The Sensory Curriculum
We learn about our environment and ourselves through our senses of vision,
hearing, smell, taste, touch and movement. Without any one of these we are
limited in our capacity for learning. Many of our students have sensory impairments
so they must learn to develop each of their senses individually and in combination.
We aim to provide a stimulating multi-sensory curriculum for all our students
who will benefit from this approach, to encourage more awareness of visual,
auditory and tactile experiences. This method gives rise to new learning,
uses all the senses to access the curriculum and makes learning fun.
We also offer a range of activities, which include:
Sensory Room
Soft
Play
Sensory
Swimming
Tacpac
Rebound
Therapy
Other
activities on occasions, such as Sensory Theatre groups
These specialist areas are used by individuals and small groups to develop the interactive use of switches to control light and sound. They are also used for individual assessment, and for planning individual visual and multi-sensory programmes for students.