Therapeutic Alternative Provision
Sense Inclusion provides Therapeutic Alternative Provision for children and young people aged 5–25 who require a specialist, low-arousal and individualised approach to engagement, development and education.
Based at Robin Hill on the Isle of Wight, our provision combines therapeutic SEMH support, education, sensory and physical intervention, mentoring, outdoor learning and opportunities for social development.
We seek to understand what is preventing successful engagement with education and provide targeted intervention around those barriers.
Who Is Our Provision For?
Our Therapeutic Alternative Provision supports children and young people who require a more specialist and flexible approach to accessing education.
It may be appropriate where a child or young person:
- Is struggling to access or remain within education
- Requires a smaller, lower-arousal environment
- Experiences significant anxiety or dysregulation around education
- Requires individualised or therapeutic SEMH intervention
- Needs support to rebuild engagement, confidence and relationships
- Requires targeted intervention linked to EHCP outcomes
- Is working towards reintegration or transition
- Requires specialist intervention as part of a wider EOTAS package
How Our Provision Works
Every child and young person starts from a different place.
Some may initially require individual support to establish relationships, regulation and engagement before they are ready to participate alongside others. Others may be ready to access carefully planned small-group provision.
Groups are organised around compatibility, developmental need and intended outcomes rather than chronological age alone.
Our initial focus may include:
- Building safe and trusting relationships
- Supporting emotional and sensory regulation
- Developing confidence and self-esteem
- Increasing engagement and participation
- Developing communication and relationships
- Establishing positive experiences of learning
- Building independence
- Gradually increasing tolerance of group and educational environments
Our Alternative Provision offer
Individual and small-group intervention supporting emotional literacy, regulation, relationships, resilience, confidence and social development. For younger children, this may include work informed by our Therapeutic SEMH Curriculum.
Therapeutic SEMH Intervention
Sensory strategies combined with adaptive physical activity to support regulation, coordination, balance, motor skills, body awareness and physical wellbeing.
Sensory Fitness & Sensorimotor Intervention
Individual and group physical activity supporting regulation, confidence, resilience, teamwork, engagement and physical wellbeing.
Sports & Physical Activity
Flexible, practical and project-based learning matched to the young person’s starting point and level of engagement, with opportunities to gain AQA Unit Awards and recognise individual achievement.
Education & AQA Unit Awards
Consistent, relationship-based support helping young people develop confidence, engagement, independence, routines, problem-solving skills and future goals.
Mentoring & Engagement
Woodland activities, gardening, bushcraft, practical projects and nature-based experiences using the unique environment at Robin Hill to support regulation, engagement and development.
Outdoor & Nature-Based Intervention
Practical opportunities to develop independence, communication, organisation, community participation, healthy lifestyles, employability and preparation for further education, training or adult life.