Welcome to the Fidget Project! 

SPD affects many school-aged children throughout the UK. The behaviours these children use to regulate themselves can be misread and labelled as disruptive behaviour. This can lead to exclusion, expulsion, or parental withdrawal into homeschooling. Without the resources necessary to meet and accommodate the learning differences of children with Sensory Processing needs, many teachers, parents, and children are left feeling overwhelmed. It has been recognised that there is a national crisis in SEND provision. 

We want to do something practical to help.  

By collecting outcome data that is verifiable in a specific group of schools, The Fidget Project aims to offer practical interventions from a Sensory Specialist to an identified group of children. We do this by giving them a mobile, safe space in which they can be supported to find new ways to manage their sensory overload and processing differences. We believe- and will prove- that this helps more children access learning and continue their education journey towards a brighter future. 

By collecting outcome data that is verifiable in a specific group of schools, The Fidget Project aims to offer practical interventions from a Sensory Specialist to an identified group of children. We do this by giving them a mobile, safe space in which they can be supported to find new ways to manage their sensory overload and processing differences. We believe- and will prove- that this helps more children access learning and continue their education journey towards a brighter future.  

Our unique, fully equipped peripatetic bus will offer an interactive sensory learning centre led by an Occupational Therapist who specialises in Sensory Processing Differences. Additionally, we will offer training to parents, guardians, teachers, support staff, and school leaders to increase the awareness of SPD and their impact on learning.  

The Fidget Bus will provide opportunities for the pupils who are under-achieving in everyday classroom settings. We want schools to be better prepared to understand the potential of children with SPD, so that their differences can be recognised as the gifts we believe they are. Allowing more students to engage with learning in a way that works for them could relieve some of the pressure placed on individual schools, many of which are struggling with staffing numbers and stretched budgets.  

The more students that can be and feel included in our schools, the better their chance of future success. It is our intention to prove that prompt intervention at an early age can support inclusion, improve educational outcomes, and reduce the numbers of vulnerable children who feel left behind in some school settings.

Help us give them the best possible chance of an inclusive education and a bright future.