School Sensory Solutions with Ali Neal

Teachers and teaching assistants:

Are you striving to create an inclusive and supportive learning environment for all your pupils especially those with sensory processing needs?

Are you seeking solutions you can easily integrate into class to make it less complicated to support specific pupils alongside other SEN pupils or whilst still teaching your mainstream pupils?

SENCo’s and head teachers:

Are you looking for support for sensory needs across your school?

Are you finding it difficult to access Occupational Therapy and Sensory specialist support?

Discover how our School Sensory Solutions membership can empower your school to provide the best care and education for your pupils who have SEND or are neurodivergent.

SENCos – are you looking for support for sensory needs?

Are you striving to create an inclusive and supportive learning environment for all your pupils especially those with sensory processing needs?

Are you finding it difficult to access Occupational Therapy specialist support?

Discover how our School Sensory Solutions membership can empower your school to provide the best care and education for your pupils who have SEND or are neurodivergent.

Neurodivergent learners, particularly those with sensory processing difficulties often face significant barriers to learning, including difficulty concentrating, heightened anxiety, and challenges with social interactions. These issues can lead to lower academic performance and hinder their overall school experience.

Through the bespoke training created by Ali Neal, a children’s occupational therapist and advanced practitioner in sensory integration, you will not only enhance your knowledge and confidence, but you will also learn practical skills that you can apply in your classroom and school. In short you will become equipped to be a sensory champion for your school.

Are some of your learners...

Struggling with sensory overload in class?

On the go all the time, unable to sit, attend and focus?

Finding it difficult to cope in busy noisy environments like assemblies or lunch times?

Having difficulty with transitions?

Getting even more dysregulated by breaks rather than regulated?

Struggling with fine and gross motor skills or independence skills like dressing or using cutlery?

Having difficulties with handwriting that usual teaching strategies do not help?

Do you...

Hear the words sensory needs, sensory diet, sensory sensitivities, sensory lifestyle or sensory circuits but do not know what to do?

Want strategies to help you meet individual sensory needs whilst not neglecting the other pupils in your class?

Know that your school wants to help but is finding it difficult to get OT support?

Introducing...

The School Sensory Solutions Membership with Ali Neal

Here’s how Schools Sensory Solutions can help

Our brand new membership will enable you to become a sensory champion for your school and take you from feeling ‘sensory scared’ to being ‘sensory prepared’.

The membership is run by Ali Neal, an Occupational Therapist with over 20 years of experience working with schools and creating sensory solutions that actually work in class.

Members will develop the skills to not only implement sensory strategies for pupils who have SEND or are neurodivergent, but also to understand the why, when, what and how.

We just wanted to say thank you for the training you delivered last week. All staff were so engaged and talking .. about how useful it had been.

E Goodwin

Very useful, shareable knowledge.

J Osbourne

I thought the course was great and really informative. Ali was a very engaging tutor.

K McAllum

The Membership Offers:

Monthly webinars: training and solutions for teachers and support staff to implement effective sensory strategies.

Resource library: access to a library of resources including training videos and downloads.

Live question and answer session: online each month with Ali Neal, Occupational Therapist.

Collaborative community: a network of like-minded educators dedicated to improving the educational experience for neurodivergent learners.

The benefits for your school

Current estimates indicate that around 1 in 6 pupils will have some sensory processing challenges, and this figure is much higher amongst neurodivergent pupils.

The membership will:

Empower staff: equip your teachers and support staff with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed.

Inclusive environment: foster a school culture that celebrates diversity and supports all students.

Enhance student engagement and reduce instances of dysregulated behaviours: help your neurodivergent learners stay engaged and focused with sensory strategies.

Improve learning outcomes: Boost academic performance by addressing the sensory needs that can impact learning.

Reduce school anxiety and improve attendance: provide a supportive environment tailored to the sensory needs of learners.

Membership packages:

We offer flexible packages to suit your needs:

Individual

Access to the monthly webinars, downloads, resource library.

This is for one member of staff.

£119 annually

per person, 12 months access

Join now

Premium

Access to the monthly webinars, downloads, resource library.

For the SENDCo
plus two other staff members.

£299 annually

for 12 months access

Join now

Foundation

A bite-sized version of the monthly training.

For teachers and support staff who wish to self-fund.

£3 monthly

for 1 months access

Join now

Whole School

Please contact me to discuss a package for your school, MAT or Local Authority.

Bespoke

Small Schools

Please contact me if you are a small school with a one form entry or less as a reduced price can be agreed.

Bespoke

We just wanted to say thank you for the training you delivered last week. All staff were so engaged and talking .. about how useful it had been.

E Goodwin

Very useful, shareable knowledge.

J Osbourne

The course … “helped me to think about how I can support others to gather their thought and evidence about a pupil, so that they can decide if specialist OT input is required and to demonstrate that it is justified”.

A Reid-Kelly

Ali…"Lovely manner, easy to listen to and understand. Would ask questions to make sure we all understood what she was explaining. Would answer any questions and link material to what we had available at school (loved the take a picture of the equipment you have). The aspect of if you had money these would be good pieces of equipment to buy was really useful and we have purchased the majority of the items to aid our delivery. Before this we did not know what the best pieces of equipment were”.

C Ford

The course was pitched at the right level and layman terms, Gave me a greater understanding of the equipment to use to achieve a green zone of regulation.

M Kirby

How does it work?

Each month a webinar will be added to the membership in the form of a recorded video that you can watch in your own time. Materials, programs and plans will be available to download as needed. There will be a monthly ‘live’ question and answer session with Ali Neal.

Topics are planned to equip you to assess, plan, do and review your progress and include:

Understanding your pupil's regulation needs.
Using a sensory profile to create a sensory plan or diet.
How to carry out an environmental sensory audit.
Sensory seating – what is there and why do we use it?
How to do movement breaks on the fly.
Fidgets, why, how, when, what?
Biters and chewers, why do they do it and how can we help?
How to help fussy eaters.
Exploring the link between distressed behaviour and sensory processing?
How to help develop handwriting skills.
Interoception – what is it, why it impacts mental wellbeing and where to start.
Sensory circuits – what are they and how to run them.

Funding the membership

The Schools Sensory Solutions membership is specifically designed to align with pupil premium funding and provide wider strategies supporting pupils' social, emotional and behavioural needs, support attendance, provide mentoring and coaching for teaching staff, and support high-quality teaching. Membership may of course also be funded via the SEND budget.

Bonus: Join by 30th September to have a free twilight training on sensory processing challenges in the classroom for all staff. This is pre-recorded and lasts approximately 45 minutes.

Join the Schools Sensory Solutions Membership today and make a lasting difference in the lives of your neurodiverse pupils.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I share it with a colleague?

The Individual and Foundation memberships are just for one person, but have you seen the Premium membership - it is just £299 for three of you! If more would like to join or perhaps you want to include your whole school or MAT the please email me for a price.

Why is it so cheap?

I know how restricted school budgets are and how schools simply don't have the financial resources they need. So consideration or costs was a really important factor. By offering a membership (as opposed to individual courses) I have been able to substantially reduce admin costs and I can pass this saving on to you.

I'm not sure I have the time or resources?

I understand how busy educators are and how many needs you are juggling. School sensory solutions is a time efficient pathway to quality-first teaching and meeting SEN needs. The hybrid design of webinars and live Q&A sessions gives flexibility for busy schedules - watch when you want and when it is relevant to your pupil. Drip-fed content allows for pacing and reduces overwhelmed feeling of not knowing where to start.

Can I be invoiced?

For Premium and Group subscriptions yes you can - please email me on [email protected]

Will I get a certificate?

Yes - each module has certificate you can download on completion.

Do you offer other trainings bespoke for my school/MAT?

Yes I do! I offer a variety of packages from Twilights, half day or full day training that can be online or face-to-face in your setting. Please email me to book a call to chat about your requirements.

About Ali Neal

Ali has 30 years of experience as an OT and is passionate about developing your expertise to help you meet the ever-increasing needs of young people who have SEND or are neurodiverse.

Her courses are carefully planned to lead you step by step to build your skills and help you implement practical solutions that work!

Online support is readily available via the Facebook group which gives you ongoing interaction with a large group of like-minded peers plus Ali is regularly on hand to answer any questions.

Ali holds monthly live Q and A’s in the Facebook group which gives you the opportunity to expand your knowledge and by not only asking questions but from also listening to the questions asked by others, something that is generally lacking in online courses