Create Calm Indoor Spaces
Support pupils with emotional regulation, focus and sensory needs within your resource base.
Designing a Resource Base that Supports Every Child
Create a resource base designed for SEN provision and specialist provision, supporting children with an EHC Plan to access learning alongside their peers in a calm and inclusive space.
What are Resource Bases?
A resource base is a specialist provision within a mainstream school, designed to support pupils with SEND. These spaces often include areas for nurture groups, sensory support, and quiet learning, helping children feel calm, regulated, and ready to access the curriculum.
Helps pupils regulate emotions with calm breakout spaces
Reduces stress and behavioural challenges within SEN provision
Supports smoother transitions throughout the school day
Creates an inclusive resource base for a wide range of needs
New Investment in SEND Provision
3.7
billion
Has been designated in funding so that every school has an inclusion base
The government has introduced new requirements alongside this funding to strengthen specialist provision within mainstream schools. When designing a resource base, your school should consider key elements that support inclusion, wellbeing, and accessibility, such as:
Breakout rooms or quiet spaces for nurture groups
Accessible changing facilities
Outdoor sensory spaces or nature based learning
Improved acoustics, lighting and ventilation
Explore Resource Base Design Solutions
Explore our range of resource base solutions, designed to support SEN provision, nurture groups, and specialist provision within your school. Trusted by schools across the UK, our 5 star reviews highlight how our spaces help create calm, inclusive environments where every child can thrive.
Movable Sensory Products
Adapt your resource base by introducing additional sensory equipment, ideal for smaller or flexible spaces within SEN provision.
Resource Base Product Packages
Our curated resource base packages suit a range of budgets, providing a simple way to start creating your SEN provision space.
Build Engaging SEN Gardens
Encourage movement, social interaction and wellbeing with outdoor spaces that support pupils within your resource base and SEN provision.
Frequently Asked Questions
A resource base is suitable for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, including autism, speech and language difficulties, and social, emotional and mental health needs. It supports children who benefit from additional provision within a mainstream school.
Setting up a resource base involves working with school leaders, SENCOs, and local authorities to assess pupil needs, plan the space, and design an environment that includes breakout areas, sensory support, and accessible facilities.
Yes, many pupils in a resource base attend mainstream lessons for part of the day, depending on their individual needs and support plans. This allows them to access inclusive education while receiving targeted support.
A resource base is typically staffed by teachers, teaching assistants, and SEN specialists, with additional support from professionals such as speech and language therapists or occupational therapists where required.
A SEN resource base should include quiet breakout spaces, sensory areas, flexible furniture, and accessible facilities. It should also consider lighting, acoustics, and layout to create a calm and supportive learning environment.
The size of a resource base depends on pupil numbers and the type of provision required. It can range from a single room to multiple connected spaces, often including both indoor and outdoor areas where possible.
A resource base is usually integrated within a mainstream school and supports inclusion alongside mainstream classes, while a SEND unit may operate as a more separate or structured provision depending on the school.
Sensory equipment is not always required but is highly beneficial, as it supports emotional regulation, focus, and engagement for pupils with autism and other sensory needs.
Yes, resource bases can include outdoor learning spaces such as sensory gardens or play areas, which support wellbeing, physical activity, and social interaction.
The cost of a resource base varies depending on size, equipment, and design requirements, with schools typically working within allocated budgets or funding streams.
Neither is universally better, as the choice depends on space, budget, and long term needs. Fixed bases are permanent, while freestanding options offer flexibility and adaptability.
Most effective resource bases combine both indoor and outdoor spaces, using indoor areas for structure and support, and outdoor areas for movement, exploration, and wellbeing.
Resource bases support emotional regulation by providing calm, structured environments with quiet spaces, sensory resources, and predictable routines that help pupils manage their emotions and return to learning.
Spaces designed to make mainstream schools more inclusive
Resource Base Equipment Inspiration
Sensory Nook – Support
By Sensory NooksCreate a calm and focused space anywhere in your setting with the "Sensory Nook – Support". Designed for schools and nurseries that need flexible sensory solutions, this compact sensory pod acts as a mini inclusion base, offering a practical and engaging environment that supports learning, wellbeing, and emotional regulation.
The "Sensory Nook – Support" provides a quiet retreat where children can step away from busy classrooms and reset. Soft seating, gentle lighting and a calming star effect help reduce sensory overload and encourage relaxation. This makes it ideal for pupils who benefit from sensory regulation, including those with additional needs such as autism, ADHD or anxiety.
Inside the nook, children can practise self regulation, build confidence and develop focus before returning to learning activities. The enclosed design helps minimise distractions while still feeling open and welcoming. It is perfect for one to one support, quiet reading, emotional check ins or small group conversations.
A key benefit of the "Sensory Nook – Support" is its mobility. Built on smooth moving wheels, the pod can easily be repositioned around your classroom, library or corridor space. This provides a fast, practical way for schools to create sensory regulation or intervention spaces without costly building work. It is an instant solution for schools looking to strengthen their SEN provision and inclusion spaces, and the nooks can form part of a school’s SEND strategy.
Key benefits
- Supports emotional regulation and calm behaviour
- Encourages focus, confidence and independent learning
- Acts as a mini inclusion base for pupils with additional needs
- Creates a quiet, flexible space in busy classrooms
- Movable design on wheels for practical use around your setting
- Helps schools strengthen SEN provision and inclusion spaces
The "Sensory Nook – Support" is a practical, engaging and instantly deployable sensory solution that helps every child feel safe, calm and ready to learn.
Sensory Nook – Interactive (Standard)
By Sensory NooksTurn even the smallest corners into vibrant sensory spaces with the "Sensory Nook – Interactive (Standard)". Perfect for schools and nurseries, this pod acts as a mini inclusion base, providing an instantly accessible sensory environment that supports focus, emotional regulation and independent learning.
Inside, children discover a calming retreat with soft seating, gentle lighting and a relaxing star effect. Interactive panels and colour changing lights encourage hands on exploration, helping pupils develop confidence, curiosity and cause and effect understanding. These features are especially beneficial for children with additional needs, including autism, ADHD and sensory processing differences, while still offering every child a moment of calm during a busy day.
The enclosed yet welcoming design minimises distractions, making it ideal for one to one support, small group activities, quiet reading or sensory intervention. Built on smooth moving wheels, the pod can be moved quickly and easily, giving schools a fast and practical way to create sensory regulation or intervention spaces without costly building work. It’s an instant solution for strengthening SEN provision and inclusion spaces and can seamlessly form part of a school’s SEND strategy.
Key benefits
- Encourages hands on sensory exploration and interactive learning
- Supports emotional regulation, focus and wellbeing
- Colour changing lights develop cause and effect skills
- Functions as a mini inclusion base for pupils with additional needs
- Mobile design for flexible placement across classrooms or wellbeing areas
- Helps schools enhance their SEND provision and inclusion strategy
The "Sensory Nook – Interactive (Standard)" combines calm, creativity and sensory engagement in a versatile pod, giving every child the space to feel supported, confident and ready to learn.
Sensory Nook – Glow
By Sensory NooksBring colour, light and calm to any learning environment with the "Sensory Nook – Glow". This compact pod acts as a mini inclusion base, giving schools and nurseries an instantly deployable sensory space where children can explore, relax and self regulate, all within a visually stimulating environment.
The Glow pod features vibrant LED lighting and an interactive colour changing tube that encourages hands on engagement. Twinkling fibre optic panels and a soft tactile carpet provide gentle visual and tactile stimulation, supporting focus, emotional regulation and confidence. Children can explore colours and lighting effects, helping them understand cause and effect while building independence and self awareness.
Ideal for one to one support, small group sensory sessions or quiet reflection, the "Sensory Nook – Glow" offers a flexible space where children can pause, reset and reconnect before returning to their learning. Its open layout makes it easy for children to move comfortably inside and interact with every sensory element, encouraging exploration and engagement.
Built on smooth moving wheels, the pod can be quickly repositioned wherever it is needed, providing a fast, practical way for schools to create sensory regulation or intervention spaces without costly building work. It is an instant solution to strengthen SEN provision and inclusion spaces, and can form part of a school’s SEND strategy.
Key benefits
- Immersive LED lighting and interactive colour changing tube
- Twinkling fibre optic panels and soft tactile carpet for sensory engagement
- Functions as a mini inclusion base for pupils with additional needs
- Supports emotional regulation, focus and confidence
- Encourages exploration and understanding of cause and effect
- Flexible for individual use or small group sessions
- Mobile design for adaptable placement around your setting
The "Sensory Nook – Glow" creates a vibrant, calming sensory environment that helps children feel engaged, relaxed and ready to learn.
Sensory Privacy Screen – Modular
By Sensory NooksEnhance the calm and focus of your Sensory Nooks with the "Sensory Privacy Screen – Modular". Designed for schools and nurseries, this modular screen creates a private, supportive environment around a Sensory Nook pod, helping children feel secure, reduce distractions and fully engage with sensory play.
The screen panels are easy to position and rearrange, allowing you to adapt the space to different needs and settings. By enclosing a Sensory Nook, the modular screen provides visual privacy and a sense of safety, supporting emotional regulation, focus and independent exploration. It is the perfect addition for creating a dedicated sensory retreat within your classroom, library or wellbeing area.
Key benefits
- Creates a private, enclosed environment around a Sensory Nook
- Reduces distractions and supports emotional regulation
- Modular panels for flexible placement and configuration
- Encourages focus, confidence and independent exploration
- Enhances the effectiveness of your Sensory Nook pods
The "Sensory Privacy Screen – Modular" transforms a Sensory Nook into a true sensory sanctuary, helping children feel calm, safe and ready to engage in learning or relaxation.
Sensory Nooks are an IBCCES Certified Autism Resource
Designed with inclusivity in mind, these certified products helps make play spaces more welcoming and supportive for children with a range of sensory needs.
Easy, moveable solutions designed to suit every space and every child
Popular Products
Available to purchase onlineAvailable to Purchase Online£7,995
Available to purchase onlineAvailable to Purchase Online£9,995
Available to purchase onlineAvailable to Purchase Online£13,395
Available to purchase onlineAvailable to Purchase Online£1,635