Special Education Needs

Recognising and developing
sporting talent in young people


Welcome to the Youth Sport Trust Inclusion website. This is a unique resource, designed to help teachers, parents and coaches include all young people in Physical Education and Sport.

This site focuses on young disabled people. In particular on the assessment, identification and development of talented and potentially talented young disabled people in physical education (PE).

We hope you find the site helpful and we welcome your feedback. If you have any comments or suggestions e-mail as at feedback@youthsporttrust.org.

Focus on



  • School Games - register now!

    The School Games is a great new opportunity to get more young people than ever before enjoying the benefits of playing competitive sport.

    Register here



  • Funding announced for school cycle training places

    Transport Minister Norman Baker has announced that £2,083,976 has been allocated to 206 schools across England to fund over 50,000 Bikeability cycle training places this year.

    Find out more



  • New videos uploaded!

    We have worked with six mainstream secondary schools from across the UK to create a series of short videos to demonstrate how they have developed inclusive PE for their young disabled pupils.

    Find out more

Case studies

Examples of current practice in schools and community settings.

Key organisations

Contact details for organisations providing opportunities for disabled people.

School Sport Xchange

Visit the Sports Colleges section for further information on inclusion.