A donation of £2,000 from Rayleigh Lions has helped Edward Francis School fund a new £20,000 sensory room.
The sensory room supports children with varying educational needs. Nina Rowan, School Inclusion Manager at Edward Francis explained, ‘The sensory room provides a safe and inviting space which can be used by many of our children who have a variety of additional needs. The room serves those with Autism, sensory dysregulation, emotional dysregulation, as well as offering a private space to offer counselling to our bereaved children who have lost parents. It will also be a space where the physiotherapists and occupational therapists can support our children who are wheelchair users or who have limited mobility.’
(Nina Rowan and Rayleigh Lions Club President Graham Roberts pictured in the sensory room)