Physiotherapy role-plays
Cases generated against a physiotherapy topic schema — diabetes counselling, post-op handover, stroke rehabilitation handover.
For physiotherapists
OET Speaking practice built formigrating physiotherapists.
Live AI patient role-plays, 9-criteria Speaking scoring, and a case bank tuned to physiotherapy scenarios — plus an AI marker that scores your OET Writing referral letters on all six official criteria.
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Physiotherapy-specific cases
Profession-aware role-plays covering 8+ physiotherapy scenarios.
9-criteria OET scoring
Full official rubric — automatically scored on every role-play.
4+ regulators served
UK HCPC · AHPRA / Physiotherapy Board of Australia · Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand and more.
OET Writing, marked
Referral letters scored on all 6 official Writing criteria, with inline annotations.
What physiotherapists get
Built around the scenarios physiotherapists actually face.
A musculoskeletal physiotherapist explaining a graded exercise programme to a patient recovering from a rotator cuff injury.
Every OET criterion, scored
Intelligibility, fluency, appropriateness, grammar, empathy, patient perspective, structure, gathering, giving — plus a 0–500 overall and an A–E grade.
Pronunciation diagnostics
Industry-grade pronunciation analysis surfaces the specific words that hurt your score — including the clinical vocabulary physiotherapists say every day.
Cue verification per task
Each role-card has 4–5 tasks. We verify each one against your transcript with the exact quote you used — hit, partial, or miss.
Targets physiotherapists' weak spots
Most physiotherapists lose marks in the same places: providing structure (exercise progression plans), information giving (anatomical terms), understanding the patient perspective (pain catastrophising). The recommender targets these criteria first.
Physiotherapy Writing letters, marked
Write a physiotherapy referral letter against a profession-specific case, then get it scored on all six official OET Writing criteria — with inline annotations and band-5 + band-7 model answers.
Privacy by default
Your recordings, transcripts, and scores stay on infrastructure we control. Export everything, delete your account, and your data is gone.
Where physiotherapists use it
Accepted by the regulators physiotherapists register with.
OET is recognised by healthcare regulators in every major destination. Practice on OET Live and you're preparing for the exact same Speaking format every one of them assesses.
United Kingdom
UK HCPC
Australia
AHPRA / Physiotherapy Board of Australia
New Zealand
Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand
Ireland
CORU
What each board asks for
You may not need Grade B in all four.
Australia and New Zealand publish a clear Grade B for physiotherapists. The UK and Ireland do not publish a grade through OET at all, which is not the same as not accepting it — both regulate physiotherapy and both take OET.
| Regulator | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Accepts OET; no grade published on OET’s list. Confirm with the regulator. | n/p | n/p | n/p | n/p |
Australia Australian Physiotherapy Council (APC) | B | B | B | B |
New Zealand Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand | B | B | B | B |
Ireland CORU - Regulating Health and Social Care Professional Accepts OET; no grade published on OET’s list. Confirm with the regulator. | n/p | n/p | n/p | n/p |
Singapore Allied Health Professions Council Singapore | B | B | B | B |
United States Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) - State of Michigan | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
Namibia Health Professions Councils of Namibia (HPCNA) | B | B | B | B |
United Arab Emirates Dubai Healthcare City Authority | C | C | C | C |
- Compiled from OET's own list of recognising organisations, captured 2026-10-12. One row per country: where several bodies gate registration, the table shows the one that registers physiotherapists specifically.
- Rows marked "not published" are bodies OET lists as accepting the test without stating a grade. They do accept OET — the number simply has to come from the regulator directly.
- Always confirm against the regulator before you book. A board can change its requirement between our weekly refresh and your application, and some accept scores combined across two sittings while others do not.
The answer for one country
A page per destination, stating what physiotherapists need there and which board decides — built to be linked when somebody asks.
More detail: how the 0–500 score maps to a letter grade and the full list of countries and regulators that accept OET.
Inside the bank
Common physiotherapy scenarios you'll practice.
Every case is generated against a physiotherapy-specific topic schema and audited against the OET rubric before it enters the bank.
Post-surgical rehab (joint replacement, ACL, rotator cuff)
Chronic low back pain assessment
Stroke rehabilitation handover
Pediatric movement assessment
Sports injury return-to-play planning
Falls prevention with elderly patients
Respiratory physio with COPD patients
Workplace injury rehabilitation
Practice role-play cards for physiotherapists — the candidate side of each role-play, from our own practice bank.
Sample case
What a 5-minute physiotherapy role-play looks like.
Setting
Outpatient musculoskeletal clinic
Tasks
- 1Greet Mr Chen and ask about his shoulder symptoms.
- 2Explore his concerns about returning to recreational sport.
- 3Explain the rehab progression and timeline.
- 4Demonstrate two foundational exercises with comprehension checks.
- 5Agree on a home programme and follow-up schedule.
Phrase bank
Four phrases worth drilling.
Internalise these and you'll have go-to language for the moments that matter most in migrating physiotherapists' consultations.
Validating pain
“Pain can feel really frightening — but it doesn't always mean damage. Let me explain what's likely happening.”
Setting expectations
“We're going to do three things today: assess, agree on goals, and design a plan you can actually do at home.”
Chunked exercise teaching
“Let me show you the first exercise. Just watch first, then we'll do it together.”
Closing with safety-netting
“If anything causes more than mild discomfort, stop and call us. The exercises shouldn't hurt.”
Now scoring OET Writing
Not just Speaking — OET Writing for physiotherapists, too.
Write a physiotherapy referral letter against a profession-specific case — timed under exam conditions, or untimed with hints and model answers — and get it marked on all six official OET Writing criteria. Inline annotations show the phrases that cost you marks, and band-5 + band-7 sample answers show the next band up. There is no word-count penalty: length is judged only through relevance and summarising.
Scored 0–3
Purpose
Scored 0–7
Content
Scored 0–7
Conciseness & Clarity
Scored 0–7
Genre & Style
Scored 0–7
Organisation & Layout
Scored 0–7
Language
FAQ
What physiotherapists ask most often.
What OET score does the UK HCPC require for physiotherapists?
The UK HCPC requires OET Grade B (350+) in each sub-test for international physiotherapy applicants, with limited aggregation across two sittings within 12 months.
Can I aggregate scores from two sittings for AHPRA?
AHPRA accepts limited aggregation across two sittings within 12 months for physiotherapy registration. Each sitting on its own must have no sub-test below 350.
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