The Five and More Senses Club

The Five and More Senses Club provides activities through multisensory stories, play, music and sensory art to learn having great fun. During our multisensory sessions, we present a wide range of experiences, stories, music and activities that children can respond to by using their five and more senses.

Our service is open to children with SEN who a have a Gateway Card.

Our service is open to children with SEN who a have a Gateway Card.

Our club activity is located in Viables Community Centre in Basingsoke. It cover children with SEN living in accessible area from Viable Community Centre, defined as less than 30min driving distance or by public transport as commutable from their schools location. 

The Club will have a fair policy to encourage new members and we will respect the children and parents choices with absolutely no obligation to continue or to come on regular basis

We fully understand that Parents/Carers and families play a vital part in the development and delivery of the Club activities. This will ensure that The Five and More Senses Club is developed reflecting local needs and hopes and supports families to access the service.

First of all, we request the Parents/Carers to fill in our Feedback Form sheet at the end of the session to let them tell us their opinion and any comments.

Secondly, from the club, we send a follow up email at the same day of each session to give our feedback for their children, too.

As for children, we are taking in serious their wishes and views as an integral part of monitoring and evaluation processes. Listening to children helps to ensure that they are valued and feel valued, they are responded to caringly and attentively, their physical, emotional and cognitive needs are met, their interests and experiences are developed in appropriate ways.

Understanding listening in this way is key to providing an environment in which all children feel confident, safe and powerful, ensuring they have the time and space to express themselves in whatever form suits them.

In order to listen the children, we are ensuring that we know their levels of understanding so that we can present information in an accessible way and how they communicate so that we can provide a range of opportunities for their contributions that include their chosen method.

We also understand that the speech is not the only way of communication, so we are paying attention of children’s body language, gestures, behaviour and their facial expressions, we are using Makaton signing and symbols.

The provision is suitable for children with Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities. We also provide support for children that may require a higher level of support including those with complex medical conditions. 

We have been trained in: health and safety, food safety and hygiene, eating and drinking, medication administration, epilepsy awareness, safeguarding, manual handling, positive behaviour support, speech and language, PEG and much more.

Staff are DBS checked, Safeguarding Trained and follow the Club Safeguarding Policy Statement. 

• Secure environment
• Sensory adaptations
• Our service is delivered in the community
• Accessible changing
• Disabled parking
• Accessible toilets
• Wheelchair access

• PECS
• Signs and symbols
• Makaton
• AAC

• Autistic spectrum conditions
• Visual impairment
• Physical disabilities
• PMLD
• Personal care needs
• Communication needs
• Any impariment
• SLD
• Complex health needs
• Hearing impairment

Diana Petre

Email: info.thefiveandmoresenses@gmail.com

Mobile: 07984617255