The Sensory Festival 29 November 2024
A Festival of inspiration, practical strategies, and innovative ideas for sensory-rich learning environments. Rejuvenate your sensory approach with experts from around the world!
What is the Sensory Festival?
1. A sensory resonance pipe with Richard Hirstwood
2. Sensory Christmas with Lynne Castle
3. ‘Safe Spaces - Big Impact: tools to support neurodiverse and high needs learners’ with Clive Smith
4. The Inclusive Classroom with Bex Watton
5. The Four A’s: available, appropriate, accessible, achievable with Richard Hirstwood
6. Sensory ChatGPT with Lynne Castle and Richard Hirstwood
7. Making a sensory salad spinner with Richard Hirstwood
8. Making a sensory salad spinner with Richard Hirstwood THE EASY WAY
9. Creating small environments to make play and the curriculum multisensory and accessible! with Simply Sensory
10. Sharing Sensory Ideas with Lynne Castle
11. A Holographic Shower Curtain VI and CVI with Richard Hirstwood
12. JBL Go 3 a fabulous vibration speaker with Richard Hirstwood
How can Hirstwood Training help you? Our 'live & online' events for 2025!
13. ‘Stuck’ In The Sensory Room? With Sensory Soup
14. B & M White Boxes with Richard Hirstwood
15. The Gove Light Curtain with Richard Hirstwood
16. A Fantastic Spinning Light for Neurodiverse Learners with Richard Hirstwood
17. The Wheel of Fortune: Session 1 - 29 November
18. Homework from Lynne Castle
19. Why do we love to spin? with Shelia Thelen
20. Where have we come from? Where shall we go? with Les Staves
How can Hirstwood Training help you? Our Online Learning Bundles in 2025!
21. How do I maximise opportunities for communication across the day? with Dawn Brown
22. Coping, managing and leading in a SEN classroom with Nick Sheffield
23. Cinderella as a Massage Story with Mary Atkinson
24. How to use podcasting to develop learning with Adam Millichip
25. R.E and 'Why?' Stories with Lynn McCann
26. Making Learning Stick: Turning Memory into Fun and Meaningful Experiences with Dr Sarah Moseley
27. ‘Exploring RE and Faith through the Senses’ with Victoria Navin
28. Subject Specific Teaching - a discussion
29. ‘Top 5 Tips for Telling Sensory Stories’ (in the style of ‘Top of the Pops!) with Pete Wells
31. Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Keith Park
32. ‘Sensory Stories. Are they sensory or are they stories – because they can’t be both!’ with Peter Imray
33. Creating New Stories from Old: How to use folktales to create new sensory stories with Ailie Finlay
34. How to transform a familiar story into a sensory experience with Caroline Hill
35. Breathing: supporting learners mental health and wellbeing! with Sarah Hall
37. Five top tips to support the wellbeing of learners with complex needs! with Ann-Marie Walker
38. Diets and Autism: what’s the story with autistic children, food and behaviour? The latest thinking with Chris Barson
39. Ai Podcast 'Vision for Doing' a book review
41. Ai Podcast: an overview of the NAS Guide 'Sensory Strategies'
Further information for you: The Hirstwood Training Newsletter!
Flo Longhorn - Free Resources
Further information for you: Hirstwood Training Blogs!
PMLD Link - further information for you!
What you will find in this chapter
1. A sensory resonance pipe with Richard Hirstwood
2. Sensory Christmas with Lynne Castle
3. ‘Safe Spaces - Big Impact: tools to support neurodiverse and high needs learners’ with Clive Smith
4. The Inclusive Classroom with Bex Watton
5. The Four A’s: available, appropriate, accessible, achievable with Richard Hirstwood
6. Sensory ChatGPT with Lynne Castle and Richard Hirstwood
7. Making a sensory salad spinner with Richard Hirstwood
8. Making a sensory salad spinner with Richard Hirstwood THE EASY WAY
9. Creating small environments to make play and the curriculum multisensory and accessible! with Simply Sensory
10. Sharing Sensory Ideas with Lynne Castle
11. A Holographic Shower Curtain VI and CVI with Richard Hirstwood
12. JBL Go 3 a fabulous vibration speaker with Richard Hirstwood
13. ‘Stuck’ In The Sensory Room? With Sensory Soup
14. B & M White Boxes with Richard Hirstwood
15. The Gove Light Curtain with Richard Hirstwood
16. A Fantastic Spinning Light for Neurodiverse Learners with Richard Hirstwood
17. The Wheel of Fortune: Session 1 - 29 November
18. Homework from Lynne Castle
19. Why do we love to spin? with Shelia Thelen
20. Where have we come from? Where shall we go? with Les Staves
21. How do I maximise opportunities for communication across the day? with Dawn Brown
22. Coping, managing and leading in a SEN classroom with Nick Sheffield
23. Cinderella as a Massage Story with Mary Atkinson
24. How to use podcasting to develop learning with Adam Millichip
25. R.E and 'Why?' Stories with Lynn McCann
26. Making Learning Stick: Turning Memory into Fun and Meaningful Experiences with Dr Sarah Moseley
27. ‘Exploring RE and Faith through the Senses’ with Victoria Navin
28. Subject Specific Teaching - a discussion
29. ‘Top 5 Tips for Telling Sensory Stories’ (in the style of ‘Top of the Pops!) with Pete Wells
31. Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Keith Park
32. ‘Sensory Stories. Are they sensory or are they stories – because they can’t be both!’ with Peter Imray
33. Creating New Stories from Old: How to use folktales to create new sensory stories with Ailie Finlay
34. How to transform a familiar story into a sensory experience with Caroline Hill
35. Breathing: supporting learners mental health and wellbeing! with Sarah Hall
37. Five top tips to support the wellbeing of learners with complex needs! with Ann-Marie Walker
38. Diets and Autism: what’s the story with autistic children, food and behaviour? The latest thinking with Chris Barson