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Why are Sensory Circuits Important?
If you have read our previous blog posts regarding sensory processing or have accessed our training courses on Sensory Processing and Sensory Provision, you will hopefully understand the importance of sensory circuits. If you are unsure what a sensory circuit is,...
What is a Sensory Circuit?
You may have heard the term ‘sensory circuit’ being used in schools, but if you are unsure what a sensory circuit actually is, you are in the right place! A sensory circuit is a fairly short (usually between 15-20 minutes long) set of activities that a child or young...
Weighted Blankets: A Short Guide
Weighted blankets have been a popular sensory-based intervention to support with children and young people’s regulation; this is because they offer deep pressure stimulation which is thought to positively impact sleep, anxiety and cognitive processes by reducing the...
Why is an Understanding of Sensory Processing and Provision Important?
As mentioned in our previous blog post (What is Sensory Processing?), we are starting to understand as a society that we all have different sensory needs. It is essential that schools, and staff working with children and young people, are well-versed in the world of...
What is Sensory Processing?
More recently in education, there has been a larger focus on sensory needs. More and more schools are introducing sensory circuits and sensory snacks into their daily routine and society as a whole is starting to understand that, as individuals, we have different...
Using Solution Circles in a School Setting
Solution circles – what are they? In a previous blog post, we discussed the use of restorative practice in schools. Today’s blog post is going to discuss a quick and powerful tool used in a restorative practice context: solution circles. The Solution Circle is a joint...
Why should Restorative Practice be used in schools?
Children spend a lot of time in school, sometimes the relationships built in schools are the most significant of their lives. It is therefore essential that the relationships we build in schools are positively maintained and effectively repaired and restored when...
What is Restorative Practice?
You may have heard of restorative justice - the system of criminal justice which focuses on rehabilitating offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large. It was in the late 1990s when Sir Charles Pollard introduced restorative justice into...
Why should schools consider the use of Emotion Coaching?
In this post, we’ll consider the benefits of Emotion Coaching in an educational setting. To gain an insight into what Emotion Coaching is, please see our previous blog post ‘What is Emotion Coaching?’. So, why is it so helpful to be using Emotion Coaching with...
What is Emotion Coaching?
Emotion Coaching was coined by American Psychologist John Gottman in 1997. His research is based in the realm of positive psychology, where instead of learning from things that have gone wrong, we look into things that are going well and how we can learn from them. In...
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