A WIRRAL teacher has praised a ‘life changing’ national programme which has given more than 25,000 young people nationally the opportunity to learn new swimming and sporting skills.
Jon White, a NASEN Teacher of the Year, works at Clare Mount Specialist Sports College, in Reeds Lane, Moreton, and was lead for Inclusion 2020 programme in Wirral and Merseyside.
Inclusion 2020 trained young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in a variety of Paralympic sports, including pupils from across Wirral, and Mr White praised its work ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
“I am delighted with the national success of the Inclusion 2020 programme,” he said.
“Sitting as I do on the national inclusion steering group with partners such as the Department for Education, Swim England, among others, I get to see the unbelievable work Youth Sport Trust Lead Inclusion Schools do across all areas of the UK.
“I work very closely with the Wirral School Games to look at the ways of including all young people in their competitions and festivals.
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