Furniture

Teacher and child reading a book together inside a Calm Corner, with patterned cushions and a plant nearby.

SEND

Inclusive environments

A thoughtfully designed learning environment significantly benefits children with SEND. Clearly structured, safe, and predictable classroom spaces, with naturally calming colours and scents, create a sense of security, reduce stress, and help students excel.

Toddler boy with jeans and green shirt sitting in a Hollow Nook and reading a book.

Supportive spaces for your calm corner

FlexiDens and Nooks create corners for co-regulation or quiet retreat, helping children safely refocus and re-engage with learning.
Sensory category

Sensory

Educators can observe how a child responds to sensory experiences and seeking strategies – and then provide appropriate support.
Two young boys in green vests playing with water in a sand and water table.

Sand and Water

Exploration teaches children cause and effect. Creativity takes the lead when there is no fixed end product.
Two children playing with puppets

Play Roomscapes Sets

Clearly defined activity spaces encourage independence, spark creativity, and give children the freedom to choose how they play.
Arbour

Outdoor Den

Create an outdoor retreat for quiet activities or reading time.
Water Play

Outdoor sensory play equipment

Lots of fun options to support water play outdoors.
SEND sample sets
Nursery workstation preview image
Sample room layout
Small Workstation with Storage
Create a safe workspace for younger children that promotes independence. The accessible storage can hold multiple workboxes and creates an autonomous zone for quiet learning.
Reception workstation preview image
Sample room layout
Large workstation
Create a safe workspace for school-age children. The accessible storage can hold multiple workboxes and creates a self-sustaining zone for quiet learning.
SEN 3-5s
Sample room layout
SEND Classroom for 3–5s
8 children
45 square metres

SEND case studies

Boy in wheelchair playing with a colorful wooden musical toy on a table.
Case study
Environments for SEN
Producing an indoor environment that supports this SEN school's caring, inclusive approach to learning.
two girls interacting over reception workstation
Case study
How can your environment support inclusion?
Want to see how inclusion really works? With a well-designed system of panels and room divisions, Kentish Town CofE Primary successfully implemented an inclusion strategy that allows children with SEND to thrive in a mainstream school.