Sensory Inclusion Facilitator for Education Certificate
Qualify as a Sensory Inclusion Facilitator for Education — and lead sensory inclusion across your whole school.
Become a Certified Sensory Inclusion Facilitator for Education
Understand how sensory processing affects learning and participation, and use practical tools to create more supportive school environments.
This is an online course with weekly term-time drop-ins, plus a short assessment. Once you pass, you’ll get your certificate and join the Sensory Inclusion Facilitator for Education Register.
Price: £395 (or 2 x £200 instalments). Schools can pay by invoice/PO.
What You’ll Learn
You’ll learn:
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How sensory systems support learning and participation
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Sensory processing fundamentals, including modulation and discrimination
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How to recognise potential sensory barriers in environments, routines, and tasks
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How to hold useful sensory-informed conversations with pupils and staff
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Universal strategies for creating more inclusive classrooms and routines
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How to champion sensory inclusion across your school
"Worth its weight and more"
Rebecca Harvey, Specialist Advisory Teacher
"The Sensory Inclusion Facilitator Certificate for Education is well worth a look. The course provides a detailed insight into the sensory system, a core part of our nervous system, and demonstrates this interacts with our emotions, social interactions and our ability to learn. The lesson presentations are detailed (I strongly recommend taking time to make notes) and supported by a wealth of resources. Much of my work is in behaviour support, and this course has really developed my own practice as well as supporting professional discussions around how to support children and young people in school. This course is worth its weight and more for anyone working in education."
Are you a Therapist?
Check out our Sensory Inclusion Facilitator course for those who also work in non-school settings.
Start Leading Sensory Inclusion in Your School Today
Certification, 60-days' access plus drop-in sessions and forum support for only £395.
Instant access on enrolment.
PO / Invoicing available for schools.
Longer Support Option: Add on our Facilitator Support Plus package at the checkout and get 12 months of OT-led drop-in sessions and 24/7 forum access for only £55 (Usual price £60).
If you would like to request an invoice instead, please click here.
Impact in Practice
"Directly benefit the pupils I work with"
I’m really pleased to share that I’ve recently completed the Sensory Integration Facilitators Course.
The training has deepened my understanding of sensory integration and regulation, and will directly benefit the pupils I work with by helping me better recognise sensory needs, adapt environments, and support emotional regulation more effectively. It will also strengthen the guidance and support I offer to families, educators, and professionals across my wider work.
Informative and well organised
The course was informative and well organised. The case studies were particularly useful with suggestions of how to meet the needs of varied sensory profiles in a setting.
Highly recommend
I found the Sensory Inclusion Facilitator for Education Certificate to be an excellent, high-quality course that is rich in practical, applicable content. The training has genuinely deepened my knowledge, awareness, and skill set, and has already strengthened my practice.
With over 20 years of experience in education and as a qualified therapist, I am discerning about the training I invest in. This course offered both strong theoretical foundations and clear, usable strategies that translate directly into real-world settings. I would highly recommend it to professionals who want to develop confident, sensory-informed and inclusive practice.
An Excellent Course
5* An excellent course. Easy to navigate and follow. A good mix of different ways of engaging with the information (visual, spoken, reading etc.). Case studies were helpful. It built on my existing understanding and gave helpful practical ways forward.
Brilliant and informative
5* I have really enjoyed completing this course. The videos and content have been amazing and I have gained further knowledge to support my role as an OT assistant in a special needs school.
What's included
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60 days’ access to the course (self-paced)
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Weekly term-time drop-ins for support and Q&A
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Forum support with responses to questions
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21 hours of content in short sessions, plus downloadable tools, templates, info sheets, and case studies
How Certification Works
- Enrol and get instant access (60 days to complete)
- Learn in short sessions (practical tools + templates)
- Join weekly live drop-ins (term-time)
- Complete the multiple-choice assessments
- Get your certificate and be listed on the register
Want ongoing support after you qualify?
Add Facilitator Support Plus at checkout — £55 (usually £60) — and get 12 months of weekly OT drop-ins and 24/7 forum access to support your implementation.
What You’ll Be Able To Do
After the certificate, you’ll be able to:
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Confidently lead sensory-inclusive initiatives in your school
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Identify and help reduce sensory barriers in tasks and environments
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Help create conditions that support pupils to engage and participate more comfortably
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Demonstrate your commitment with a recognised certificate and register listing
Frequently Asked Questions
You have 60 days from enrolment to complete the course. The content is structured into eight parts with short sessions, and most people complete it comfortably within 4–6 weeks. If you want ongoing support after you qualify, add the Facilitator Support Plus package at checkout for 12 months of weekly OT drop-ins and forum access.
Yes. The course content and strategies are designed to work across both mainstream and specialist school settings. The case studies, environmental audit, and practical tools are all adaptable to different classroom contexts, year groups, and pupil profiles.
Drop-ins are live, OT-led Zoom sessions that run weekly during term time. Bring a real situation you're working through, ask a question from the course, or talk through how to apply a strategy in your setting. Sessions are practical and conversational — not lectures. You can attend as many as you like during your access period.
Yes. If you'd prefer to pay by invoice or purchase order rather than by card, use the invoice request link on this page and we'll get one raised for you. Sensory Inclusive Schools is not VAT registered, so there is no VAT to add to the price.
Each of the eight parts ends with a short multiple-choice assessment. These are designed to consolidate your learning as you go — not to catch you out. You'll need to pass each one to receive your certificate, but you can retake them if needed.
No. The course starts from the foundations, so no prior knowledge of sensory processing or integration is required. It's designed for educators and school professionals, not clinicians — though therapists working in school settings also find it very useful.
Yes. Your Sensory Inclusion Facilitator for Education Certificate is included in the course fee — there's nothing extra to pay. Once you've completed the learning and passed the assessments, you'll receive your certificate and be added to the national Sensory Inclusion Facilitator for Education Register.
Yes. At checkout you can add the Facilitator Support Plus package for £55 (usually £60). This gives you 12 months of weekly OT-led drop-in sessions (term time) and 24/7 access to the OT-moderated community forum — so you have expert support all the way through implementing what you've learned in your school. You can also add it after you've enrolled if you decide you'd like it later.
Course Curriculum
The certificate covers 8 structured parts, from sensory foundations through to leading whole-school implementation.
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.