Disability

Providing Opportunities for All Young People to Participate in PE and Sport

The aim of the programme is to establish a network of 450 Multi-Sport Disability Clubs across SSPs. These clubs will offer a club sport experience to all young disabled pupils who are not able or do not wish to access inclusive provision. The programme will also connect to interventions which collectively aim to support the achievement of the 5 Hour Offer for young disabled people and ensure that those with a higher level of ability are identified and able to access a talent pathway. The four interventions are as follows:

• Multi-Skill Inclusion training to support the provision of fully inclusive Multi-Skills Clubs which offer competitive opportunities to those who want them.
• Training, resources and funding to support the establishment of a pan-disability Multi- Sport Disability Club
• Resources and funding to support the delivery of Ability Identification Days which promote the identification of talented young disabled people and their signposting on to County Assessment Centres delivered by CSPs

The programme will be rolled out in phases with partnerships being identified through “readiness factors”. By 2011, it is hoped that there will be a national network of Multi-Sport Disability Clubs.

Rawmarsh SSP have a designated SSCo (Jill Newbolt) for the SEN pupild who has co-ordinated many exciting events in disability sport. Click here for further details.

Playground to Podium

What is it?
The development of a framework and key interventions to identify and develop the ability of disabled players and athletes.

Why has it been introduced?
Research has found that not enough athletes are progressing from local or county based competitions to engage with performance environments, clubs and squads. Along with a significant level of adults who come into disability later on in life, are not being provided with information that would enable them to participate in sport or physical activity.
Following national consultation with a wide range of partners and a reviewing of existing programmes and initiatives, a framework has been developed to enhance existing player pathways and providing increased opportunities in sport for disabled participants.

What does it entail?
The P2P Framework incorporates pathways for disability sport from School Sport Partnerships, led by the Youth Sport Trust and the Community including after schools clubs, Higher Education & Further Education, voluntary clubs led by Sport England.
Linking into this framework are the player /performance pathways from National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGB's), providing performance environments and high quality coaching for identified talented participants to enter County, Regional and National squads through the National Competition Framework, which is delivered in conjunction with UK Sport.

These are all Paralympic sports that have been identified through consultation with National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGB's) relating to their ability to deliver against the P2P framework.