Physical sensitivity

Provision and / or strategies

• Consult with parents to identify potential trigger times and activities.
• Consider conducting a sensory audit of the school environment.
• Share strategies and advice with all members of staff to support the child and young person’s sensory diet.
• Consider referral to the Occupational Therapy Service.
• Access staff training (such as sensory integration) if needed.
• Work together with other professionals to share strategies and advice to support the child’s sensory diet.
• Identify activities which help the child / young person to regulate. Use these at appropriate times of day to promote access to learning.
• Consider the impact of break times, dinner time and transitions. Work with the child to develop strategies which help them feel ready to learn.
• Consider using sensory reduction planning.
• Consider using individual workstations.
• Build resilience using timers.