UK Disability Inclusion Training: Education Sector

1. UK Disability Inclusion Training:Education Sector

2. Section 1Perceptions and Experiences By the end of this section candidates should be able to Recognise the influence of Curriculum for Excellence regarding inclusion training Recognise the influence of perceptions and experiences

3. Statistics • 19% of the Scottish population have a disability (SHS 2015) • Only 20 % of people with disabilities take the recommended level of physical activity compared to 52% of non-disabled people. (SHS 2015) • 2% of the coaching workforce have a disability (Sports Coach UK 2015) • 7 in 10 disabled people want to take part in more sport and physical activity (EFDS, Sport England Talk to Me Oct 2014) • 7% of children and young people with a disability attending a mainstream school participate in two hours’ quality physical education per week (SDS Research 2011) Participants/ performers with disabilities experience lowest participation levels in sport & physical activity

4. Workshop Outcomes By the end of the workshop, participants should be able to: • Recognise the influence of perceptions and experiences • Identify techniques for good inclusive practice • Recognise appropriate teaching implications • Identify potential challenges to participation and identify possible solutions • Appreciate the importance of effective communication in inclusive practice • Recognisepathways within disability sport • Identify sources of additional information and guidance relevant to disability sport & PE

5. Workshop Principles • Focus on ability rather than disability • Influence and deliver good practice to suit all involved • Communicate appropriately and effectively • Support the inclusion of disabled people in sport and physical activity • Understand how to challenge real and perceived barriers • Where to go to for further information

6. Curriculum for Excellence Focussed on the needs of the Child & Young person and designed to enable them to develop the four capacities. Curriculum for Excellence should lead to improved quality of learning and teaching and increased attainment & achievement for all children and young people in Scotland

7. Significant Aspects of Learning

8. Curriculum for Excellence & UKDIT UK Disability Inclusion Training Focussed on the needs of Children & young people Inclusion of children & young people with a disability UKDIT Outcomes Building the skills & physical competencies of those with a disability Improving the fitness of young disabled people Developing personal & interpersonal skills of young disabled people Creating opportunities to perform at the highest level Curriculum for Excellence Focussed on the needs of the Child & Young person Coherent & Inclusive curriculum Health & well being Outcomes • Building physical competency & skills • Improving aspects of fitness • Develop personal & interpersonal skills • Open up opportunities to participate & perform at highest level

9. Perceptions & Experiences Why do children, athletes and players with a physical, sensory or learning disability participate in sport?

10. Perceptions & Experiences “People only see what they are prepared to see” (R.W.Emerson,1803-1882)

14. Section 2Understanding the Participant By the end of this section candidates should be able to Recognise appropriate implications for learning Identify potential challenges to participation and identify possible solutions

15. Activity Task 1 • Make a list of different impairments/health conditions Task 2 • Create 3 – 4 groups of similar impairments/health conditions

16. Categories in Disability Sport Children, athletes and players with a physical impairment • ambulant • use a wheelchair for sports Children, athletes and players with a learning disability Children, athletes and players with a sensory impairment • Blind or partially sighted • Deaf or hard of hearing

17. Physical • Cerebral Palsy • Amputation • Spinal Injury • Dwarfism/Restricted Growth may be ambulant, a wheelchair user, or use a wheelchair for sport What are the practical implications?

18. Learning • Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of less than 75 e.g. Down’s Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome What are the practical implications? NB: No sporting pathway exists specifically for those on the Autistic Spectrum. Autism is NOT necessarily a Learning Disability

19. Sensory • Visual Blind Partially Sighted • Hearing Profoundly deaf Hard of Hearing What are the practical implications?

20. Impairment Considerations MinimalSevere Congenital or Acquired Progressive or Non-progressive

21. Section 3Models of Inclusion By the end of this section candidates should be able to Identify techniques for good inclusive practice

23. Open Activity: Requires no alteration

24. Modified Activity: Uses adaptation and modification

25. STEPHow can I change? S pace – where the activity is happening T ask – what is happening E quipment – what is being used P eople – who is involved

26. Parallel Activity: Uses differentiation

27. Discrete/Specific Activity: targeted sport for particular groups

28. Section 4Communication • By the end of this section you should be able to use communication to: • Identify techniques for good inclusive practice • Recognise appropriate teaching implications • Appreciate the importance of effective communication in inclusive practice

29. Communication The way we transfer information is very important Every individual takes in information differently We need to tailor our delivery style to suit the needs of the learners Interpretation Communication is about: Giving Information Receiving Information

30. Language and Terminology Acceptable Don’t know Unacceptable

31. Positive Behaviour Respect individual participants Challenging the social norms to ensure behaviour and interaction with disabled people are appropriate THINK about your behaviour and how it might make other people feel

32. Section 5Further Information By the end of this section candidates should be able to • Identify sources of additional information and guidance relevant to disability sport

33. Disability Sport Pathway Paralympic Games IPC World/European Championships Commonwealth Games Deaflympics World/European Games – CPISRA, IWAS, INAS Special Olympics World/European Games British Championships/Games DSE National Championships NDSO Events Regional Competitions SDS events Club Competitions Local Authority Events Schools Competitions Active Schools

35. Scottish Disabilty Sport Branch Contacts Highland: Lesley Jones 01463 232 262 hdsport@orangehome.co.uk Grampian: Pauline Stirling p7stirling@tiscali.co.uk Perth & Kinross: Caroline Ness carolineness@ perthandkinrossdisabilitysport.com Forth Valley: Graham Harvey 07717 545 475 graham.harvey@fvds.org.uk Glasgow Gordon McCormack OBE scotlandwest@btinternet.com Angus: Laura Smith 01307 475 367 laura.ap.smith@angusalive.scot Dundee: Gordon Quinton 01382 436 962 gordon.quinton@ leisureandculturedundee.com South Lanarkshire Millar Stoddart millarstoddart@hotmail.com Ayrshire: Dianne Campbell 07523 827 373 admin@ayrshiresportsability.org.uk Fife: Norma Buchanan 03451 555 555 ext 444 989 norma.buchanan@fife.gov.uk Lothian: Neal Herbert 0131 475 2364 admin@lothiandisabilitysport.co.uk Dumfries & Galloway Laura Vickers 01461 207 028 laura.vickers@dumgal.gov.uk Borders: Alan Oliver 07716 323 747 aoliver@liveborders.org.uk

36. Scottish Disabilty SportRegional Contacts Highlands & Islands : Charlie Forbes Highland, Orkney Isles, Shetland Isles, Western Isles T: 01463 663 300 E: charlie.forbes@highlifehighland.com Grampian: Claire McDonald Aberdeenshire, City of Aberdeen, Moray T: 07533 056 564 E: claire.mcdonald@scottishdisabilitysport.com Central: Cheryl Willet Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling T: 07577 830 360 E: cheryl.willet@scottishdisabilitysport.com Tayside: Jennifer Scally Angus, City of Dundee, Perth & Kinross T: 07703 793 901 E: jennifer.scally@scottishdisabilitysport.com Fife: Disability Sport Fife Fife T: 03451 555 555 ext 444 989 E: richard.brickley@fife.gov.uk West of Scotland: Lori Ure Argyll & Bute, City of Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire T: 07806 815 591 E: lori.ure@scottishdisabilitysport.com East of Scotland City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, Scottish Borders Neal Herbert T: 07709 393514 E: admin@lothiandisabilitysport.co.uk West of Scotland: Lynn Allison Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire T: 07974 448 580 E: lynn.allison@scottishdisabilitysport.com

37. Contacts Kate Shaw Administrator Scottish Disability Sport Caledonia House South Gyle Edinburgh EH12 9DQ Tel: 0131 317 1130 Email: kate.shaw@scottishdisabilitysport.com Website:  www.scottishdisabilitysport.com • Local branch contact • Regional Development Manager

38. Workshop Outcomes By the end of the workshop, participants should be able to: • Recognise the influence of perceptions and experiences • Identify techniques for good inclusive practice • Recognise appropriate teaching implications • Identify potential challenges to participation and identify possible solutions • Appreciate the importance of effective communication in inclusive practice • Recognisepathways within disability sport • Identify sources of additional information and guidance relevant to disability sport & PE

39. Any Questions

40. Practical Session Putting the theory into practice