Leicester-Shire and Rutland Inclusive Sports Association

The support structure for disability sport and physical activity throughout

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

A legacy from the Paralympics

• Disabled people have the same desires to participate and compete as non-disabled people

• Increased recognition for disabled people as participants, athletes, leaders and coaches

• Greater understanding of disability sport

• Better awareness of the barriers facing disabled people in accessing activities

A guide to LARISA

LARISA

Education(Mainstream,

Special Schools, Colleges)

Community including

NGB’s

LEADERSHIP – INSPIRE TO

LEAD

Building upon the Legacy?• Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland School Sport Association (Inspire2) – the

collective voice for special educational needs students in education. Current membership includes all special schools in Leicester City and Leicestershire County.

• Inspire to Lead (Leicestershire Buddies) – is a fully constituted organisation and is made-up of a membership of 45 disabled people who are volunteers, coaches and officials working in sport from across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

• Disability Officers Forum (Community) – open to any community agency working with disabled people to promote physical education, physical activity and sport.

• Leicester-Shire and Rutland Sport including the Leicester Sports Partnership Trust –

as the two overarching agencies who are representative of the voluntary and statutory sectors involved in PE, Physical Activity and Sport.

• Co-opted members –representing the host agency for the association (Ellesmere College), the English Federation of Disability Sport – East Midlands (representing the regional and national disability sport organisations), and representation from a disability sport and the local community.

Legacy Leaders

• A group of disabled leaders as volunteers in sport and physical activity

• Ambassadors – helping to promote a healthy, active lifestyle

• Following a pathway into sports coaching and Volunteering

Inclusive Sport fund

Disabled people in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland will have more opportunities to get involved in sport after Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport (LRS), in conjunction with the Leicester-Shire & Rutland Inclusive Sports Association (LARISA), received £270,000 (£90,000 per year)of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Inclusive Sport fund.

Working with Districts

• LARISA has developed a core offer to Districts

Education

• Training• Events• Inclusive events through

project Ability• 1-1 professional support• Special schools

coaching• Sportivate

• Equipment use• Paralympic road shows• AQA accredited awards• Leadership• After school club• Satellite club program• NGB coaching and

affiliation

Community

• Club development• Inclusive satellite

clubs• Advice and support• Officer time• Adult programmes• After school club in

each special school

• Training courses• Work force

development i.e. Mentoring

• Paralympic road show• Community NGB

initiatives

Facilities

• Training of Leisure Centre staff + others• Audit through Inclusive fitness initiative• Inclusive Fitness initiative Mark• Mentoring of Leisure centre staff• Publicity and information• Professional support