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Adding a climbing wall to your school or university is an original way to diversify your physical education programme, providing an alternative to traditional team sports.
Are you looking for an activity suitable for students with special educational needs and disabilities?
Climbing is one of the most accessible activities for people with SEN and disabilities (SEN&D), and it can be practiced both individually and in teams. It is a mentally and physically stimulating activity that improves fitness as part of a PE program or recreational pursuit. Additionally, it helps build confidence and develop key skills such as coordination, communication, and problem-solving.
For 40 years, at EP Climbing, we have approached every project with the same passion for making climbing and its core values accessible to everyone. In recent years, over 7,300 schools and colleges have trusted EP Climbing to build their climbing wall. We work with you to design, manufacture, and install a climbing wall adapted for students with special educational needs (SEN). You choose the style, and we take care of the rest.
We can even match the colours of your school climbing wall to your branding – and add a school emblem or crest to boost your students’ sense of belonging.
Each project is unique, and we firmly believe that building climbing facilities worldwide plays a key role in sharing the values of sport climbing.
Sensory benefits
Climbing is a tactile activity that enhances proprioception, helping children better understand their body in space. Additionally, the climbing wall is visually stimulating, encouraging participation and improving motor coordination.
Cognitive Benefits
Climbing boosts concentration and helps children think sequentially as they plan their movements. It also strengthens problem-solving skills in a practical and engaging way.
Physical Benefits
Climbing improves coordination and strengthens core, arm, and leg muscles. It also increases flexibility, preventing muscle atrophy and promoting better mobility.
Communication Benefits
Climbing enhances receptive language skills as children listen to and follow instructions. It also fosters independence, making it ideal for children with autism. Additionally, climbing holds featuring letters and numbers encourage learning in math and language.
We’ll work with you to design, produce, and install a bespoke SEND school climbing wall that meets the needs of your pupils.
Traverse walls and roped climbing walls are recommended for SEND schools, teaching children the fundamental skills of climbing at a low level and with the safety of a rope.
Climbing horizontally rather than vertically, known as ‘traversing’, students are never more than a few feet away from the ground. As such, traverse walls are perfect for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities to play and learn basic climbing skills.
Needing very little space, traverse walls offer great flexibility in where they can be installed. We can build your SEND school traverse wall indoors or outdoors, and either free-standing or mounted to an existing wall, depending on your preferences.
Roped climbing walls allow your students to climb as high as possible with the comfort and safety of a rope, enabling them to push their skills and abilities without being held back by the prospect of falling. The use of ropes likewise makes challenges accessible to all, with climbing difficulty varying from beginner to more complex depending on the needs of your pupils.
Our roped walls also satisfy the requirements of both GCSE PE and NICAS (National Indoor Climbing Award Schemes) curriculums, should your students wish to progress their climbing to obtain awards and qualifications.
Roped walls may be used for top roping, or have the option of being equipped with TRUBLUE™ auto belays to enable climbers to ascend without the need for a partner.
EP Climbing also offers new standard models to optimise space and allow you to integrate climbing into your establishement, without a major workload: The Essential Walls
A great solution for a simple bespoke climbing wall, manufactured to the highest quality. You can create your wall in just few steps:
EP Climbing produces not only climbing walls, but also the holds, macros, and volumes needed to create fun and testing challenges for your students.
As an International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Authorised Producer, you can rest assured that our holds are of the utmost quality. In addition to providing you with climbing holds, our specialist route setters can create tailored challenges for your school climbing walls.
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