Super Movers for Every Body is a great starting point to get your pupils and whole school into inclusive sports. Still, there is so much out there to enjoy learning about and taking part in accessible and inclusive PE and Paralympic sport activities.
Campaign partners Activity Alliance (formerly the English Federation of Disability Sport) have put together a list designed to ongoing learning across the UK and to help teachers feel confident delivering inclusive sport activities in schools.
Check out the collection below for research, guides and courses you may find useful.
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Paralympian Kadeena Cox shares why it's important to get disabled youth into sports.
Activities and Resources
Activity Alliance Resources
As England's leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity, you will be able to find lots of useful free resources here. Including P.E activity cards, engagement factsheets and films on engaging disabled people in sport, as well as the 'ten principles' to deliver appealing inclusive opportunities for disabled people.
School Games Resources
Free resources to help children and young people boost their health and wellbeing by promoting being active before, during and after the school day.
Scottish Disability Sport Boccia Resources
If you're interested in getting your class or sports club into boccia, check out the free resources on Scottish Disability Sport to find able fact sheets, activities for schools and more information on boccia communities in Scotland.
Swim England Curriculum Swimming and Water Safety Resource Pack
Swim England and the Swim Group have created a resource pack for all those involved in the delivery of curriculum swimming and water safety.
Youth Sport Trust Resources
As the UK’s leading children's charity for improving the education and development of every child through play and sport, they provide free practical resources, including inclusive sport toolkits, as well as SEND, primary and secondary P.E activities. You can have a look at their 'Move Like Me' collection of online sport and physical activity videos to inspire other young people with disabilities to be active.
Programmes and Courses
Disability Sport NI 5 Star Challenge Programme
Where Primary School children have the opportunity to try various disability sports and listen to an awareness raising presentation, designed to give them a better understanding of disability sport and the abilities of disabled people.
Disability Sport Wales Play Together
An course with a focus to help pupils create innovative ways to include all children in the games they play.
Oak Academy's Physical Development Collection
Learn about physical development with a short video and lessons through the Oak National Academy specialist classroom.
Panathlon Challenge
Panathlon gives thousands of young people with disabilities and special needs every year the opportunity to take part in competitive sport.
Swim England's Water Safety Course
Visit here for the School Swimming and Water Safety Overview e-learning course.
Swim England's Aquasplash Festival
Aquasplash is a fun, inclusive aquatic festival for primary school pupils of all abilities.
Youth Sport Trust's Inclusive Sports Programme
The Inclusive Sport Programme delivers a suite of resources inspired by international disability and Para Sport events. Including the Special Olympics World Games, the Winter and Summer Paralympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.
Guides and Teacher
Training and Development Agency for Schools on Including pupils with SEN and/or disabilities in primary physical education
A .pdf resource for including pupils with SEN and disabilities in primary physical education.
UK Chief Medical Officers' physical activity guidelines
View an infographic of the UK Chief Medical Officers' physical activity guidelines for disabled children and disabled young people.
UK Disability Inclusion Training for Education
Available in both English and Welsh, this 60-minute online course will identify and reinforce good practice within PE, sport, and physical activity sessions in schools, colleges, and other learning environments.
UK Government on increasing physical activity in schools and colleges
A Public Health resource for guidance to increase physical activity among children and young people in schools and colleges.
Whole School SEND
This handbook reflects the approach that is needed to embed inclusive practice across schools.
Useful Links
British Blind Sport
British Blind Sport aim to ensure that sport and leisure facilities are accessible to every blind or partially sighted person in the UK, with the intention of improving their physical health and self-esteem.
Cerebral Palsy Sport
Cerebral Palsy Sport is a national disability sport organisation and charity that encourages people with cerebral palsy to live more active lives by promoting the opportunity, capability and motivation involved in taking part in sport and physical activities.
International Mixed Ability Sport
A website link to IMAS whose mission is to bring people of all abilities together to play sport and learn from each other.
Mencap Sport
Working together with Sport England, Mencap Sport provides groups, services and external organisations to develop physical activity opportunities for learning disabled people within local communities.
The Inclusion Club
Visit The Inclusion Club for podcasts, webinars, blogs and resources that bring true stories and insight to life to your practise.
UK Deaf Sport
Leading opportunities for more deaf people to participate in sport throughout their lives & encouraging more deaf athletes to perform on the world stage.
WheelPower
The national charity for wheelchair sport in the UK, they are dedicated to providing opportunities for disabled people to enjoy sport and live healthy active lives.
Research
My Active Future research summary and report
The 'My Active Future' research investigates the differences in experiences and perceptions of sport and physical activity among disabled and non-disabled children.
Sport England Know your audience: Demographic knowledge
A link to all research from Sport England on understanding we're all different and why people are or aren't active.
UK Government's Statistics on pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The Department for Education's research with statistics on pupils with SEN, including information on educational attainment, destinations, absence, exclusions, and characteristics.
Youth Sport Trust Research
Access to YST's research database focussed on children and young people, PE and school sport.
