July 4, 2021, Somerset County Gazette: The Mendip School benefiting from £15,000 [$21K U.S.] sensory space https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/19417483.mendip-school-benefiting-15-000-sensory-space/ SW England
STUDENTS at a Somerset school will be able to benefit from a new sensory space, thanks to a £15,000 development.
The Mendip School, based at the Bath and West Showground, near Shepton Mallet, has developed the space thanks to funding from the St James’s Place Charitable Foundation and Somerset Community Foundation.
A room has been transformed into a stimulating and exciting sensory space, providing a fully cushioned and accessible space with tactile media including lighting tubes, UV responsive areas and colour and sound projection.
Head teacher, Natalie Hanna, said the resource was already really popular with the children and young people….
The Mendip School caters for children from four to 19 with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Speech Language and Communication Needs….
Rhiannon Gogh, Governor, Parent and St James Place Chartered Financial Adviser, added: "St James’s Place Charitable Foundation is so pleased to support such an amazing space.
"The opportunities a sensory room brings for all areas education and therapy are immense and it was wonderful to see the young people enjoying it."
The room will be well used in school time and with holiday playschemes, after school clubs and for local support groups.
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