Inclusive Sport - School Games
Every young londoners games
London Youth Games’ vision to create ‘the world’s most inclusive city-focused Games’ is centred around inclusion.
Young SEN people can take part in a range of inclusive events as part of the LYG School Games, creating an opportunity where every young person can feel included and experience the joy of being physically active.
“Today has made me feel really good and it’s made me feel really included as well. I especially enjoyed the wheelchair basketball – it felt like everyone was equal and competing at my level, instead of me going to their level. I would love to join a club in wheelchair basketball after today.”
-Sara, wheelchair user participant, Waltham Forest
young Londoners with special educational needs and disability (SEND) took part in 2024
inclusive sports were on offer to young disabled Londoners in ParaGames competitions in 2024
inclusive Events 2026
| Event | Age Group | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boccia East | Years 4-6 | Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre | Weds 25th February 2026 |
| Boccia West | Years 4-6 | Harrow Leisure Centre | Thurs 26th February 2026 |
| Sensory Multi-Sports Festival | Years 5-10 | Redbridge Sports Centre | Tues 17 March 2026 |
| New Age Kurling | Year 3, 4 | Redbridge Sports Centre | Thurs 19 March 2026 |
| Inclusive Dynamos | Years 5/6 Mixed | Redbridge Sports Centre | Tue 18 March 2025 |
| Adapted Inspire Festival (South) | Primary and Secondary SEND | Weir Archer Athletics Centre | Thurs 27th March 2025 |
| Adapted Inspire Festival (Spring) | Years 7-11 | Battersea Sports Centre | Tues 24th March 2026 |
| Sitting Volleyball | Years 5-6 | Gunnersbury Sports Park Hub | Tues 9th June 2026 |
| Inclusive Dynamos Cricket | Years 5-6 | Gunnersbury Sports Park Hub | Weds 10th June 2026 |
| Dance | Years 7-13 | Copper Box Arena | Fri 3th July 2026 |
| Adapted Inspire Festival - Wheelchair Basketball | Years 7-11 | Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre | Fri 3rd July 2026 |
| Event |
|---|
| Boccia East |
| Boccia West |
| New Age Kurling |
| Adapted Inspire Festival (Spring) |
| Sitting Volleyball |
| Inclusive Dynamos Cricket |
| Dance |
| Adapted Inspire Festival - Wheelchair Basketball |
| Event |
|---|
| Boccia East |
| Boccia West |
| New Age Kurling |
| Adapted Inspire Festival (Spring) |
| Sitting Volleyball |
| Inclusive Dynamos Cricket |
| Dance |
| Adapted Inspire Festival - Wheelchair Basketball |
| Event |
|---|
| Sensory Multi-Sports Festival |
| New Age Kurling |
| Adapted Inspire Festival (Spring) |
| Sitting Volleyball |
| Inclusive Dynamos Cricket |
| Dance |
| Adapted Inspire Festival - Wheelchair Basketball |
| Event |
|---|
| Boccia East |
| Boccia West |
| Sensory Multi-Sports Festival |
| New Age Kurling |
| Adapted Inspire Festival (Spring) |
| Sitting Volleyball |
| Inclusive Dynamos Cricket |
| Dance |
| Adapted Inspire Festival - Wheelchair Basketball |
| Event |
|---|
| Boccia East |
| Boccia West |
| New Age Kurling |
| Adapted Inspire Festival (Spring) |
| Sitting Volleyball |
| Inclusive Dynamos Cricket |
| Dance |
| Adapted Inspire Festival - Wheelchair Basketball |
| Event |
|---|
| New Age Kurling |
| Adapted Inspire Festival (Spring) |
| Sitting Volleyball |
| Inclusive Dynamos Cricket |
| Dance |
| Adapted Inspire Festival - Wheelchair Basketball |
| Event | Age Group | Venue | Date | type | G1. Wheelchair User | G2. Ambulant | G3A. Sensory-Hearing Impairment | G3B. Sensory-Visual Impairment | G4. Severe Learning Disability | G5. Mild Learning Disability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boccia (East) | 11-17 years | Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre | Wednesday 26th February 2025 | Open | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Boccia (West) | 11-17 years | Osterley Sports Centre | Thursday 27th February 2025 | Open | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Adapted Inspire Festival (South) | Primary and Secondary SEND | Weir Archer Athletics Centre | Thursday 27th March 2025 | School | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Adapted Inspire Festival (Central) | Secondary Mixed | Battersea Sports Centre | Wednesday 2nd April 2025 | School | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inclusive Basketball Boys | 14-17 years | SCORE Centre | Thursday 8th May 2025 | Open | ||||||
| Inclusive Basketball Girls | 14-17 years | SCORE Centre | Thursday 8th May 2025 | Open | ||||||
| Trampolining | 11-17 years | TBC | Saturday 10th or Sunday 11th May 2025 | Open | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ParaGames Swimming | 11-17 years | The Spa at Beckenham | Thursday 15th May 2025 | Open | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Adapted Inspire Festival (West) | Primary SEND Mixed | Gunnersbury Sports Park Hub | Wednesday 21st May 2025 | School | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kayak Slalom and Sprint | 11-17 years | Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre | Sunday 8th June 2025 | Open | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ParaGames Football Boys | 10-14 years | Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub | Wednesday 11th June 2025 | Open | ||||||
| ParaGames Football Girls | 11-15 years | Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub | Wednesday 11th June 2025 | Open | ||||||
| Indoor Rowing | KS3 & KS4 categories | Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub | Sunday 22nd June 2025 | Open | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ParaGames Athletics | tbc | Mile End Stadium | Thursday 19th June 2025 | Open | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Athletics | 11-16 years | Hillingdon Sports Complex | Saturday 21st June 2025 | Open | ||||||
| Adapted Inspire Festival (East) | Primary | Redbridge Sports Centre | Tuesday 8th July | School | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pentathlon | Year 7/8 Mixed-25% of team SEND | TBC | School | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Dance | KS2 & KS3 Mixed, KS4 Mixed & SEND Year 7 - 13 Mixed | TBC | TBC | School | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| BMX Wingz | 7-17 years ( junior & senior) | TBC | TBC | Open | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| VI multi-sports Festival | Years 7,8,9,10 | School | Yes | |||||||
LYG Adapted Inspire Festivals
The first of 5 Adapted Inspire Festivals 2025 offered a range of Paralympic sports, continuing the 2024 Paralympic legacy. Participants got the change to take part in para-sports such as wheelchair basketball, pentathlon, triathlon, hockey and dance amongst others.
Events are hosted at inspirational venues, including the outstanding Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre, which has a rich Paralympic legacy.
“Our students loved being able to try a variety of different sports that they wouldn’t normally do in their PE lessons. Wheelchair basketball was a highlight as we have a wheelchair user in our group.”
– Head of PE, George Mitchell School
In 2024, LYG are doubling the number of inclusive events on offer.
We’ll be delivering 5 Inspire and 5 Adapted Inspire Festivals targeting young people with disabilities and underrepresented groups in sport and physical activity, aiming to reach significantly more young people than the 541 young people reached in the 23-24 season.
"It's been a great opportunity for these kids to try sports that they wouldn't normally get access to, like skateboarding and boxing which they loved. It's such a joy to see them learn new skills, feel more confident and most importantly, have fun!"
– Quote from a young participant
SEND Dance
“Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to attend dance and to have both groups perform. The kids loved it. I was also blown away by how supportive the other “mainstream” schools were.”
– The Link School, Sutton
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Inclusive & PARA Sport OFFERs 23-24
London Youth Games offers both competitions and festival opportunities for young people with disabilities in London. This growing area of work spans across our Open and School Games Programmes. We too encourage, any young Londoner with a disability to apply to our workforce opportunities.
1,820 disabled people participated, volunteered and coached across London Youth Games’s 5 core programmes in the 2023-2024 season. The 5 programmes include Open Games, School Games, Workforce, Inclusive Coaches and LYG33.
This number is higher than ever before.
This season, an additional 582 young people with a disability took part in London Youth Games events – boasting a 37% participation growth.
Adapted inspire festivals
This was the first of 5 Adapted Inspire Festivals of the 2023-24 season and included Paralympic sports, Wheelchair basketball, Pentathlon, Triathlon, Boccia-as well as hockey and dance.
The event was hosted at 2012 Paralympic venue, Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre.
In total LYG is delivering 5 Inspire and 5 Adapted Inspire Festivals targeting young people with disabilities and underrepresent groups in sport and physical activity.
This is doubling our offer from the 23-24 season, in which 541 young people were engaged across 5 Festivals.
We will be working with approximately 22 partners to deliver 18 different sports across the 10 Festivals.
TESTIMONIALS
“Our students loved being able to try a variety of different sports that they wouldn’t normally do in their PE lessons. Wheelchair basketball was a highlight as we have a wheelchair user in our group.” (Head of PE, George Mitchell School).
For all enquiries, please contact LYG’s Disability Activation Manager:
Emma Cranston, emma@londonyouthgames.org