The Sensory Education Journal

Play ideas. Sensory know-how.
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Thoughtful, practical guidance for families and educators—written by a team that has supported sensory play and learning since 2014.


SCRUNCHEMS Sugar Cupcake sensory fidget toy

SCRUNCHEMS Sugar Cupcake: A Sweet-Looking Sensory Fidget Toy

Explore the SCRUNCHEMS Sugar Cupcake, a colourful squeezable fidget toy...
2 min read
fidget toys UK
Stuck Pig squishy sensory toy

Why the Stuck Pig Sensory Toy Is a Brilliant Squishy Fidget

Meet the Stuck Pig Sensory Toy: a funny squishy fidget...
2 min read
fidget toys for children
3D Printed Cone Medium sensory fidget toy

3D Printed Cone Medium: A Transforming Fidget Toy for Busy Hands

Discover the 3D Printed Cone Medium, a transforming sensory fidget...
2 min read
3D printed fidget toy
Maltose Fidget Toys

Maltose Fidget Toys

If you’ve been scrolling TikTok or browsing sensory toy collections...
3 min read
Fidget Toys
Explained: Government to ‘update’ collective worship guidance for England’s schools

Explained: Government to ‘update’ collective worship guidance for England’s schools

Move comes after the Supreme Court ruled the delivery of...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Talk isn’t cheap: it sets up a child to thrive in the classroom

Oracy must be nurtured across all settings – especially as...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Small schools don’t need fixing. The system needs to learn from them

Headlines about small schools ‘escaping’ the DfE’s school improvement drive...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Support staff can recognise and share their value by journaling

By recording and reflecting, ‘invisible’ staff can evidence their professional...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Spending on speech and language therapy is vital to tackle SEND

I’m calling on government to view early intervention, training of...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Coast and Vale paid Delta £440k ahead of merger

The sum was handed over for ‘extensive work’ before trusts...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: DfE’s AI tutoring plan prompt calls for more research

DfE says 450,000 disadvantaged children will benefit, but experts warn...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Schools could be required to record internal exclusions

Government looks to collect data as it urges schools to...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Piloted in-school SEND support ‘cut exclusions’ – report

Standardised EHCPs also welcomed by parents and councils, researchers find
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Councils snub alternative funding to press on with special schools

Local authorities were offered the choice of continuing with projects...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Winter of discontent is a real danger for pupils’ confidence

Data revealed pupils’ sense of agency takes a knock from...
2 min read
classroom
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