BEAM

BEAM is a balance, education and movement programme, which we call BEAM for short. BEAM is aimed at younger aged primary school children and was developed by NHS paediatric chartered physiotherapists in Kent.

Co-ordination and balance are necessary for children to develop classroom skills, such as the ability to sit still, to concentrate and to listen, eye contact and tracking, as well as hand to eye co-ordination. BEAM uses minimal equipment to achieve its aims and is suitable for most children.

BEAM works by using three distinct blocks of exercise, referred to as blocks A, B and C, as well as warm-up exercises and additional ball skills tasks. At More Park, we use BEAM as a whole class intervention throughout the foundation, EYFS year to secure gross motor skills. Then, it is used as a small group intervention for KS1 children who need further practice or may have balance and coordination difficulties.

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/beam-digital-version/