About Inclusion Live
Since 2022, we’ve hosted Inclusion Live Week – a series of virtual webinars aimed at equipping practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deliver meaningful and inclusive experiences for young people with SEND.
Inclusion Live 2026 will take place from 26–30 January 2026, featuring six webinars throughout the week. You can sign up for the sessions using the links below.
Inclusion Live is delivered as part of Inclusion 2028 - a Department for Education-funded grant designed to improve the choices and chances of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) through a series of targeted interventions in physical education (PE), school sport, and physical activity.
Inclusion Live 2026
Inspiring inclusion through major sporting events
Monday 26 January 2026, 15:30-16:30

Discover how sporting moments can inspire inclusion, engagement, and celebration across schools and communities.
Key Takeaways:
- Explore practical ways schools can use upcoming events such as the 2026 Commonwealth Games to inspire inclusion
- Learn how to engage parents, carers, and communities through sport
- Access resources, toolkits, and real-life school examples to bring events to life
- Understand how to create lasting inspiration beyond the classroom.
Speaker: Thomas Young, Paralympic Athlete
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Unlocking the power of school swimming for young people with SEND
Tuesday 27 January 2026, 15:30-16:30

Discover how school swimming lessons support health, confidence, and curriculum outcomes for young people with SEND.
Key Takeaways:
- Gain practical ideas for inclusive swimming lessons that meet diverse needs
- Understand how swimming links to curriculum and physical development goals
- Explore how water can be used to build confidence, balance, and wellbeing.
Speaker: Lorna Goldie, School Swimming and Water Safety Development Officer, Swim England
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Creating inclusive environments for neurodivergent young people
Wednesday 28 January 2026, 15:30-16:30

Practical insights and strategies for supporting neurodiverse young people in PE, school sport, and physical activity.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn practical strategies to adapt and deliver inclusive activities
- Build understanding of barriers and challenges faced by neurodivergent young people
- Hear real-life examples of what works in schools.
Speaker: Dr Niamh-Elizabeth Mourton
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Embedding strength and balance in the daily lives of young people
Thursday 29 January 2026, 12:15-13:15

Featuring resources co-created with young people, explore how a collaborative approach enables young people with SEND to achieve the Chief Medical Officer’s physical activity guidelines.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the importance of co-creation with young people and families
- Hear from young people with lived experience
- Learn how the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines apply to young people with disabilities
- Discover how collaboration between schools, families, and health professionals creates long-term impact.
Speakers: Sport for Confidence, Inclusion 2028 Young People Collective
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Designing an inclusive PE curriculum for every young person
Thursday 29 January 2026, 15:30-16:30

Learn how to design an inclusive PE curriculum that enables all young people to thrive, supported by case studies and practical strategies.
Key Takeaways:
- Explore innovative approaches schools are taking to make PE inclusive
- Gain strategies for embedding inclusion across the curriculum
- Learn how wider staff (e.g. TAs) can play a vital role in delivery
- Be inspired by examples from mainstream and specialist schools.
Speakers: Association for PE, Durham Trinity School, Orchard Manor School
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Creating sustainable enrichment opportunities for young people with SEND
Friday 30 January 2026, 12:15-13:15

Learn how to align youth leadership opportunities to wider enrichment to ensure more young people with SEND are able to access the opportunities on offer.
Key Takeaways:
- Discover how to create inspiring, accessible and meaningful enrichment experiences for young people with SEND
- Explore how to successfully ignite passion and confidence in young leaders
- Hear best practice examples of how to sustain engagement and consistency beyond initial experiences
- Gain practical ideas to ensure youth voice and pupil choice is at the heart of your work.