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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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💫Schools: Who could you inspire to achieve new year resolutions?💫

📑This booklet is full of sport activities for those with SEND - super useful if you're in travel distance of Sheffield.

bit.ly/3KVJCRL

@sycann.bsky.social #Inclusion #SportForAll
A screenshot of the first pages of the Move More Sport Directory. It shows a child curling and a group photo of Boccia players.
January 16, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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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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If the new year's resolution is fitness, make it something you enjoy.
January 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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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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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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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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Spotted on a school bookshelf in Yorkshire.

Hope you get lots of hugs this Christmas with your dearest around you.

(But you can allow yourself some cake too).

#Edusky
Quote from Charlie Macksey book with a quote from a mole to a boy: "I've discovered something better than cake. It's a hug, it lasts longer."
December 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Children love to see their art displayed.
✔️ Kung fu penguin
✔️ Three toe reindeer
✔️ An angel of hope

This is glorious.
Christmas illuminations in the shape of a kung fu penguin. Christmas illuminations in the shape of a reindeer. Christmas illuminations in the shape of an angel of hope.
December 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Newburgh, a small town in Scotland, where children design the Christmas lights:
✔️ Santa Fish
✔️ T-Rex in disguise
✔️ Casper the Friendly Tree
Christmas illuminations in the shape of a dancing Christmas tree. Christmas illuminations in the shape of a santa fish. Christmas illuminations in the shape of a T-Rex pretending to be a Christmas tree.
December 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Acoustic panels can be a game changer:
✔️ Especially for inclusive lunchtimes
✔️ Especially for children with speech & language needs.
Large hall with acoustic panels fitted. Photo taken by Acoustisolve.
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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It is not only about ramps, doorways and toilets.
Title: Physical environment We need to increase the extent to which disabled pupils are able to take advantage of education and benefits facilities or services provided or offered by the school. It is more than ramps and doorways, for example: 1. Colour contrast for visual impairment 2. Quiet zones for sensory needs 3. Adjustable furniture and lighting 4. Acoustic adaptations for hearing needs 5. Changes to the layout of playgrounds and other common areas
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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5. The CDC reminds us that your school's Accessibility Plan must increase access for disabled pupils.
Slide indicates that three areas are aspects of an accessibility plan: 1. Improving curriculum access 2. Enhancing the physical environment. 3. Providing accessible information.
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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4. Some subtle messages are out of order.

They can torpedo the reputation of your school.
Slide gives examples of comments to parents made by schools these comments are reported by the Children's Commissioner: 1. He wouldn't be able to cope. He would struggle. It might be best if he didn't come here 2. Between you and me this isn't the best place for your child. They need somewhere smaller this is an enormous school 3. It might be best if you looked elsewhere.
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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3. Despite an increased number of children classed as disabled, CDC say that binary questions for parents should be avoided, for example "Do you have a disability?"
Do you have a disability yes or no? or is there a better way of asking? Guidance on disability disclosure and respecting confidentiality.
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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2. Gov.uk stats indicate that 12% of children are disabled.

The research says that this is up almost 50% in last ten years.
Graph shows disability rates in children rising from 7% on 2013/14 to 12% in 2023/24.
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM