About SENsAble Consulting
At SENsAble Consulting, we believe every child deserves an education that is suitable, accessible, and fulfilling. We support children, families, practitioners, and organisations to build more inclusive, compassionate, and effective educational experiences.
Our Philosophy
Our philosophy is grounded in research, lived experience, and a belief that meaningful collaboration creates better outcomes for children and young people.
Parents & Caregivers Matter
Drawing on Vygotsky’s work and the SEND Code of Practice, we believe parents and caregivers are experts on their children. Their perspectives should not only be heard, but respected, valued, and meaningfully included in decisions.
Practitioners Need Support Too
We believe practitioners deserve support, clarity, and connection. Their expertise should be recognised, trusted, and acted upon without unnecessary bureaucratic barriers.
Proactive Inclusion
Schools should be prepared for the diversity of children who walk through their doors. Inclusion should not begin only when a child starts struggling. It should be built into culture, training, environments, and everyday practice.
Why the Mushroom?
Real change does not start with what we can see. It starts underneath the surface.
Mushrooms and mycelium networks represent the kind of change we want to create. Mycelium connects, nourishes, and supports entire ecosystems quietly and intelligently. It bridges gaps, shares resources, and strengthens what already exists.
What This Means at SENsAble
At SENsAble Consulting, this reflects how we support families, practitioners, and educational settings:
- Connecting families and practitioners
- Sharing knowledge and resources
- Strengthening communication
- Supporting growth
- Building sustainable systems beneath the surface
The Symbolism
The mushroom cap represents visible outcomes and educational experiences.
The stem represents the structures supporting those outcomes, including staff training, organisational culture, and practitioner beliefs.
The mycelium represents the unseen systems that make everything possible, including communication, inclusive policies, equitable resource allocation, staffing structures, and relationships.
"We work in the mycelium, quietly strengthening systems from underneath so children can grow above it."
Why the Mushroom?
Real change does not start with what we can see. It starts underneath the surface.
Mushrooms and mycelium networks represent the kind of change we want to create. Mycelium connects, nourishes, and supports entire ecosystems quietly and intelligently. It bridges gaps, shares resources, and strengthens what already exists.
What This Means at SENsAble
At SENsAble Consulting, this reflects how we support families, practitioners, and educational settings:
- Connecting families and practitioners
- Sharing knowledge and resources
- Strengthening communication
- Supporting growth
- Building sustainable systems beneath the surface
"We work in the mycelium, quietly strengthening systems from underneath so children can grow above it."
The Symbolism
he mushroom cap represents visible outcomes and educational experiences.
The stem represents the structures supporting those outcomes, including staff training, organisational culture, and practitioner beliefs.
The mycelium represents the unseen systems that make everything possible, including communication, inclusive policies, equitable resource allocation, staffing structures, and relationships.
How We Work
- Humanising interactions between families and practitioners
- Listening deeply to lived experience
- Bridging communication gaps across education, health, and social care
- Reducing unnecessary stress placed on families
- Supporting practitioners who feel under-prepared or overwhelmed
- Championing inclusion as a fundamental human right
- Sharing knowledge openly, without gatekeeping
- Encouraging mutual advocacy across multidisciplinary teams
Who We Support
We work with children, families, schools, practitioners, and organisations who want education to feel more inclusive, supportive, and fulfilling.
Families
Families navigating complex, exhausting, or adversarial systems who need support understanding what comes next.
Children & Young People
Children and young people whose education feels unsuitable, inaccessible, or unfulfilling.
Schools & Educational Settings
Schools and settings seeking to improve inclusion, communication, and practice.
Local Authorities & Practitioners
Professionals striving to improve communication, advocacy, and joined-up support
Multidisciplinary Teams
Teams around a child who need support coordinating provision without relying on the unpaid labour of parents.
WHEN EDUCATION ISN’T WORKING
Every Child’s Journey Is Different
There are many reasons a child may not feel fulfilled by their education, and every situation is unique.
At SENsAble Consulting, our role is to listen, understand, and respond with flexibility, compassion, and humanity.
Like a mycelium network, we aim to be interconnected, supportive, and resource-sharing, creating meaningful change wherever support is needed most.
What Makes Us Different
Parents Often Face:
- Fragmented services
- Delays and bureaucracy
- Feeling blamed or dismissed
- Becoming the default coordinator of their child’s care
- Difficult and exhausting systems
Practitioners Often Face:
- Overwhelming workloads
- Rapid policy changes
- Limited time for meaningful communication
- Feeling under-prepared or unsupported
We Are Different Because We:
- Bridge the gap between families and professionals
- Coordinate communication across teams
- Listen to lived experience
- Offer flexible, bespoke support
- Share knowledge openly
- Advocate for meaningful systemic change
- Centre dignity, respect, and honesty in every interaction
MEET THE FOUNDER
Meet Karina Jay Walker
SENsAble Consulting was founded by Karina Jay Walker MA, BA, PGCE, following years of experience working within education, SEND, inclusion, and advocacy.
Karina founded SENsAble after seeing, time and time again, how children and families were being let down by systems that were meant to support them.
Her approach combines academic research, professional experience, lived understanding, and a deep commitment to human-centred communication.
Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership & Management
• Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Education with SEND & Inclusion
• Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)
Feeling Overwhelmed or Unsure Where to Turn?
You are not alone.
SENsAble Consulting is here to listen, support, and walk alongside you, whether you know exactly what you need or are simply trying to make sense of what comes next.