Best practices United Kingdom About SEDY Project Ability They achieve this through the following ‘Project Ability’ is a National Network activities: The SEDY project aims to contribute to of lead Inclusion Schools (one in every 1. Provide regular training, advice and the increase of physical activity in county of England). It was initially guidance to the school sport workforce children with disabilities. This is developed in 2011 by Youth Sport Trust on inclusive practice (Advisor, Enabler). achieved by matching the demand in association with the School Games. 2. Work with others to support them and the supply. We are convinced that Project Ability is mainly funded by DCMS to provide inclusive competition and the participation of children in sport (School Games) and DfE (Teacher training strengthen entry and exit pathways to activities contributes to the social, and innovation). We have some specifi c school games and regular participation emotional and physical development partnership projects which are funded by (Advisor, Enabler). of children. The project runs from 2015 joint partner organisations and funding 3. Showcase what can be achieved until 2017. In this period we expect to bids (such as Achievement for All and through sharing good inclusive obtain more knowledge of the level Special Olympics Great Britain). practice, use of role models, allowing of fi t, between demand and supply in Project Ability Lead Schools are the and supporting young people to lead sport and the best ways to support inclusive champions for their counties. the way (Advocate, Advisor, Enabler). disabled children. The fi nal goal is They make a real difference for young 4. Use collective expertise to test to increase sport participation of people with Special Educational Needs/ and drive innovative practice and children with disabilities, and thereby Disability (SEND) in school sport and new solutions to maximise impact to increase the social inclusion of this Physical Education (PE). Through a range (Advisor). group. The outcomes of the research of interventions and activities, lead and the SEDY tool will, in the years schools delivering Project Ability, support The government continues to fund the following the project, be used for schools in their county to improve Youth Sport Trust to deliver Project further development and knowledge and extend their provision for young Ability – Over the last year the Project acquisition. people with Special Educational Needs/ has focused particularly on reaching Disabilities to take part in PE and sport children with Special Educational Needs The research is conducted in seven that is fully inclusive and competitive. and Disabilities (SEND) in mainstream countries (Lithuania, Finland, United A network of 60 Project Ability lead schools and supporting children with Kingdom, Portugal, France, Italy, the schools for inclusion from across England emotional and behavioural diffi culties Netherlands). The partners involved in have been established, each selected for (EBD) and profound and multiple learning the project are a mix of organisations their recognised expertise in engaging diffi culties (PMLD). and complement each other in both young people with disabilities. knowledge and fi eld experience During 2014/2015 period alone, Project consisting of four universities, two Project Ability lead schools are tasked Ability schools have coordinated 389 sport federations, one pan-European with 4 main inclusion drivers – inclusive practice events involving over organisation and two non-profi t • Increasing the number, range and 4,000 attendees from across the schools organisations. quality of opportunities for young workforce. Youth Sport Trust Changing people to participate and progress Lives Athlete Mentors, many of whom This factsheet is part of the inventory in PE, School Sport and the School are Paralympians, supported 50 school phase. Purpose of this phase is to Games. visits reaching over 1,000 young people collect data on the current and desired • Increasing the skills and confi dence of with SEND. In partnership with the situation concerning opportunities for the school sport workforce to provide English Federation of Disability Sport disabled youth to do sport activities high quality provision. and School Games Organisers, Project (supply) and what are their needs • Raising Aspirations of young people Ability also launched the ‘Inclusive Health (demand). This factsheet provides with SEND and those that support Check’ – an online resource to help statistical data as well as how sport for them to realise their potential in and schools and School Games Organisers youth with disabilities is organised. through physical education and sport. review their inclusive practice for children • Embedding student voice to ensure our with SEND and build local capacity to provision meets the needs of all pupils increase the quantity and quality of More information can be obtained with: with SEND. sporting opportunities for these pupils. Professor Marije Baart de la Faille- (Department for Culture, Media & Sport, Deutekom ([email protected]) 2015: Inspired by 2012: The legacy from Project leader SEDY: Martin Breedijk the Olympic and Paralympic Games - third ([email protected]) annual report - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/ Inclusive Futures • Enhance young people’s life and system/uploads/attachment_data/ ‘Inclusive Futures’ is UK wide Youth employability skills fi le/452685/1662-B_Legacy_Report_2015_ Sport Trust leadership and volunteering • Empower disabled people to be more ACCESSIBLE.pdf) initiative for young people, with special integrated in society emphasis on inclusion. Inclusive Futures • Increase the opportunities for disabled Case Study: Project Ability is funded by Spirit of 2012. people to participate in activities and Brandon has chronic lung disease Inclusive Futures is a leadership and the community and requires 24 hour oxygen; he had volunteering initiative for young people, • Use major events to inspire and previously attended a mainstream school with special emphasis on inclusion. empower people to get (more) involved but lacked confi dence and was starting Inclsuive Futures strives to develop in their communities to fall behind due to his serious medical and extend the positive impact of the needs. He had played a little bit of sport events of the London 2012 Games for http://www.evaluation.org.uk/assets/ but his teachers’ anxieties meant that communities across the UK. Research%20brief%20pack_LYG%20 more often he watched from the sidelines. Inclusive%20futures_Final.pdf Brandon joined Woodlands – a Project Young people aged 14-19, with and Ability hub school – in September 2014. without disabilities, will work alongside http://www.youthsporttrust.org/how- Woodlands is a local authority-maintained each other to support and deliver physical we-can-help/programmes/lead-your- school in Devon, offering education activities in schools and communities. generation-an-inclusive-future.aspx for 75 children between the ages of 2 The young people from nine UK major and 19 years with complex physical and cities (Bath, Belfast, Birmingham, Play Unifi ed sensory diffi culties. Brandon was soon Gateshead, Glasgow, Leicester, London, ‘Play Unifi ed’ is a UK wide Youth Sport taking part in Boccia, Sitting Volleyball, Manchester & Swansea) will be guided Trust and Special Olympics Great Britain Polybat, Tag Rugby and Archery and, by a volunteer coordinator based within a collaborative inclusive sport advocacy despite initial reluctance, Hydrotherapy. local sporting organisation. project. It is funded by Department of Project Ability at Woodlands has given The volunteer coordinator will work with Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Brandon the opportunity to access more the young people to fi nd placements in Under a Play Unifi ed Banner, Special sport and more competition and given school or community clubs and events. Olympics Great Britain and the Youth him confi dence in his ability to perform, The young people, with and without Sport Trust will work collaboratively to despite his lifelimiting illness. Brandon disabilities, working together will aim to drive inclusive practice in and through now considers himself ‘sporty’; he has infl uence and increase the capacity of school sport and challenge perceptions represented Woodlands at the Ability local providers to deliver a fully inclusive and attitudes about young people with Games and will be attending the National physical activity and sport opportunities intellectual disabilities through advocacy Wheelpower Games at Stoke Mandeville that benefi t and engage all young people (http://www.playunifi ed.org/). in September 2015. Having Project in their communities. Ability status and funding has enabled Play Unifi ed will work through our Woodlands to signifi cantly increase the Each host city will deliver an inspirational UK wide Youth Sport Trust ‘Young provision of Disability and Inclusion training camp for young volunteers in Ambassadors’ network (http://www. sports in Plymouth and surrounding their area. youthsporttrust.org/how-we-can-help/ areas. As well as a Project Ability Tennis The most committed young people from leadership/young-ambassadors-ya-peer- Academy, Woodlands has introduced each area will have the opportunity to leaders.aspx) to bring together schools an eclectic range of new activities attend a National Camp. (special needs and mainstream) to work including sailing, climbing, water polo and (http://www.youthsporttrust.org/events- collaboratively