Equipment Audit and Sensory Space Design
The goal is to helps schools ensure their investment in sensory resources is structured, purposeful, and aligned to student needs. Support may include reviewing existing equipment and spaces, identifying gaps, prioritised recommendations, budget-aligned purchasing guidance, trial opportunities, and guidance around planning or upgrading a sensory gym or regulation space.
It also includes staff training and usage frameworks, helping schools create calmer, more organised environments while building educator confidence in how equipment is selected and used.
Overview
Who It's For
Best for:
Schools reviewing existing sensory equipment
Schools planning a sensory gym or regulation space
Leaders wanting clearer guidance before purchasing
Settings wanting staff training around safe and purposeful use
What you gain
Educators gain:
Make more purposeful equipment decisions
Create calmer, more organised environments
Improve student engagement and regulation support
Build educator confidence and develop clearer frameworks
What the equipment audit and sensory space design looks like
Equipment Review, Recommendation and Trial
- Review of current equipment and spaces
- Identification of regulation support gaps
- Prioritised recommendations
- Budget-aligned purchasing guidance
- Trial opportunities where available
- Observation of student responses and refinement of strategies
Sensory Gym Development and Staff Training
- Suspension system considerations
- Structured equipment selection
- Collaboration with specialist suppliers
- Development of a usage framework
- Staff training on safe use and regulation support
When this service is most helpful
This service is most helpful when your setting is planning a new sensory space, reviewing an existing one, or wanting to ensure sensory equipment is used safely and meaningfully rather than purchased without a clear framework.