Creating Our Legacy
Wednesday 2 December 2009
East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham
With three years to go before London hosts the 2012 Games, the theme for this year’s Special Schools PE and Sport Conference will be ‘Creating Our Legacy’.
The conference will explore a range of areas including high-quality PE, coaching, school to club links, competitions and the empowerment and role of young disabled people to lead and contribute to developing a sustainable and long term legacy beyond 2012.
It will also provide an opportunity for schools to link with key national partners and agencies in order to share and shape effective practice in order to develop clearer legacy for young disabled people.
Whilst the conference is aimed as special schools, other mainstream schools with SEN and young disabled people, Regional/County Disability Officers and Sport Disability Officers based in National Governing Bodies of Sport may also find the conference beneficial.
Last year’s conference attended by 450 delegates focused on how PE and sport can inspire young disabled people to maximise their full potential, including educational attainment and personal skill development.
This year's programme is currently being confirmed, however the format will cover aspects such as:
- An opportunity to engage and liaise with key National Governing Bodies of Sport, educational organisations and wider businesses to improve PE and sport for young disabled people and SEN pupils
- To network and share practice with other special schools in order to share good practice in the delivery of PE and sport to young disabled people and SEN pupils
- Receive up-to-date information on the latest national PE and sport and educational policy and how this can support drive opportunities in special schools
- Consider how the wider PE and sport opportunities in your area (e.g. Leadership Academies, Competition Managers) can support you to further extend opportunities within and beyond your school.