning performance.
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Literacy Skills Group — Strengthens reading comprehension and writing skills to support academic progress.
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Mindfulness Group — Uses guided mindfulness activities, breathing exercises, and mindful play to improve attention, manage stress, and build emotional resilience.
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Educational Psychologist Services
Our school-based educational psychologist service provides comprehensive support at the student, teacher, parent, and school levels.
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For students — from preschool to school-aged — we conduct assessments, consultations, and regular reviews for those with suspected or identified SEN, offering individual, group, or in-class interventions.
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For teachers, we provide training, case meetings, and professional advice to enhance early identification and effective support.
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For parents, we offer consultations and run seminars or workshops to share SEN knowledge and home strategies.
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At the school level, we help develop SEN policies and systems, including student databases, early identification processes, and referral mechanisms.
Shadow Teacher
Our shadow teachers provide one-on-one academic and emotional support to students throughout the school day, ensuring engagement, confidence, and social connection. They work closely with teachers and parents, under the supervision of our educational psychologist.
Key roles:
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Support academic learning and emotional well-being.
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Maintain focus and classroom participation.
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Develop independence through social skill-building.
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Integrate therapeutic strategies into the classroom.
Collaboration:
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Work with teachers to set termly goals.
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Provide fortnightly progress updates to parents.
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Attend parent-teacher meetings.
Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP)
dots Curriculum (ages 3-6)
Dots is a mindfulness-based programme developed by the Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) for preschool children aged 3–6. Built around the themes of awareness, connection, and emotion, the programme helps children develop focus, emotional awareness, empathy, and self-regulation through engaging sensory-based activities.
At Little Sparks, the Dots curriculum can be flexibly adapted into:
• School workshops and enrichment programmes
• Regular weekly mindfulness sessions
• Social-emotional learning small groups
With 30 structured sessions lasting around 10–20 minutes each, the programme can be tailored to suit different classroom settings and children’s developmental needs, supporting emotional wellbeing, resilience, and positive peer interaction.
Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP)
Paws b (ages 7-11)
Paws b mindfulness curriculum helps children (ages 7-11) explore how the mind and brain work through engaging, interactive, and age-appropriate activities. Students learn practical mindfulness skills by recognizing thoughts, emotions, and body sensations, while developing focus, emotional awareness, resilience, and self-regulation in everyday life.
At Little Sparks, the programme can be flexibly adapted into different formats to suit schools’ schedules and students’ needs, such as workshops, weekly class sessions, or small groups.
This flexible approach allows schools to build a sustainable mindfulness culture while supporting students’ emotional wellbeing, concentration, and positive coping skills.