ADAPT model: Positioning inclusion at the heart of physical education, sport and physical activity

The purpose of this article is to offer professional developmentby challenging current pedagogical strategies and suggesting an innovative way to re-examine how we can support children within all aspects of school sport and beyond. As the founder and director of Inclusive Sport, Tom has developed a new model that places inclusion at the heart of PE, sport and physical activity. What is offered in this article is not only the model itself but ways in which your own teaching and coaching could be supported by this model to enable lifelong and lifewide participation.

This ADAPT model reconceptualises the traditional STEP or STTEP model and uses considerations and prompt questions for those who are teaching and planning and offers justification for each aspect of the model (see Figure 1). There are five areas to consider when planning: Activity, Differentiation, Area, Personalities and Tools. Each of these will be unpacked and ideas shared as to what should be considered within each aspect.