July is Disability Pride Month, a month dedicated to celebrating disabled people and building greater understanding around accessibility and inclusion. For schools, it’s a timely moment to reflect on how inclusive PE lessons really are for pupils with SEND, who can sometimes find this the hardest part of the day to access.
Premier League Primary Stars’ free Sensory Circuits resource pack is designed to help with exactly that. It gives teachers a ready-made way to deliver a lesson where pupils create their own sensory circuit, whether individually, in small teams, or with a teaching assistant. The pack is built specifically for pupils with SEND and focuses on developing physical, cognitive and emotional skills, helping every child feel confident, included and ready to learn – regardless of additional needs.
It’s not the only resource giving disabled pupils, and those who simply feel they don’t fit the mould of a “typical” athlete, a reason to feel they belong. The FA and Barclays’ Made for This Game: Breaking Barriers programme, which has just launched a new phase of free sessions for schools, is built around boosting body confidence and challenging stereotypes – themes that matter just as much for Disability Pride Month as they do for the programme’s original focus on girls’ football. Through the “Change, Challenge, Choose” framework, pupils are given the language, confidence and peer support skills to challenge assumptions about who sport is “for,” and to carry that message beyond the classroom.
The goal of both resources isn’t just participation – it’s making sure every child feels genuinely included and ready to learn. With Disability Pride Month putting accessibility in the spotlight this July, it’s a good moment for schools to ask: is PE working for every pupil in the room?
