How this Infants School Uses Their Sensory Room to Support Emotional Regulation Daily
“We Feel Very Lucky to Have This Room”: Riverhead Infants School’s Sensory Success Story
"We are extremely happy with the sensory room! Staff enjoyed sitting in there last night, and I stayed late to lock up and had a very calming hour to myself" - Emma Clarke, SENCO
This sensory room was designed specifically to support emotional regulation, and now it has become a vital part of student's day to day routine in school.
We spoke to Emma Clarke, the SENCO at Riverhead Infants' School 6 months on from the installation to find out how it has made a difference.
Emma explained that the sensory room is really benefitting the children, being clear in their vision to use it to support emotional regulation, rather than using it as a 'breakout room'. In other words, using the room proactively rather than reactively.
Having this resource timetabled in to some of the student's days means that their sensory needs are being met daily, rather than them becoming overwhelmed at school.
The students all enjoy different parts of the sensory room.
One child, for example, likes to organise all the fibre optic strands into various colours, to calm and organise.
Another stims and dances to the snow machine as he requires lots of movement.
Another simply needs time to talk and re-set with an adult each day (due to anxiety) so will put the music on and talk for a while.
The bubble tube has become a favourite overall, closely followed by the snowfall and rhapsody wall panels.
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