Sense Active for professionals

Get in touch

Get in touch with us at [email protected] if you’d like to find more resources, speak with our team, or learn more about our programmes.

We have a host of resources that will help sports practitioners, coaches, teachers and support staff provide sensory experiences for people who are deafblind or disabled.

We also support the sports and social care sectors through consultation and training. Our tools, training and resources can help you ensure your sports programmes are more inclusive and accessible.

This page is aimed at professionals working in sports. If you’re looking to learn more about the sports and activity-based services we offer or are interested in accessing them, visit our service page.

Quick facts about Sense Active

We’ve delivered over 7,000 inclusive sport and physical activity sessions.
Over 5,000 individuals have attended Sense Active activities.
We’ve received over £2m funding from Sport England to deliver meaningful sport and physical activity opportunities for people with sensory or complex disabilities.

Resources for sports and activities leaders

Sensory exercises

These exercises aim to improve mobility and coordination and have been designed for people with complex disabilities.

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How to engage people with complex disabilities in sport

A communications guide for sport and physical activity providers.

Making Sense of mini-games

This resource is designed to give you suitable games and activities that can be enjoyed with little or no equipment or in any sized space, helping people to be more active.

Making sense of yoga

A resource to explore inclusive yoga for people with sensory impairments and complex disabilities.

Making walks sensory

The making walks sensory resource includes advice on planning walks, tips on encouraging mindfulness and suggested sensory activities.

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Sensory football toolkit

This toolkit will help you develop meaningful football activities for people with complex disabilities. It is designed for SEN, school teachers and teaching assistants, care workers, families, football coaches.

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Sensory tennis: a guide for professionals

Find out everything you need to know about running sensory tennis sessions for people with complex disabilities.

Sense Active research and impact reports

Evaluating Sense Active virtual sessions for children with complex disabilities

A 2023 evaluation of virtual sessions for children with complex disabilities.

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Sense Active report 2022

Understanding the physical activity needs of families who have children with complex disabilities.

‘Sense, Active Together’ impact report 2021

Insight and progress after two years of project delivery – August 2019 to July 2021.

Research: Support workers and sports

Research in 2020 about the attitudes, approaches and barriers to helping people with complex disabilities engage in sport and physical activity.

Become a partner

Partnerships with those from sport, health and social care sectors are crucial to providing inclusive opportunities for people with complex disabilities to be active.

If you are interested in partnering with us, please get in touch at [email protected].