We provide a range of generic and bespoke services for Key Stage One through to qualified teachers covering Equality and Diversity with a specalism in disability.
There are many disabled young people in schools but are they fully included and accepted by their peers? We look to break down the barriers and stigma of disability and promote disabled people’s successes – you never know you could have a future Paralympian in your school!
CPD opportunities for Teachers
Disability Awareness in Sport
School sport plays an essential role in a disabled person’s health and well-being. It can provide a level playing field for them and their peers where other subjects and experiences may not. This 6hr course combines our accredited disability awareness course and introduces the Inclusion Spectrum, providing an opportunity for new and existing PE teachers to increase their knowledge, build confidence and develop strategies and opportunities for a disabled pupil to take part in sport.
This course is available in person (with a practical) or available online (no practical)
Generic Disability Awareness
This 2.5hr accredited course provides knowledge and experience to all staff about disability, enabling them to understand and support disabled pupils.
This interactive course provides lived experiences from the deliverers and brings disability to life using disability simulation equipment allowing the participants to experience disability first hand.
Sport Inclusion Model Made Simple
This half-day course provides an introduction to the Sport Inclusion Model, supporting teachers to be inclusive and ensure that every pupil has the opportunity to be active. The session develops an understanding of the practical elements of the model and allows teachers to put what they learn into practice. This session includes;
- What are the barriers to disabled people taking part in sport
- External factors affecting participation
- The STEP model explained
- The Inclusion Spectrum and examples
Adapting PE to Encourage and Engage Everyone
We all know that finding alternative ways to do something is never simple and can be very daunting and frustrating. Using our 20 years of experience as a para coach spanning numerous different sports, we can support teachers to adapt and develop their sessions. We share our successes and things that did not work so well, to enable you to develop the best lesson possible. This session explains the key things to consider and provides you with practical examples, equipment, hints and tips from people in the know.
Bespoke Sessions
We work with individual schools and pupils to encourage and develop fully integrated sessions.
We attend the school or place of teaching and support the teacher and the students with extra needs to adapt and take part in the sport session. This will include a pre-meeting and follow up session if needed. The sport/activity could be any PE-based activity, swimming or non-traditional sports. We have a wide range of sporting equipment available to schools to allow the school to see what is available and what is best for their students.
Opportunities for Young People
We provide a range of fun, interactive sessions for young people.
There are over 13.9 million disabled people in the UK, with many facing bullying or discrimination regularly. We aim to break down the barriers and stigma of disabled people enabling future generations of disabled people to live, learn and earn alongside their peers using our school-specific programme “See Me Not My CP”.
Disability Awareness Assemblies
Open honest talks about being disabled
Who I Am – Disabled person, an underachiever and bullied through school trough to GB Para Athlete
Talks on the impact of bullying
Talks on resilience / positive approach and good mindset – achieving when you may feel
it is impossible
Diversity Versus Inclusivity and Discrimination
(aimed at aged 14+)
Providing young people with knowledge and understanding of social inclusion, diversity and discrimination and what these mean and how they can play a part in this in their community and society. The session provides young people with understanding so they can take responsibility for how they look at and treat different people and groups in an ever changing society.
Disability Awareness (for Primary age)
A fun interactive practical disability simulation equipment sessions. The young people have the opportunity to experience wheelchairs, visually impaired simulation goggles and ear defenders allowing them to experience disability and some of the challenges faced by disabled people and their peers.
Disability Awareness (for Secondary age)
This 2.5hr accredited course provides knowledge and experience to all staff about disability, enabling them to understand and support.
This interactive course provides lived experiences from the deliverers and brings disability to life using disability simulation equipment allowing the participants to experience disability first hand.
Introduction to Mental Health for Young People
A session talking openly about mental health, how important it is to talk about how you are feeling and how important it is to be there for your friends but know who to turn to when you need to.
Xplore DisAbility App – a new Disability Awareness App
An interactive app using a tablet or phone to bring disability to life – can you find things in your classroom using visually impaired filters? Can you make spaces accessible to all? Can you have a simple conversation using sign language or Makaton? This app is designed with young people in mind to allow them to experience disability using the latest technologies.
Looking For A Practical Session?
Delivery of Boccia, New Age Kurling and table cricket to allow fully inclusive sports sessions (Teacher CPD sessions available). Sessions to build confidence, self-esteem and teamwork.
How to adapt warm-up and cool-down sessions including practical examples of what to include and how to adapt a traditional warm-up and cool-down session.
A series of sports sessions focus on introducing Para Sport to young people (potential sports leaders and PE GCSE students).
Introduction to STEP and the inclusion spectrum and how to make sessions inclusive.
Sport Specific adaptations, looking at bespoke adaptions to ensure the sport session is fully accessible and achieves the same outcomes and gives the same opportunities to both disabled and able bodied participants.
Top tips on how to engage, motivate and include disabled participants that have been tried and tested by disabled people.
