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Aaron King
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Be kind, even if they're different to you.
Inclusion, SEND, Social issues...
98% positive. Yorkshire.

#Edusky #SENDSky #Inclusion

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Aaron King @9000lives.org · 7d
Let there be a sport for everyone.

🦸‍♀️ #SportForAll
Quote from Marie Tidball MP, a South Yorkshire MP. Marie Tidball MP recently swam 7km to fundraise for an accessible changing room at a local swimming pool. Marie has limb differences which make swimming harder work. Quote reads: Growing up, my parents taught me that there is no such word as can’t. Accompanying images are of Marie Tidball speaking in the House of Commons, and at Stocksbridge Leisure Centre in the swimming pool.
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🪩 A 2024 report called for more out of school clubs to get children active and to boost school attendance.

🪩 Maybe we all need to dance more?

Report: bit.ly/3Ne2rA9
#Inclusion #CentreForSocialJustice
Three children smiling in a dance club.
January 15, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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If we want mental health of our young to improve, then sport is a great medicine.

@activityalliance.bsky.social #SportForAll
Quote from five-time paralympic medallist and wheelchair tennis player, Gordon Reid: “When I was 12, I started needing to use the wheelchair. Tennis really helped me come out the other side.”
January 14, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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✨ "Good"
✨ "Happy"

These are how #RoleModel Thomas feels about his fitness.

#SportForAll @getyrselfactive.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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💡 Sometimes it's a device...
💡 Sometimes adults having a 'can do' attitude...

With the right adjustments, there's no barrier to children with limb difference.

#SportForAll
Children who have limb difference participate in football, cycling and rock climbing.
January 12, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Morning walk in the Loxley Valley.
A river babbles through the Loxley Valley in north Sheffield. Leaves lay fallen on the riverbanks besides trees with ivy covered trunks and leafless branches. Water breaks over the rocks of the River Loxley in north Sheffield. Water is silvery-grey and hte banks are a mix of brown leaves from last summer and green shoots of daffodils yet to come.
January 10, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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Lucy Bronze has autism.

#SportForAll
Quote from Lucy Bronze, Champions League winner and football legend. Quote reads: "A lot of people with autism have something they’re obsessed with. Football is an obsession for me. Every single thing about it I absolutely love.
January 9, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Let there be a sport for everyone.

🦸‍♀️ #SportForAll
Quote from Marie Tidball MP, a South Yorkshire MP. Marie Tidball MP recently swam 7km to fundraise for an accessible changing room at a local swimming pool. Marie has limb differences which make swimming harder work. Quote reads: Growing up, my parents taught me that there is no such word as can’t. Accompanying images are of Marie Tidball speaking in the House of Commons, and at Stocksbridge Leisure Centre in the swimming pool.
January 8, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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The power of sport for our girls.

#SportForAll #Inclusion
Infographic titled “Girls who play sport become women who lead”. It reads: 94% of female executives played sport when they were younger. 3 in 4 say being competitive is an asset to their leadership style. 2 in 3 say that a candidate’s background in sport has can a positive influence on recruitment decisions. 74% say a that background in sport can help accelerate a woman’s career.
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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The benefits of exercise for children with ADHD are well established.

#SportForAll
Quote from Lucy Bronze who is a England, Barcelona and Chelsea football legend. Quote reads “Something that is really good for ADHD and autism is exercise.”
January 6, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Sport opens up a world of opportunities for children with SEND.

#Inclusion
Quote is from Claire Stancliffe, Deaf England football legend. Quote reads: Deaf football has given me a different outlook on life and the confidence to achieve so much.
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Baroness Benjamin spent 15 months in foster care as a child.

She's now a member of the House of Lords and tries to make the world better.

Aim high for our #ChildrenInCare.

#Edusky
Baroness Floella Benjamin's official House of Lords Profile besides a quote that reads: "I am there to move society on... Even though I get obstacles I will overcome them because I am working for good.
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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If the new year's resolution is fitness, make it something you enjoy.
January 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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I created a Starter pack on SEND in England.

It's for professionals and families
go.bsky.app/RUAW7ML

If you'd like adding, give us a wave in the replies.
November 24, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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Every champion starts somewhere.

#Inclusion
Quote from five-time paralympic medallist and wheelchair tennis player, Gordon Reid: “When I was 12, I started needing to use the wheelchair. Tennis really helped me come out the other side.”
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Sport can:
🏒 Bring joy.
🏒 Unlock lifelong friends.
🏒 Improve health of our mind as well as body.

This new year, let there be sport for everyone.

#NewYearsResolutions #ParaIceHockey #Inclusion
Photo is of a Sheffield Steelkings para ice hockey match between the Steelkings and Manchester Mayhem. Para Ice hockey is similar to ice hockey but players sit in sledges which means those with limb difference can participate too. Two sledge hockey players compete on the ice. The first sits in an adapted sledge for those who are double amputee. The opposing team player uses a standard sledge but only has one leg.
January 1, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Now this news has really made my day - very well deserved @felly500.bsky.social 🙌 www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/...?
Council health boss whose work during the pandemic 'saved lives' celebrated with OBE
A local council leader who helped tackle the Covid-19 pandemic on the national stage is being honoured with an OBE.
www.thestar.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Sport can:
🏒 Bring joy.
🏒 Unlock lifelong friends.
🏒 Improve health of our mind as well as body.

This new year, let there be sport for everyone.

#NewYearsResolutions #ParaIceHockey #Inclusion
Photo is of a Sheffield Steelkings para ice hockey match between the Steelkings and Manchester Mayhem. Para Ice hockey is similar to ice hockey but players sit in sledges which means those with limb difference can participate too. Two sledge hockey players compete on the ice. The first sits in an adapted sledge for those who are double amputee. The opposing team player uses a standard sledge but only has one leg.
January 1, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Yes to this!
Be the change you want to see and what you came here for.
9000lives.org Aaron King @9000lives.org · 16d
If Bluesky is to be great, we need to lean into the positive.

I'll do my bit. Please try too.

Social media can be a force for good.
Blusky butterfly logo
December 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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✅️ Ashley works for BBC and interviews people.
✅️ He submitted to a grilling from care-experienced young people.
✅️ Some questions were pretty hard.

Ashley is care experienced himself so, all in all, a heart warming and informative video.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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A huge thanks to Ashley John-Baptiste for choosing to support us on #CelebrityMastermind!

He’s taking on the famous black chair tonight, but first he sat down with our Youth Editorial Board who put him under the spotlight: https://loom.ly/rPC5e1A

Watch Ashley tonight at 7:30pm on BBC Two.
December 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Teachers - Do you have pupils with physical disabilities that are in travelling distance of Sheffield?

Anyone with a physical disability aged 5 upwards can book for this awesome day.

Cost: Pay what you can afford.
Poster for Wheelpower Sports Festival, 29 January 2026 at English Institute of Sport. Shows variety of people in wheelchairs doing sport and having fun. Web address for more info is wheelpower.org.uk/yorkshire
December 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Lovely to see a legend of resource provision be honoured.

#Wakefield #SEND #EduSky
December 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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If Bluesky is to be great, we need to lean into the positive.

I'll do my bit. Please try too.

Social media can be a force for good.
Blusky butterfly logo
December 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Margaret's article is a thoughtful and measured take on SEND.

#EduSky
December 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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We are now closed for the Christmas period.🎄

Everyone at the DSA would love to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎅

Thank you for all of your continued support. 💚
Image of a man who has Down's syndrome in a Christmas hat. He wears glasses and is smiling.
December 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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#womenedwednesday @womenedscotland.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM