Case studies
At Play Included we are so proud of the amazing work our trained facilitators are doing around the world to support children. On this page you can read case studies and watch videos about just some of the many examples of incredible Brick Clubs!
Case Studies from the UK
In the UK, we have been over the moon with the impact of the Brick by Brick programme in schools and services. We are now in a wide range of different health and education settings, including the NHS, mainstream schools, speech and language services and specialist educational provisions. Read about some of the amazing work going on in the case studies below.
Michelle is an Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner at Cambridgeshire Community Services which supports the emotional wellbeing of children across 40 schools in the region.
Cambridgeshire Community Services
Download Cambridgeshire Community ServicesAcorns Children's Hospice Trust is a registered charity, offering a network of palliative care and support to life-limited and life-threatened children and their families across the West Midlands region and part of South West England.
Acorns Children's Hospice Trust
Download Acorns Children's Hospice TrustThe Sensational Learning Centre at the Donaldson Trust is a grant-aided school in West Lothian, Scotland, and provides support to neurodivergent children and young people.
Sensational Learning Centre at The Donaldson Trust, West Lothian
Download Sensational Learning Centre at The Donaldson Trust, West LothianSuzi Telford is a primary school teacher in London. Brick Clubs were run in school with children aged 9-11 and Ukrainian refugees.
Belleville Primary School, UK
Download Belleville Primary School, UKHighfield Ely Academy a special school in Cambridgeshire. Jo Ellingworth and Lauren Noé run eight Brick Clubs using Play Included’s LEGO brick based therapy.
Highfield Ely Academy, UK
Download Highfield Ely Academy, UKLaura Warren, Speech and Language therapist, set up a Brick Club in the A team hub with neurodivergent children aged 8-11.
A Team SEND Hub, UK
Download A Team SEND Hub, UKSinead is a Senior Play Therapist and Clinical Director at The Play Therapies Centre, NI. Sinead has been running Brick Clubs within school settings and has had great outcomes for LEGO brick based therapy.
The Play Therapies Centre, Northern Ireland
Download The Play Therapies Centre, Northern IrelandBrick Clubs Around the World
As a small UK social enterprise, we are particularly proud of the international impact of our work. Read about the incredible Brick Clubs happening around the world, thanks to our wonderful trained Brick-by-Brick facilitators across the globe!
Mellon Middle School has a student body of 700 students aged 11 – 14 years old, the school aims to support students with their physical, emotional, intellectual, social and moral growth through a rich and varied curriculum.
Mellon Middle School, Pittsburgh USA
Download Mellon Middle School, Pittsburgh USAUsing Brick Clubs to help support autistic children and young people’s social, emotional and cognitive skills development in Florida.
Social Mind Center, Florida USA
Download Social Mind Center, Florida USAPiloting the Brick-by-Brick programme in Denmark: the birthplace of LEGO bricks
Drive School of Motivation, Billund Denmark
Download Drive School of Motivation, Billund DenmarkLearning Links share how they are bringing the Brick-by-Brick® programme to Australia to share the latest thinking in LEGO brick based therapy.
Learning Links, Australia
Download Learning Links, AustraliaHear from Speech and Language Therapist, Lisa, share her experiences of delivering Brick Clubs in the Bee Heard therapy centre. Children were aged between 5 and 9.
Bee Heard, Kenya
Download Bee Heard, KenyaPlay Therapists, Anna, Canace and Fiona share their experiences of using LEGO brick based therapy in Hong Kong.
yNOTplay, Hong Kong
Download yNOTplay, Hong KongAndie Peries, Deputy Principal and SENCO, shares her experiences of running inclusive Brick Clubs within a mainstream primary school in Auckland.
Point View School, New Zealand
Download Point View School, New ZealandAna Paola, Psychologist, piloted LEGO brick based therapy through the Brick-by-Brick programme in Mexico with children aged 5-8 years old.
Kinedu, Mexico
Download Kinedu, MexicoVideo Case Studies
Take a look at some of our work in these heart warming case studies from Brick Clubs around the world.
