What the Network is

The Sensory Inclusive Schools Network gives educators training, tools, and a full year of support to build more regulated and inclusive schools that work better for all learners.

  • 1) Online Course

    11 hours of CPD-friendly training on creating sensory-inclusive school environments.

  • 2) Weekly OT drop-ins (term time)

    Weekly live Q&A sessions with Occupational Therapists and a community of educators.

  • 3) Sensory tools

    An environmental audit plus practical sensory-inclusion tools designed for schools.

Included in your membership (12 months)

You get 12 months’ access to:

  • 11 hours of online training you can complete at your own pace

  • Environmental Audit tool for classrooms and shared spaces

  • Weekly live OT-led drop-ins (term time) with Beth Smithson (Advanced SI Practitioner and OT)

  • Community forum for questions, advice, and sharing what’s working

This is for you if…

  • Staff are supporting more children with sensory needs than ever

  • Behaviour is escalating and you want to respond proactively

  • You want an approach that benefits the whole class, not just identified pupils

  • You want support that travels with the student across classrooms

  • You need practical adjustments that don’t require extra budget

Online Course Content

What You'll Learn

  • Understand the eight senses and sensory processing differences in everyday school life

  • Use the Person Environment Occupation (PEO) model to make sense of how individual students experience tasks, routines, and the school environment

  • Identify behaviours linked to fight, flight, or freeze responses

  • Learn practical strategies to support regulation and participation in your classroom

  • Apply 10 actionable steps to make your school more inclusive using your current resources

What You'll be Able to Do after Week 1

After the first week, staff can:

  • Spot common sensory triggers in classrooms and transitions

  • Make 2–3 immediate environmental adjustments

  • Use regulation-friendly strategies that support learning participation

More Than Training...

... this is supported implementation

You’ll combine self-paced learning with practical tools and weekly OT-led guidance, so sensory inclusion becomes consistent across classrooms, corridors and playgrounds.
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Start creating a sensory inclusive school today

Includes 12 months’ access to everything you need: training, practical tools, the community forum, and weekly OT support.

Volume discounts

  • 10–19 licences: 10% discount

  • 20+ licences: 15% discount

VAT: Sensory Inclusive Schools is not VAT registered, so no VAT is payable.

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What Happens Next?

  • Instant access to the training and tools

    You'll land straight in the online course. Start with the first module, or go straight to the environmental audit — it's up to you.

  • Join the forum immediately

    Introduce yourself, ask your first question, and connect with educators across the network.

  • Attend weekly OT drop-ins (term-time)

    Sessions run throughout the school year. Check the schedule in the forum and join whenever suits you.

Take a Closer Look at the Course Curriculum.

The course is structured into four parts, designed to take you from understanding sensory differences to embedding practical change across your school.

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Welcome



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1.1 Sensory Processing and Integration: A Guide for School Staff



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1.1a What are Sensory Processing Differences?



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1.2 Personal Reflections on School Experience



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1.2a Personal Reflections on School Experience: Activity



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1.3 Using the PEO Model to Support Sensory Regulation



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1.4 Understanding Fight, Flight, Freeze



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1.5 How to Regulate a Nervous System That Feels Under Threat

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The 10 Steps



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Step 1: Sensory Inclusive Environments



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Step 2: Sensory Supportive Occupations and Sensory Joys



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Step 3: Reasonable Adjustments



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Step 4: Predictability



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Step 5: Pacing, Rest and Recovery



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Step 6: Flight Paths in Every Environment



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Step 7: Embrace Movement and Sensory Circuits



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Step 8: Support Sensory Motor Skills



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Step 9: Interoception



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Step 10: Supporting Home/School Transitions

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Environmental Audit Tool


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Putting It Into Practice



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Sensory Wellbeing at Work - Looking after your own sensory systems



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Sensory Self - A Card Sort For Self-Expression



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Would you like to learn more?

Our Sensory Inclusive Schools Experts

Director of Lifelong Learning Beth Smithson

Beth qualified as an Advanced SI Practitioner with SIE in 2016 and has since applied sensory integration across the NHS, schools, community trusts, and international settings. As Director of Lifelong Learning, she leads SIE's CPD offer and the Sensory Inclusion Facilitator Certificate — committed to empowering clinicians, parents, and schools to advocate confidently for sensory integration practice.

Professional Advisor for Lifelong Learning Dr Lelanie Brewer

Lelanie is an Advanced SI Practitioner and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with a PhD from Newcastle University and a background in clinical practice and higher education. She served as Senior Lecturer and MSc Programme Lead in OT at Northumbria University before joining SIE in 2018, where she brings academic depth and clinical breadth to the Lifelong Learning programme.