Updates

• Recruitment for Inclusion 2028
• LIS Conference Date
• School Game National Summit
• SEND Shooting Stars

Spotlights

• Unlocking Inclusive and Active Opportunities for Young People with a Day at the Zoo

Useful resources and opportunities

• Drowning Prevention Week Resources
• Inclusive Health Check Promotion
• Engagement Model

Updates

Recruitment for Inclusion 2028

We are happy to share that the recruitment window for Inclusion 2028 will be open from the 9-22 June.

The briefing for Inclusion 2028 will be held on Monday 9 June, 3:30pm - 4:30pm.

We are also hosting two Inclusion 2028 Q&A sessions on Thursday 12 June, which you can register for below:

• Inclusion 2028 Q&A - 12 June, 11:30am - 12:30pm 
• Inclusion 2028 Q&A - 12 June, 3pm - 4pm 

Key Dates

Please see below the key dates for the 2025/26 academic year:

Summer 2025

• Summer programme reporting - July 2025
• First School payment - November 2025
• National Lead Inclusion School networking day (face-to-face) - Monday 22 September 2025
• Connect with your inclusion DC this term, September - October 2025

Autumn 2025

• School Games Regional Conferences* - Tuesday 4 November (Bristol), Wednesday 5 November (London), Tuesday 11 November (Leeds), Wednesday 12 November (Coventry) 2025
• Autumn programme reporting - December 2025

*Lead Inclusion Schools are invited and encouraged to attend but it is not compulsory.

Spring 2026

• Promote Inclusion Live Week, 26-30 January 2026
• Connect with your Inclusion DC this term - January - April 2026
• Second school payment - February 2026
• Youth Sport Trust Conference - Wednesday 4 March 2026
• Spring programme reporting - March 2026

Summer 2026

• National Lead Inclusion School networking day - Friday 26 June 2026
• Summer programme reporting - July 2026

Lead Inclusion School Conference

Our Lead Inclusion School Conference will be held on Monday 22 September at Northampton Saints Stadium 9:30am - 3:30pm.

More information will be sent closer to the time, register now.

School Games Summit

The School Games National Summit will take place on Wednesday 11 June 2025 at Telford International Centre. As a Lead Inclusion School, you have a free place to attend if you wish to join the conference. The School Games Summit is an opportunity for School Games Organisers, Lead Inclusion Schools, Active Partnerships, and National Governing Bodies / National Disability Sport Organisations to connect and collaborate to continue to deliver change locally and make a difference nationally.

You can find more information and book your place now.

SEND Shooting Stars

Due to high expression of interest, we are hosting a final SEND Shooting Stars training session of the academic year on Thursday 22 May, at 2:30 - 4:30pm.

Please share with your networks and book here.

Inclusive Health Check Promotion

A reminder to please promote the Inclusive Health Check (IHC) with your networks. Our Spring Termly Reporting revealed some useful ways to promote the Inclusive Health Check to schools, including

• Incorporating the Inclusive Health Check into CPD and Training with schools and educators
• Embedding time into meetings with School Games Organisers (SGOs), PE leads and school briefings to discuss the IHC
• Promoting the importance of IHC in supporting the School Games Mark and Equal Access
• Encouraging SGOs to share IHC meetings and emails by providing information and email templates
• Encouraging schools to undertake the IHC via an 'Inclusively Engaged Certificate', where schools will receive certificates once they have accessed certain resources, including the Inclusive Health Check.

Spotlights

Unlocking Inclusive and Active Opportunities for Young People With a Day at the Zoo

In April, Highfurlong School and local mainstream primary schools created an unforgettable day for students at Blackpool Zoo, combining outdoor adventure, physical activity, and cross-curricular learning.

Please share with us ([email protected]) what you are working on so we can share best practice and spotlight your amazing work!

Useful Resources and Opportunities

Drowning Prevention Week

Drowning Prevention Week is one of the largest summer water safety campaigns across the UK and Ireland. This year it will be held on 14 - 21 June. You can find out more information here.

We also have our School Swimming and Water Safety resources on our website, which you can share with your networks.

Engagement Model Framework

The Engagement Model Innovation project was explored and adapted by nine Lead Inclusion Schools across England. The Engagement Model is an assessment tool designed for pupils working below the standard of national curriculum assessments and who are not yet engaged in subject-specific study (replacing P scales 1-4). It helps schools understand how these pupils learn by tracking their engagement with the curriculum. A key aim of the project was for the schools to test how the model could be used in physical education to assess progress in a way that is appropriate, inclusive, and reflective of each pupil’s needs and abilities. We've had some fantastic learnings from this programme in how this model supports an inclusive environment for all young people, seeing all activities as learning opportunities and putting the Education and Healthcare Plan (EHCP) into practice. A big thank you to Iain Mills, Lucy Kent and The Parkside School for sharing your fantastic work on this programme through this video.

Find out more.