Conductive Education (CE) has been known about in the UK for many decades however is still frequently misunderstood. This is partly because of a lack of published research about the impact of this approach for people with neurological movement disorders.

The majority of CE providers are registered charities and focus primarily on providing services to local people. However CE, as an approach to teaching, learning and therapy, has much to offer our current service provision in the UK.

CE is based on a 'simple' concept of human potential; meaning that everyone has the capability to learn and develop irrespective of their starting point. Whilst most of us agree with this statement in practice many systems place barriers and boundaries on this learning. People with disabilities frequently spend much of their time being assessed for what they 'cannot do' rather than what potential they have. Conductors are highly trained to observe this potential in a person; to nurture their development and devise structured programmes to enable success. CE combines education, psychology and medical science and considers all aspects of the person simultaneously.