This purpose-built facility is a first of its kind within a UK zoo setting, created specifically to remove barriers and ensure all learners can access meaningful, engaging experiences.

The centre brings together animal care, sensory learning and nature-based education, offering hands-on activities such as animal artefact handling, sensory exploration and interactive workshops. 

With features including a sensory room, adaptable workspaces, and decompression areas, the environment has been carefully designed to meet a wide range of needs and allows learning to be tailored to every individual. 

We were incredibly proud that learners from Daventry Hill School were among the first to visit and explore this inspiring new space on the day it launched. This would have been the first time for being able to access a place like this, due to accessibility needs.  Seeing our learners engage, build confidence and experience a setting designed with them in mind was truly powerful.

SEND Classroom | Woburn Safari Park

The SENse Education Centre is a brilliant example of what can be achieved when organisations are willing to learn, adapt and co-produce solutions alongside the communities they support.

🎥 You can also see this fantastic development featured on both BBC News and ITV News here, with interview with some of our staff: