Sensory and SEN Resources for Schools and Nurseries

We supply sensory and SEN resources to schools, nurseries and SEN settings, and you can order online with your purchase order number. Teachers, teaching assistants, SENCOs and nursery staff come to us for Attention Autism bucket time kits, switch adapted toys, sensory room equipment, fidgets, visual timers and calm-corner resources. This page explains how to order and points you to the ranges and guides schools use most.

How to order with a purchase order

1. Add your resources to the basket.
2. In the basket, answer Yes to “Ordering for a school or organisation with a purchase order (PO) number?” and type your PO number.
3. At checkout, choose Purchase Order (Schools & Nurseries) as the payment method.
4. We email you an invoice with your PO number on it.

Every price on our site shows both the ex VAT and the inc VAT amount. Large orders, such as sensory room equipment, can be placed online, by email to info@exploreyoursenses.co.uk or by phone on 01535 662812, and you are welcome to email or call with any questions before you order. We are open Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Delivery and returns

• We aim to dispatch orders on the next working day.
• Standard UK delivery is free on orders over £45 ex VAT. Under that, it costs £4.50 + VAT. Standard delivery is Royal Mail 2nd class and takes about 2 working days.
• Next working day delivery costs £7.50 + VAT. Orders for it placed before 2pm, Monday to Friday, are sent the same day.
• Unused items in their original condition and packaging can be returned within 30 days. If something arrives faulty, contact us within 14 days.

What schools order most

These are the products schools and nurseries order from us most often on purchase orders:

• Attention Autism ‘Lights & Sounds’ Bucket Time Kit
• Attention Autism ‘Funfair’ Bucket Time Kit
• ‘Attention Autism’ Fun Time Bucket
• LED Magic Power Globe, switch adapted
• Attention Autism ‘Mega’ Bucket Time Kit
• Flexi Design Spinning Light
• Double Windmill Lightshow
• Mega Infinity Tunnel, switch adapted
• LED Windmill Fan
• Vibrating Sensory Cushion

See all of them in sensory equipment for schools.

Ready-made kits for sessions and pupils

• Attention Autism bucket time kits: themed kits packed with toys for bucket time sessions. Our kits are put together with the guidance of Jordan, our special needs teacher.
• Going to School personal kits: a small kit in its own storage bag for one pupil, to hang on a cloakroom peg or keep in a book bag.
• Exploration bags and discovery tubs: themed sets of sensory resources, packed in a bag or a tub.
• All sensory kits, bags and discovery tubs

Not sure where to start? Our sensory pack builder asks five quick questions and suggests a pack for your class or setting, built around your budget.

Shop by space and need

• Sensory room equipment: bubble tubes, fibre optics, projectors, wall panels and soft play.
• Sensory circuit equipment: balance, movement and calming equipment for circuits and movement breaks.
• Calming sensory toys for a calm corner.
• Zones of Regulation resources, sorted by zone colour.
• Switch adapted toys and switches for pupils with complex needs.
• Fidget toys, visual timers and wobble cushions and seating for the classroom.
• Early years sensory resources for nurseries and Reception.

Guides for schools and nurseries

• Sensory rooms in schools: a planning guide
• Sensory circuits in school: how to run one
• How to set up a calm corner in the classroom
• Zones of Regulation explained: resources for each zone
• Fidget toys for school: quiet fidgets that work in class
• Sensory-friendly classroom checklist
• Sensory resources for EYFS settings
• How schools pay for sensory equipment

Talk to us

Call 01535 662812, email info@exploreyoursenses.co.uk or use our contact page. We are Explore Your Senses, Rear of Titus House, 29 Saltaire Road, Shipley, West Yorkshire BD18 3HH.