SAI
The Just Right State
We recommend attending training at Ash Cottage and its regulating garden spaces to fully experience the
different elements of the SAI Model.

This 4 day course will train Professionals in the use of The Just Right State Children's Programme and Parents Programme.
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​The Just Right State Children's Programme
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The Just Right State programme looks at the use of sensory activities and foods, to help children learn how to self regulate their emotional states and behaviour. It also uses cartoon characters called 'The Scared Gang' which represents the different survival and attachment patterns of behaviour. The different characters tell the children how they react to situations and what each of them does to achieve the "just-right state". The goal of the programme is to enable children become more emotionally aware of themselves and of others, to give them simple tools to enable them to self regulate and achieve the just right state, whether it is to engage in academic learning, interacting with their peers, or to be able to get a good night's sleep. This programme can be done with individual children and their key worker or caregiver, in small groups of four to six, or can be done with the whole class in schools. Sessions last for for one hour fifteen minutes once a week.​​
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The Just Right State Parents' Programme
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Parents learn how to regulate their child from sensory and attachment perspectives. The aim of the programme is to enhance parents' awareness of their own engagement patterns and how this impacts on their child's emotional states. It also addresses the underlying reasons for behaviours. Parents first complete a sensory-attachment profile questionnaire that looks at the survival, sensory, and attachment behaviours of their child. They learn about; the different levels of self- regulation (physiological, sensory, emotional, and cognitive); the regulating effects of food and activities; and how to create an enriched environment that is tailor made both for them and their child's sensory-attachment needs.
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Parents of the children attending the JRS programme meet together for two hours once a week for six weeks. It runs in parallel to their children's programme.
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The children's facilitators also lead the parents' programme.
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Entry requirement:
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Participants must have either completed Intro to SAI Foundation Course or SAI for Adults and Adolescents Course plus an accredited Attachment Course: 'Attachment: Parent Child Relationships: An Integrative Response to Assessment and Intervention' with Attachment Works or any of the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM) courses or ‘Child Attachment & Play Assessment’ Module 1, with CAPA.
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For more information and the course timetable download our flyer here
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For any enquiries please contact: enquiriesforsai@gmail.com
To book a place on a course please contact: bookingforsai@gmail.com
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We strongly recommend where possible that you choose the hybrid version of this training because of the experiential nature of the course materials.
It enriches the learning experience and you enjoy the benefits of socially engaging and networking with other course participants during meal and break times.
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Testimonials:
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"Great venue, the garden is amazing and very relevant to the course information e.g. regulation."
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"Excellent love the practical elements and the nurturing environment of the cottage."
"The venue was total bliss!"
"Fantastic hospitality and extremely high level of content."
"Preferred the in-person training, my learning style doesn’t work with online training."
just right state courses


Testimonials:
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"One of the best courses I have been on. Light bulbs moments everywhere!"
"Enjoyed the training from start to finish. Really enjoyed the “down to earth” and easily understood approach to learning."
"Fantastic! Lots of learning mixed with fun, practical activities."
"I can see how I will use this to inform teachers and develop PEPS for Looked After Children."
"The experience was really enlightening- it really developed my understanding of sensory attachment processing and helped me to understand how nuanced and complex it is."
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Open for Booking
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Dates: 30th April & 1st May 2026 - Onsite
7th & 8th May 2026 - Online
Places: 16
Course Organiser: SAI Centre
Fee: £1075.00 (fee instalment plan available)
To book contact:
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online
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Open for Booking: NOTE CHANGED DATES
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Dates: 4th & 5th December 2025
11th & 12th December 2025
Places: 16
Course Organiser: Inspire Me Events
Fee: £975.00 plus VAT
To book contact:
or for further information click here​
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Open for Booking
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Dates: 5th & 6th March 2026
12th & 13th March 2026
Places: 16
Course Organiser: SAI Centre
Fee: £975.00 (fee instalment plan available)
To book contact:
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online
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Open for Booking
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Dates: 9th & 10th November 2026
16th & 17th November 2026
Places: 16
Course Organiser: Inspire Me Events
Fee: £975.00 plus VAT
To book contact:
or for further information click here​
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