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 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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By joining the SIS Network, you'll

  • Understand sensory differences and how they affect regulation

  • See how sensory inclusion helps all learners, not just those with identified needs

  • Get guidance from experienced Sensory Integration Practitioners and Occupational Therapists

  • Make practical changes to classrooms and school environments to support regulation and inclusion

  • Join a community of professionals working on the same goals

  • Get 11 hours of short, CPD/INSET-friendly training

  • Complete a structured, self-paced online course on sensory inclusion in schools

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

  • Join the forum immediately

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

Take a Closer Look at the Course Curriculum

Welcome

1.1 Sensory Processing and Integration: A Guide for School Staff

1.1a What are Sensory Processing Differences?

1.2 Personal Reflections on School Experience

1.2a Personal Reflections on School Experience: Activity

1.3 Using the PEO Model to Support Sensory Regulation

1.4 Understanding Fight, Flight, Freeze

1.5 How to Calm a Nervous System That Feels Under Threat

The 10 Steps

Step 1: Sensory Inclusive Environments

Step 2: Sensory Supportive Occupations and Sensory Joys

Step 3: Reasonable Adjustments

Step 4: Predictability

Step 5: Pacing, Rest and Recovery

Step 6: Flight Paths in Every Environment

Step 7: Embrace Movement and Sensory Circuits

Step 8: Support Sensory Motor Skills

Step 9: Interoception

Environmental Audit Tool

Putting It Into Practice

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