Disability
These clubs aim to offer a club -sport experience to all young disabled pupils who are not able or do not wish to access current provision. Underpinning the programme are four main projects which aim to support the development of opportunities outside of the school day and ensure that those with a higher level of ability are identified and able to access a talent pathway. The four interventions are as follows:
• Access to the Identifying Ability CPD course delivered by team Beds & Luton.
• Multi-Skill Inclusion training to support the provision of fully inclusive Multi- Skills Clubs to run in each SSP, which offer competitive opportunities to those who want them. A course is scheduled for Autumn Term 09.
• Training, resources and funding to support the establishment of a pan-disability Multi- Sport Disability Club or development of current provision.
• Resources and funding to support the delivery of Ability Identification Days which promote the identification of talented young disabled people and their signposting on to County Assessment Centres delivered by a selected partner.
The programme will be rolled out in phases with partnerships being identified through “readiness factors”. Four partnerships have already run Ability Identification Days followed by a County Assessment Centre in June. In 2009/20010 all SSP's in Bedfodshire and Luton will be working towards this programme. By 2011, it is hoped that there will be a national network of Multi-Sport Disability Clubs .