Merton SEND PE Network | In-Person Workshop

Location

AELTC Community Tennis Centre

216 Grand Drive, Raynes Park, London, SW20 9NB

Workshop date

24th Apr 2025 @ 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Cost

Morning FREE / Afternoon £150
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Adapting PE for an inclusive offer – Supporting Physical and Neurodiversity needs in PE

 

The Merton School Sport Partnership aims to help all children to be able to reach their full potential in PE.

 

This year we are working to connect more with schools and teachers to offer support with ideas and resources for adapting PE and delivering PE to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. The purpose of the network is to offer the space for Merton school educators to share PE practices and ideas as well as ask questions for the challenges faced when planning and delivering lessons for children with physical and cognitive difficulties and impairments. We intend for this specific approach to build connections between schools and teachers to feel confident when approaching PE, Physical Activity and School Sport.

 

Do all staff in your school know how to adapt PE for all of their students’ SEND needs?

 

For the network to have the most impact for 2025, please encourage all staff members, coaches and deliverers of PE who are working with children with SEND to join our sessions as well as get in touch with any questions, queries and best practices that are in place in your school. This will enable us to know your areas of need, to be able to share ideas with those in similar circumstances and connect one another in our Merton Schools for further support.

 

Join us IN-PERSON | Thursday 24th April 2025 | 09:30 – 15:30 | Merton SEND PE Network | Adapting PE for an inclusive offer – Supporting Physical and Neurodiversity needs in PE

Venue – AELTC Community Tennis Centre

This session will be divided into a number of parts and will explore practical ways of supporting young people with temporary or long term physical disabilities as well as those with mild to profound learning difficulties.

We will share and demonstrate a number of practical SEND inclusion activities and resources to support your practices as well as provide discussion opportunity for all delegates. If you or another at your school would like to share on a particular practice that you have developed to address a need around inclusion and SEND in PE in your lessons, please let us know and we will facilitate this time.

Other Information:  

  • The sessions will be active, please wear clothing and footwear suitable for gentle physical activity. Please inform us if you are unable to participate or have any specific requirements which would support you throughout the day.  
  • Please bring a water bottle and your own food for the day. 
  • The activities will mostly be held in the tennis dome (inside) area.   
Sessions are available to all staff. Please encourage all teaching staff who are working with SEND individuals and groups in a PE and physical activity setting as well as any SENCOS, 1-1 support staff and any others you may feel this would be beneficial for along to the session.
Prices:
MSSP have funding to host the morning session and will be Free for all.  The afternoon session (from 12.30pm) is priced at £150 per person in line with our initial ECT teacher training sessions. Every additional staff member from the same school is priced at £100. Please enquire for more details.