Learners with PMLD need more than access — they need connection, respect, and meaningful experiences. This category offers sensory learning ideas, communication strategies, and person-centred approaches tailored to pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
Whether you’re supporting engagement, co-regulation, or physical needs, you’ll find resources that honour dignity, promote autonomy, and prioritise wellbeing.
Blitz: A WW2 Sensory Story Adventure To celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day this sensory story focuses on the Blitz experience. By writing A WW2 sensory adventure we ensure that the needs of all learners are being catered for. Lots of thought went into this story and the multi-sensory experiences it … Read more
This winter themed Sensory Story has been written for our “Time” topic where we are exploring the seasons. Snow Bear provides plenty of opportunities for exploring the cold of the Arctic. I have included a subtle message about climate change which depending on the age group you use it with may be useful to tie … Read more
This was my first attempt at writing a sensory story. Heavily influenced by this book by the fantastically creative Joanna Grace
Rethinking Assessment for PMLD learners. In 2015, Cherry Garden School decided their assessment and reporting procedures were no longer fit for purpose. Although we had just received our third consecutive Outstanding judgement from Ofsted, we were aware that our assessment ‘data‘ wasn’t always meaningful, and that many of our children didn’t make typical linear progress. … Read more
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