Developing a centre for disability sport Turning a vision into reality (in 500 days)

1. Developing a centre for disability sport Turning a vision into reality (in 500 days)

2. 6 key principles: • Belief– that PE, physical activity, and sport can have a significant impact on peoples lives • Desire – to ensure this was on behalf of disabled people rather than something being done for them • Understanding- that to achieve a goal you need a clear vision shared by all involved • Commitment - to partnership working through being transparent and honest • Flexibility – in an ever changing resourcing framework to create local solutions • Determination – to make ‘something’ happen

3. Key barriers to the vision: • Reduction in funding to PE and sport • Reduction in community resources and changes to a more equity role • Direct delivery vs capacity building of others • Over reliance on grant aid to support direct delivery • Disproportionate negative impact on ‘hard to reach groups’ • ‘Disability sport’ vs the disability and special educational needs community • Protectionism within agencies over limited resources

6. PE and school sport structure

7. Core offer – key headlines to date • Member of key strategic groups including Leicester Sports Board Executive • Vice Chair of School Games to ensure inclusion is embedded • Every special school has an agreed plan for the DfE funding to enhance PE and sport • All special schools have accessed a professional support meetings • 92 teachers have attended one of 7 CPD courses • All SGO’s have received inclusion training, as have the sports regeneration team • Successful Sportivate applications in 5 focus sports

8. Core offer – key headlines to date - continued • 1147 coaching hours supporting 194 SEN students across city special schools delivered by NGB’s. 60 young disabled people access an NGB talent day • 3 special school holiday programmes targeting 253 user visits and 5 after-school disability sports clubs established • 58 young disabled people on a leadership programme and 2 leadership residential experiences support 30 young people. 18 young people trained as wheelchair basketball referees • 20 Paralympic roadshows booked in across the city • 21 students receive additional PE and sport accreditation through pilot programme

9. Core offer – funding the core offer • Equitable split of across all city special schools of the Department for Education Funding to ensure every school can access the offer • £150k committed from special schools, Local Authority and Ellesmere to drive a single vision over the next three years • Additional £15k committed by Leicester Sport Services to support, amongst other aspects the transition between school and community sport • plus £10k from the Youth Sport Trust to become a project ability site to focus on mainstream schools (city and county) and an additional £20k from the CSP/Leicestershire Special Schools to extend the city offer into the county