NORTH DEVON SENSORY EXPLORERS

My name is Jade and I am the owner and founder of North Devon Sensory Explorers.

Before starting my own family I worked for 7 years, in both mainstream and private schools, supporting children with their development and learning. Whilst in this role I grew a passion for working with children with additional needs.

Being dyslexic myself, as a child I found school a really hard and scary place to be. My aim as an adult was to make sure my students could thrive and enjoy their time in the classroom.

When planning lessons, I made sure they were fun and engaging, helping each child to feel like they had achieved something at their own individual pace.

This sparked my interest in the benefits of play based learning and sensory activities. A number of my students were on the Autistic Spectrum and it was clear they benefitted greatly from this type of learning, not just in the classroom but also in a social environment. The more time I spent working alongside these amazing individuals the more I realised that, what originated as an interest, was slowly becoming my passion.

However, once it came to the weekends or school holidays there were very limited facilities for these children to continue their development.

I had so many parents asking me if I knew of anywhere that provided a specialist sensory facility for their child. Out of school activities were too challenging and the only sensory classes they could find were for babies and toddlers.

After the birth of my own beautiful daughter, I decided I needed to follow my passion and embark on a new adventure, providing these children with the facilities they require.