Manchester's Children With Special Educational Needs Come Together Through the Power of Sport

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Manchester's Children With Special

Educational Needs Come Together Through the

Power of Sport

PR Newswire

MANCHESTER, England, July 11, 2012

MANCHESTER, England

,

July 11, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Children from 19 of

Greater Manchester's

special educational needs schools

came together on the 21st June to enjoy a day of fun and sporting activities at

Manchester's

famous Sport City. Each SEN school was represented by a team

of up to 10 children who participated in a number of activities specifically

designed in partnership with Sportshall Athletics for children with autism,

Down's syndrome and a range of physical disabilities.

The championship, sponsored by the

Manchester

branch of education staffing

specialist, Randstad Education, saw pupils with disabilities between the ages of

5 - 16 enjoy a number of athletic events including long jump, javelin and sprint

relays.

Pupils from New Greenhall School, Atherton won the primary competition with

Millwood School, Bury receiving a special commendation.

Rumworth School in

Bolton

won the secondary school competition with Grange

School in

Manchester

also receiving a special commendation trophy.

Martin Hopkins, a business manager at Randstad Education in

Manchester

who

often recruits for SEN teacher jobs, comments: "We're delighted to be able to

host this free event for the second year running. Sport is an incredibly powerful

medium which helps children with special needs to discover new horizons and

build confidence. The event also gives the children the opportunity to compete

in a friendly and inclusive atmosphere, allowing them to make friends with

other pupils with additional needs from across the region. We launched the

championship in 2011 and the 2012 event was another fantastic day. A huge

thank you to everyone who took part."

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About Randstad Education

Randstad Education is a specialist division of Randstad, one of the leading

recruitment & HR services providers in the world with a top five position in the

UK and a top three position in fifteen countries including the US,

France

and

Germany

. Randstad Education teachers, assistants and lecturers work

alongside 135,000 young people per day across 2,500 schools a week,

positively shaping their lives at nurseries, schools, colleges and training

organisations across the UK.

Established in 1993, Randstad Education, the new name for Select Education,

has a network of 28 branches throughout the UK with teams of education

specialists, including dedicated primary, secondary, special needs, early years

and further education consultants.

Working closely with the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF),

Home Office and other government bodies, it also partners on ground-breaking

education research with the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and

Campaign for Learning. As a result the company has pioneered many aspects

of educational staffing, from quality controls and systems through to

introducing new services for SEN and teaching assistants.

Randstad Education Limited is an accredited Investor in People (IIP)

organisation, a member of the REC (Recruitment and Employment

Confederation) and is accredited with the international quality standard BS EN

ISO 9002.

Visit http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk for more information.