Katie's Class
Meet our wonderful team
We are a specialist sensory ASD unit with a big heart!
In order to reach our full potential, we benefit from a play-based curriculum which integrates the use of total communication, intensive interaction, multi-sensory stories, sensory lifestyles, Makaton signing, and kinaesthetic approaches to learning.
We learn best through a mixture of adult-led and child-initiated activities that support our multi-sensory needs, motor skills, social skills, communication and independence.
We love to explore our environment in many different multi-sensory ways; we enjoy Rebound Therapy, sensory baking, Forest School, outdoor learning though play, going for community walks and getting out and about on our sunshine minibus.
Within our sensory based ASD provision, we have a large main area which is set up with a range of sensory equipment to encourage the children to access self-regulation strategies throughout the day. We also participate in play-based learning activities within this space and use our 4 ‘breakout rooms’ within the provision for small groups and 1:1 interaction. We have a sensory diet room, small kitchen where we have breakfast and prepare meals, chill-out room for relaxation and the workroom for SALT interventions and work tasks.