The aim of the BT PWC resource is to use this world class event to showcase the possibilities within disability sport, as well as providing a route showing how children can aim for the achievements of our athletes.

Presenting the BT Paralympic World Cup to your school

Introductory Education Pack

Teaching Paralympic Sport using the BT PWC

Every child matters
Sport Funding
Inclusive Teaching
STEPS - Inclusive Principles

Presenting the BT Paralympic World Cup to your school

The link below allows you to download an introductory presentation to the BT Paralympic World Cup with facts and figures not only of the event’s history, but the growth of Paralympic Sport from its beginnings back in 1941.

This presentation can be used in a classroom to start your pupils’ learning of Paralympic Sport, or presented in an assembly to enhance your entire school’s knowledge of the area, and inspire pupils and teachers alike to become involved.

Click here to download the Introducing the BT PWC Presentation

If your school loved this assembly, 2012 Get Set has also provided some age-specific assembly templates to introduce the values for London 2012 and how your school can become involved. Click on the links below to get details from their website:

Introductory Education Pack

Comprehensive online education packs will also be available over the coming weeks; the first Introductory Pack can be downloaded here. These packs aim to bring Paralympic Sport into your classrooms and provide information pertaining to different elements of the event and include exciting quizzes and engaging activities for the class to enjoy.

These packs offer a great tool for building an understanding of the BT PWC, as well as creating anticipation and enthusiasm surrounding the countdown to the event.

Teaching Paralympic Sport using the BT PWC

Every child matters

The Government's aim is for every child, whatever their background or circumstance, to have the support they need in order to:

This means that organisations involved with providing services to children, whether hospitals, schools, the police or voluntary groups will be teaming up in new ways, sharing information and working together.

By using this resource children can learn new ways to stay healthy and achieve sporting excellence, whatever their level of ability. Working through the activities will help young people to make a positive contribution to society and build towards a better tomorrow. For more information visit http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/

Sport Funding

Sport England are also committed to creating a world-leading community sport system, so if you feel that your organisation or project will grow and sustain participation in grassroots sport and create opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport, you can apply for sport funding here. They also offer advice on how to reach other funding bodies to ensure your pupils have the equipment they need to enjoy sport.

Inclusive Teaching

The BT PWC Education Resource aims to provide a comfortable, equal and inclusive platform for children to learn and enjoy sport, both Paralympic and able-bodied. The guidelines below outline how teachers can create this environment for their pupils by being aware of different types of activity.

In 2007 the Inclusion Spectrum was updated and has been an adopted concept since 1999 within the education field at primary and secondary levels. This principal can be used to develop a range of games and sporting activities. 

                            
The Inclusion Spectrum is an activity-centred approach to the inclusion of pupils who have different abilities in physical education games programmes.

In a games or physical activity context, inclusion can be achieved by changing the environment of the activity, or the way in which the activity is presented.

The Inclusion Spectrum provides deliverers of PE and sport with options and different methods of delivery. By delivering activities differently we can balance different needs within the group. This avoids the situation where more able pupils benefit at the expense of those whose skills are still developing.

Open – a simple activity based on what the entire group can do with little or no modifications
Modified – everyone does the same activity with adaptations to challenge
and support all abilities
Parallel – participants are grouped according to ability - each do the same activity but at appropriate levels
Separate – an individual or group Disability Sport – aspects of physical activity based on disability sport programmes can be included in all approaches – provides specific opportunities for disabled pupils and a new challenge for non-disabled pupils -  ‘reverse integration’. do a purposefully planned different activity 

STEPS

To support the Inclusion Spectrum it is useful to consider the following principals:

Space - Change the space; make it bigger / smaller / lower / higher / zone it
Task - Change the task; faster / slower / roll or bounce / walk / run / pairs / position / rules of the game
Equipment - Change the equipment; size / weight / shape / colour / texture / dry / wet
People - Change the people; size of team/ mixed gender/ mixed ability/ mixed mobility
Safety - Never change the safety issues.

The above information provides a background for inclusive learning, but for more guidance on inclusive teaching visit the Ability vs Ability project here (near the end of the page)