Special Educational Needs

Our SEN activities aim to encourage communication, develop creativity and confidence, and enhance cognitive and social skills.

Our programme is flexible, enabling you to choose one session or a combination, which can be tailored to your particular needs and run as part of a course.

Our SEN activities are listed below. For more information about our SEN programme, contact our Schools Services Officer, Di Carey on 0844 856 3799.

• Museum Tour
  A multi-sensory introduction to the Museum galleries. 
• Visual Scrapbook
  Use robust digital cameras to take photographs, upload and print them out for a visual scrapbook. 
• Experience TV
  Discover what it's like to work in television, and watch a programme from our TV Heaven Collection. 
• Splat Animation
  Use simple model-making techniques to create a character, with the option of making a short animated film. 
• Digital Diary
  Create a DVD showing the highlights of your visit to the Museum using a simple mini DV camera. 
• Building Stories: The Mystery of the Cottingley Fairies
  Discover how two little girls baffled the world with their fairy photographs in this interactive story-telling session. 
• Trick Photography
  Create your own imaginative trick fairy photograph to fool your friends and family. 
• My Memories
  A multi sensory reminiscence session which encourages individuals to recall and share their memories.

To explore the Museum galleries, eating and drinking facilities, or to view the Museum Map, go to Plan a Visit. There you will also find our Access Guide, which is available in both small and large print.